Digestive system - buccal cavity, Biology

Assignment Help:

BUCCAL CAVITY -

Situated between upper & lower jaw. It is lined by stratified squamous epithelium.
Separated from nasal chamber by palate. Palate forms roof of buccal cavity.
Palate is modification of premexilla, maxilla and palatine bones.
Anterior palate is hard palate due to palatine ridges or rugae.
Posterior palate is soft palate without rugae, in the end it forms UVULA or Velum peleti.
Uvula is made up of connetive tissue & muscles.
Close to velum peleti in pharyangeal wall 6 tonsils present.
Tonsils are made up of lymphoid tissue, commonly known as guard of body.
Tonsils are arranged in the form of a ring. The ring of tonsils is called Waldeyer's ring.
The tonsils present in man are - nasopharyngeal tonsils, tubal tonsils, paltine tonsils and lingual tonsils.

Related Discussions:- Digestive system - buccal cavity

Explain suturing - endodontic surgery, Explain Suturing - Endodontic Surger...

Explain Suturing - Endodontic Surgery a. Purpose of suturing: approximation of inside tissues and stabilize the flapped mucoperiosteum b. Major problem of suturing in oral t

MICROBIOLOGY, HOW TO START.

HOW TO START.

Obtaining blood cultures, • Blood cultures are critical in the diagnosis an...

• Blood cultures are critical in the diagnosis and management of IE. • Obtain blood cultures before starting antimicrobial therapy whenever possible. • Intravascular infection l

Cost due to damage to equipment, Cost due to Damage to Equipment Cost ...

Cost due to Damage to Equipment Cost due to Damage to Equipment, Property etc. Tooling may have to be redesigned, adding cost. Cost due to reduced output and delay

State the term autopsy data - brain patient, State the term Autopsy data - ...

State the term Autopsy data - Brain patient Autopsy data are not always entirely usable for validation purposes, in that numerous changes may have taken place in the patient's

Explain factors influencing rs content of foods, Explain factors influencin...

Explain factors influencing rs content of foods? 1) Presence of sugar and lipids: Studies so far show that presence or addition of lipids and sugar reduces RS content. 2) Ca

Zoology , character & classfication of phylum analys

character & classfication of phylum analys

Metameric segment - segmentation, Metameric segment - Segmentation On ...

Metameric segment - Segmentation On the other hand true metameric segment as best observed in annelids has separate schizocoelic body cavity of mesodermal origin in each segme

Explain genetic algorithms, Your task is to describe genetic algorithms, ex...

Your task is to describe genetic algorithms, explain why genetic algorithms are useful in solving the problem you have been set and conduct an investigation into the optimum parame

Connective tissue and its types, CONNECTIV E TISSUE Connective tiss...

CONNECTIV E TISSUE Connective tissues are formed by the mesoderm of the embryo. Three components are present in the connective tissues- (i) intercellular medium

Write Your Message!

Name

Email id

Message

Verfication Code

User Account

All Pages