A mucous membrane that lines the mouth. [ http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 ]
Synonyms: oral part of viscerocranial mucosa mouth mucous membrane mouth mucosa mucosa of mouth oral mucous membrane mucous membrane of mouth mouth organ mucosa tunica mucosa oris
Term information
- UMLS:C0026639 (ncithesaurus:Oral_Mucosa)
- CALOHA:TS-0716
- FMA:59660
- BTO:0002860
- Wikipedia:Oral_mucosa
- EMAPA:26937
- GAID:951
- MA:0002794
- NCIT:C77637
- MESH:D009061
pheno_slim
this is defined as any mucous membrane of the mouth - including palate, lips, uvula, etc. ncit split mouth/oral mucosa into lip and buccal. In future we may split into masticatory/keratinized (gingiva + hard palate) vs lining/non-keratinized (lips, cheeks, floor of mouth, soft palate). FMA distinguishes between mucosa of mouth and region of mouth (the latter including the buccal mucosa)
the mucous membrane epithelium of the mouth. It can be divided into three categories: masticatory, lining, and specialized[Wikipedia:Oral_mucosa].
Term relations
- mucosa
- bounding layer of some mouth
- continuous with some pharyngeal mucosa
- part of some mouth
- continuous with some skin of lip
- contributes to morphology of some digestive system