#mouth  the externally visible part of the oral cavity on the face and the system of organs surrounding the opening; "she wiped lipstick from her mouth"
  supertype:  orifice__opening__porta  an aperture or hole opening into a bodily cavity; "the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart"
  subtype:  cytostome  neb  beak
  part of:  human_face
  part:  oral_cavity__mouth__oral_fissure__rima_oris  the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge; "he stuffed his mouth with candy"
     part:  dentition__teeth  the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
     part:  lingua__tongue__glossa__clapper  a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
        part:  tastebud__taste_bud__tastebud__gustatory_organ__gustatoryorgan  an oval sensory end organ on the surface of the tongue
           part:  neuroepithelium  epithelium associated with special sense organs and containing sensory nerve endings
           part:  taste_cell__tastecell__gustatory_cell__gustatorycell  an epithelial cell in a taste bud that activates sensory fibers of the facial nerve or the glossopharyngeal nerve or the vagus nerve
     part:  buccal_cavity  the cavity between the jaws and the cheeks
     part:  gingiva__gum  the tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth
     part:  palate__roof_of_the_mouth  the upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities
        part:  tastebud__taste_bud__tastebud__gustatory_organ__gustatoryorgan  an oval sensory end organ on the surface of the tongue
        part:  soft_palate__velum  a muscular flap that closes off the nasopharynx during swallowing or speaking
           part:  uvula  a small pendant fleshy lobe at the back of the soft palate
        part:  hard_palate  the bony part of the roof of the mouth
     part:  salivary_gland  any of three pairs of glands in the mouth and digestive system that secrete saliva for digestion
        part:  saliva__spit__spittle  a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches
  part:  lip  fleshy folds of tissue as those surrounding the mouth
     part:  labial_artery__arteria_labialis  a branch of the facial artery that supplies the lips of the mouth
     part:  labial_vein__vena_labialis  a vein draining the lips of the mouth
  part:  lingual_artery__lingualartery__arteria_lingualis__arterialinguali  an artery originating from the external carotid artery and supplying the under side of the tongue
  part:  lingual_vein__lingualvein__vena_lingualis  a vein that receives blood from the tongue and the floor of the mouth and empties into the internal jugular or the facial vein

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