Anatomy

The oral cavity is limited by the palate, the base of the mouth, the cheeks and the lips as well as by the uvula and the palatine arches on each side of the uvula.

The interior of the oral cavity is subdivided by the rows of teeth in the upper or lower jaw: the actual oral cavity (cavum oris) is the frontal and lateral area enclosed by the teeth and is largely taken up by the tongue. The area between the tooth rows and the lips or cheeks is called the oral vestibule (vestibulum oris). According to the Latin terms the directional names are “oral” ("towards the oral cavity") and “vestibular” ("towards the oral vestibule").

The oral cavity is limited by the palate, the base of the mouth, the cheeks and the lips as well as by the uvula and the palatine arches on each side of the uvula.

The interior of the oral cavity is subdivided by the rows of teeth in the upper or lower jaw: the actual oral cavity (cavum oris) is the frontal and lateral area enclosed by the teeth and is largely taken up by the tongue. The area between the tooth rows and the lips or cheeks is called the oral vestibule (vestibulum oris). According to the Latin terms the directional names are “oral” ("towards the oral cavity") and “vestibular” ("towards the oral vestibule").

The oral cavity is limited by the palate, the base of the mouth, the cheeks and the lips as well as by the uvula and the palatine arches on each side of the uvula.

The interior of the oral cavity is subdivided by the rows of teeth in the upper or lower jaw: the actual oral cavity (cavum oris) is the frontal and lateral area enclosed by the teeth and is largely taken up by the tongue. The area between the tooth rows and the lips or cheeks is called the oral vestibule (vestibulum oris). According to the Latin terms the directional names are “oral” ("towards the oral cavity") and “vestibular” ("towards the oral vestibule").

The oral cavity is limited by the palate, the base of the mouth, the cheeks and the lips as well as by the uvula and the palatine arches on each side of the uvula.

The interior of the oral cavity is subdivided by the rows of teeth in the upper or lower jaw: the actual oral cavity (cavum oris) is the frontal and lateral area enclosed by the teeth and is largely taken up by the tongue. The area between the tooth rows and the lips or cheeks is called the oral vestibule (vestibulum oris). According to the Latin terms the directional names are “oral” ("towards the oral cavity") and “vestibular” ("towards the oral vestibule").