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Key facts
- Latin
- os, oris
- Ta98
- A01.1.00.010
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- found in taxon
- Homo sapiens
- Commons category
- Human mouths
- topic's main category
- Category:Human mouths
- equivalent in higher rank taxon
- mouth
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Encyclopedic overview
In human anatomy, the mouth is the first portion of the alimentary canal that receives food and produces saliva. The oral mucosa is the mucous membrane epithelium lining the inside of the mouth.
In addition to its primary role as the beginning of the digestive system, the mouth also plays a significant role in communication. While primary aspects of the voice are produced in the throat, the tongue, lips, and jaw are also needed to produce the range of sounds included in speech.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “human mouth” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.