{"id":4691,"date":"2022-07-14T13:33:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T13:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mycreativesmiles.com\/?p=4691"},"modified":"2022-09-12T12:56:58","modified_gmt":"2022-09-12T12:56:58","slug":"oral-cavity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mycreativesmiles.com\/glossary\/oral-cavity\/","title":{"rendered":"What is meant by Oral Cavity?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4692\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mycreativesmiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/areas-of-oral-cavity.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mycreativesmiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/areas-of-oral-cavity-200x103.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.mycreativesmiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/areas-of-oral-cavity-300x154.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mycreativesmiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/areas-of-oral-cavity-400x205.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.mycreativesmiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/areas-of-oral-cavity.jpg 584w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The oral cavity of a human includes the cheeks, lips, gums, tongue, and the area behind it. A person&#8217;s oral cavity is also thought to include any space between their wisdom teeth and the roof of their mouth. Saliva is produced by salivary glands in the mouth and is used by the tongue and teeth.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_62 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mycreativesmiles.com\/glossary\/oral-cavity\/#Where_is_the_Oral_Cavity_Located\" title=\"Where is the Oral Cavity Located?\">Where is the Oral Cavity Located?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mycreativesmiles.com\/glossary\/oral-cavity\/#What_Makes_up_the_Oral_Cavity\" title=\"What Makes up the Oral Cavity?\">What Makes up the Oral Cavity?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mycreativesmiles.com\/glossary\/oral-cavity\/#What_Function_Does_the_Oral_Cavity_Serve\" title=\"What Function Does the Oral Cavity Serve?\">What Function Does the Oral Cavity Serve?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mycreativesmiles.com\/glossary\/oral-cavity\/#How_Big_is_the_Oral_Cavity\" title=\"How Big is the Oral Cavity?\">How Big is the Oral Cavity?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mycreativesmiles.com\/glossary\/oral-cavity\/#What_is_the_Importance_of_the_Oral_Cavity\" title=\"What is the Importance of the Oral Cavity?\">What is the Importance of the Oral Cavity?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mycreativesmiles.com\/glossary\/oral-cavity\/#What_is_the_Oral_Cavity_proper\" title=\"What is the Oral Cavity proper?\">What is the Oral Cavity proper?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mycreativesmiles.com\/glossary\/oral-cavity\/#What_is_meant_by_areas_of_the_Oral_Cavity\" title=\"What is meant by areas of the Oral Cavity?\">What is meant by areas of the Oral Cavity?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_is_the_Oral_Cavity_Located\"><\/span>Where is the Oral Cavity Located?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The mouth cavity may be seen just below the nasal cavities when looking at the front of the face. It has three parts: a top, a bottom, and two sides.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Makes_up_the_Oral_Cavity\"><\/span>What Makes up the Oral Cavity?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The oral cavity is divided into the following two sections:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>The area within the mouth that is between the cheeks or lips and the teeth is referred to as the oral vestibule.<\/li>\n<li>both the oral cavity and the gaps between the teeth<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Function_Does_the_Oral_Cavity_Serve\"><\/span>What Function Does the Oral Cavity Serve?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The beginning of the digestive process occurs in the mouth, in large part. Saliva is added to the meal just before swallowing in order to speed up the process of digestion and absorption.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Big_is_the_Oral_Cavity\"><\/span>How Big is the Oral Cavity?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The average mouth cavity of a male can hold 71.2 milliliters, compared to the average oral cavity of a woman, which can only hold 55.4 milliliters.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_Importance_of_the_Oral_Cavity\"><\/span>What is the Importance of the Oral Cavity?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Speech production, proper food and water digestion, and the maintenance of regular breathing patterns all depend on the mouth. For instance, teeth are in charge of breaking and crushing food into smaller bits so that the body can digest it more easily.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_Oral_Cavity_proper\"><\/span>What is the Oral Cavity proper?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The lining mucosa, which comprises the cheeks, lips, floor of the mouth, alveolar mucosal surface, inferior surface, masticatory mucosa (hard palate and gingiva), and specialized mucosa (back of the tongue), covers the mouth proper. This mucosa also covers the cheeks, lips, and floor of the mouth.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_meant_by_areas_of_the_Oral_Cavity\"><\/span>What is meant by areas of the Oral Cavity?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Sections of the mouth are linked up with codes that define dental treatments.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Related Terms:<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The oral cavity of a human includes the cheeks, lips, gums, tongue, and the area behind it. 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