The people's common sense medical adviser in plain English, or, Medicine simplified . hagus,Stomach, Intestines, Lacteals, Thoracic Duct, Liver, Spleen, andPancreas. 45. The Mouth is an irregular cavity situated between theupper and the lower jaw, and contains the organs of is bounded by the lips in front, the cheeks at the sides, theroof of the mouth and teeth of the upper jaw above, and behindand beneath by the teeth of the lower jaw, soft parts, and palate. „ ^^ The soft palate is a sort of ^ pendulum attached only at one of its extremities, while theother involuntarily opens
The people's common sense medical adviser in plain English, or, Medicine simplified . hagus,Stomach, Intestines, Lacteals, Thoracic Duct, Liver, Spleen, andPancreas. 45. The Mouth is an irregular cavity situated between theupper and the lower jaw, and contains the organs of is bounded by the lips in front, the cheeks at the sides, theroof of the mouth and teeth of the upper jaw above, and behindand beneath by the teeth of the lower jaw, soft parts, and palate. „ ^^ The soft palate is a sort of ^ pendulum attached only at one of its extremities, while theother involuntarily opens andcloses the passage from themouth to the pharynx. The in-terior of the mouth, as well asother portions of the alimentarycanal, is lined with a delicatetissue, called iinicous The Teeth are tirmly in-A Tiew of the lower jnw. /. The body, serted in the alveoli (sockets of »,f. Rami, or branches. 5,3. Proccfaes of * ^^,. .^.,,1 «i i • \ the lower Jaw. m. Molar teeth. 6. Bi- f^^ j^ J^^- cu§pi(i8. c Cuspids, t. Incisors. The first Set (twenty in number). 40 COMMON SKNSE MEDICAL ADVISER. are temporary, and appear during infancy. They are replacedby permanent teeth, of which there are sixteen in each jaw, viz:four incisors (front teeth), four cuspids (eye teeth), four bicus-pids (grinders), and four molars (large grinders). Each toothis divided into the crown, body, and root. The crown is thegrinding surface; the body,—the part projecting from the jaw,—is the seat of sensation and nutrition; the root is that portionof the tooth which is inserted in the alveolus. The teeth arecomposed of dentine (ivory) and enamel. The ivory greater portion of the body and root, while the enamel coverstlie exposed surface. white cords communicating withthe teeth are the nerves. 47. The Tongue is a flattened, oval organ, the base of whichis attached to the os hyoides, while the apex (the most sensitivepart of the body) is free. Its surface is cove
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