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oral cavity

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Anatomical cavity at the start of the digestive tract that that is enclosed by the mouth. The boundaries and contents vary depending on the species. In vertebrates, the boundaries are the oral opening, the cheeks, the palate and (if present) the palatoglossal arch - if this is not present then the mouth and pharynx form the oropharyngeal cavity. The buccal cavity contains the teeth, tongue and palate (when present) [ https://github.com/obophenotype/uberon/wiki/The-digestive-tract https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0073040584 ]

Term info

Label

oral cavity

Synonyms
  • buccal cavity
  • cavity of mouth
database cross reference
Subsets

uberon_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core

external definition

The cavity of the mouth, bounded by the jaw bones and associated structures (muscles and mucosa). [TFD][VHOG], Anatomical cavity bounded anteriorly by the mouth and posteriorly by the derivatives of the branchial arches.[AAO]

homology notes

Echinoderms, hemichordates, and chordates are called deuterostomes because the mouth arises not from the blastopore but from a second invagination at the anterior end of the larva that pushes in to connect with the archenteron.[well established][VHOG]

id

UBERON:0000167