Anatomy

Mouth Mucosa

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.

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Abstract

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.

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Synonyms

4 entry terms
  • Oral Mucosa
  • Mucosa, Mouth
  • Mucosa, Oral
  • Buccal Mucosa

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Aspects Covered

24 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, innervation, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

/surg: consider also VESTIBULOPLASTY; mucositis: coordinate NIM with STOMATITIS (IM)

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History Note

65

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Tree Numbers

  1. A10w.615w.550w.599w
  2. A14w.549w.512w

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NLM Classification

WU 101

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Mouth Mucosa. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009061. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009061
  2. Mouth Mucosa. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oral_mucosa
  3. Mouth Mucosa. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1776131