II. Types
- Masticatory Mucosa (bears greatest friction)
- Appearance
- Highly keratinized and firm
- Stippled and pale
- Covers
- Hard Palate
- Tooth-bearing Gingiva (abuts)
- Dorsal Tongue surface
- Appearance
- Movable Mucosa (Non-masticatory)
- Appearance
- Thin, less keratinized than Masticatory Mucosa
- Covers
- Lips (abuts)
- Buccal mucosa
- Floor of mouth
- Vestibules
- Soft Palate
- Peri-Tonsillar Pillars
- Lateral and ventral Tongue
- Appearance
III. Exam
- Observe color and texture
- Palpate for Nodules
IV. Findings: Normal and variants
V. Findings: Pathologic
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| Definition (NCI) | The inner lining of the lips. |
| Definition (NCI_CDISC) | The lining of the fleshy folds surrounding the mouth. It is comprised of the epithelium, basement membrane, lamina propria mucosae, and lamina muscularis mucosae. (NCI) |
| Definition (NCI_NCI-GLOSS) | The inner lining of the lips. |
| Definition (NCI) | The lining of the fleshy folds surrounding the mouth. It is comprised of the epithelium, basement membrane, lamina propria mucosae, and lamina muscularis mucosae. |
| Concepts | Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component (T023) |
| SnomedCT | 59641005 |
| English | Labial Mucosa, lip mucosa, labial mucosa, lips mucosa, lip membranes mucous, Non-Hair Bearing Lip, MUCOSA OF THE LIP, Mucosa of lip, Mucous membrane of lip, Labial mucosa, Structure of mucous membrane of lip (body structure), Structure of mucous membrane of lip, Inner aspect of lip, Mucosa of lip, NOS, Mucous membrane of lip, NOS, Mucosa of the Lip, Mucosa of Lip |
| Spanish | cara interna del labio, estructura de la mucosa labial (estructura corporal), estructura de la mucosa labial, membrana mucosa del labio, mucosa labial |
Ontology: Oral mucosa finding (C0426513)
| Concepts | Finding (T033) |
| SnomedCT | 298002007, 249400000 |
| English | Oral mucosa observation, Oral mucosa observation (finding), Oral mucosa observations, Oral mucosa finding (finding), Oral mucosa finding |
| Spanish | mucosa oral - hallazgo (hallazgo), mucosa oral - hallazgo |
Ontology: Disorder of oral mucous membrane (C1290071)
| Concepts | Disease or Syndrome (T047) |
| SnomedCT | 128046007 |
| Spanish | enfermedad de la membrana mucosa bucal, enfermedad de la membrana mucosa bucal (trastorno), Alteración oral mucosa, enfermedad de la mucosa bucal, trastorno de la mucosa oral (trastorno), trastorno de la mucosa oral |
| English | Oral mucosal disorder, Disease of oral mucous membrane, Disease of oral mucosa, Disease of oral mucous membrane (disorder), Disorder of oral mucous membrane (disorder), Disorder of oral mucous membrane |
| French | Affection de la muqueuse orale |
| Dutch | mondslijmvliesaandoening |
| Portuguese | Afecção da mucosa oral |
| German | Erkrankung der Mundschleimhaut |
| Italian | Patologia della mucosa orale |
| Japanese | 口腔粘膜障害, ｺｳｸｳﾈﾝﾏｸｼｮｳｶﾞｲ, ｺｳｺｳﾈﾝﾏｸｼｮｳｶﾞｲ |
| Czech | Porucha ústní sliznice |
| Hungarian | Szájnyálkahártya betegség |
Ontology: Buccal mucosa (C1578559)
| Definition (NCI_NCI-GLOSS) | The inner lining of the cheeks. |
| Definition (NCI) | The mucosal membranes located on the inside of the cheek, in the buccal cavity. |
| Definition (NCI_CDISC) | The mucosal membranes located on the inside of the cheek, in the buccal cavity. (NCI) |
| Definition (MSH) | Lining of the inner surface of the cheeks. |
| Concepts | Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component (T023) |
| MSH | D009061 |
| SnomedCT | 16811007, 113277000 |
| LNC | LP31810-2 |
| Spanish | Mucosa de la Boca, mucosa del carrillo, mucosa yugal (estructura corporal), mucosa del carrillo (estructura corporal), mucosa yugal, carrillo |
| French | Muqueuse buccale |
| German | Wangenschleimhaut |
| Italian | Mucosa buccale |
| English | cheek mucosa, mucosa buccal, MUCOSA, BUCCAL, buccal mucosa, Cheek mucosa, Internal cheek, Intraoral surface of cheek, Buccal mucosa (body structure), Buccal mucosa, NOS, Buccal Mucosa, Buccal mucosa |
| Czech | bukální sliznice |
| Norwegian | Kinnslimhinne |
