ANFS140 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Mouth, Oral Mucosa, Hard Palate

• School: University of Delaware
• Department: Animal and Food Sciences
• Course: ANFS140
• Professor: All

Document Summary

Rostral most part of the digestive system. Oral cavity (proper) between the dental arcades. Labial vestibule between the incisors and the lips. Buccal vestibule between the cheek teeth and the cheeks. Lips structures that border the oral fissure. Have long/tactile hair (whiskers) and regular hair. Philtrum median cleft in the upper lip. Oral mucosa (soft tissue) covering the jaws and enclosing the necks of the teeth. Useful area to observe the color of the animal. Can be inflamed due to poor dental care. Located more rostrally, between the dental arcades. Comprised of the palatine, maxillary and premaxillary bones. Bone covered in highly vascular soft tissue with ridges. Divides the rostral part of the pharynx into oral and nasal parts. Muscular organ responsible for start of swallowing. Some are mechanical direct food/water toward pharynx. Base and apex among the foiliform. Found at base of tongue in a v pattern.