The Mouth
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Release Date: 2024-02-22
The mouth forms the beginning of the digestive system. The oral cavity is bounded externally by the lips, laterally by the cheeks, superiorly by the palate, inferiorly by the oral diaphragm, and posteriorly by the isthmus of fauces. Teeth divide the oral cavity into two separate spaces: the oral vestibule and the oral cavity proper. [...]