Mouth Mucosa
Description
  Lining of the ORAL CAVITY, including mucosa on the GUMS; the PALATE; the LIP; the CHEEK; floor of the mouth; and other structures. The mucosa is generally a nonkeratinized stratified squamous EPITHELIUM covering muscle, bone, or glands but can show varying degree of keratinization at specific locations.
Synonyms
  Buccal Mucosa
Oral Mucosa
Mucosa, Mouth
Mucosa, Oral
Parents
  Mouth
Mucous Membrane
Experts
  Neil D. Christensen
Douglas Granger
James W. Griffith
C. Max Lang
David Vandenbergh
Keith Whitfield
Tree Numbers
  A10.615.550.599
A14.549.512
MeSH ID
  D009061

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