Category: Oral anatomy

The chin is the lowermost part of the face, below the lower lip. It is located at the front of the...

The salivary glands produce saliva, the liquid that humidifies the mouth. References Naudin C.,...

A frenulum is a small fold of tissue that secures or restricts the motion of a mobile organ,...

The tonsils are lymphoid organs on either side of the throat which are partly visible deep in the...

The soft palate is the soft tissue constituting the back of the palate, and it does not contain...

The hard palate is bony part of the palate which spans the arch formed by the upper teeth....

The palate is the roof of the mouth. It separates the oral cavity from the nasal cavity....

The jaw is either one of the two opposable bony structures forming the entrance to the mouth....

The uvula is the conic projection from the edge of the soft palate, composed of connective tissue...

Lips are the movable parts around the mouth. They are used to open the mouth for food intake, for...