Oral mucosa
Latin	tunica mucosa oris
Gray's	subject #242 1110

The oral mucosa is the mucous membrane epithelium of the mouth. It can be divided into three categories.

• Masticatory mucosa - keratinized stratified squamous epithelium, found on the dorsum of the tongue, hard palate and attached gingiva.
• Lining mucosa - non-keratinized stratified squamous epithelium, found almost everywhere else in the oral cavity.
• Specialized mucosa - specifically in the regions of the taste buds on the dorsum of the tongue.

[edit] External links

• Histology at BU 09601loa - "Digestive System: Oral Cavity and Teeth - lip, oral mucosa"
• Histology at OU 95_04 - "Lip"
• Histology at OU 95_07 - "Lip"

v • d • e Head and neck anatomy, digestive system: Mouth anatomy (TA A05.1-2, GA 11.1110-2, 1125-1141) Mouth Vestibule of mouth Lip (Upper, Lower, Vermillion border) · Philtrum Oral cavity proper Palate/ roof of mouth Hard palate · Soft palate · Palatine raphe · Incisive papilla Tongue dorsum (Taste bud, Median sulcus, Terminal sulcus, Foramen cecum, Lingual tonsils) · underside (Frenulum, Fimbriated fold, Sublingual caruncle) · Anterior · Posterior · Glossoepiglottic folds Other Teeth · Gingiva (Interdental papilla, Gingival sulcus, Gingival margin) · Oral mucosa · Buccal fat pad Salivary glands Parotid gland/Parotid duct · Submandibular gland/Submandibular duct · Sublingual gland/Major sublingual duct Oro-pharynx arches/fauces (Palatoglossal, Palatopharyngeal) · Oropharyngeal isthmus/Isthmus of the fauces · Palatine tonsil · Uvula mouth navs: anat/dev, noncongen/congen face/congen GI/neoplasia, symptoms, proc