Health knowledge : a thorough and concise knowledge of the prevention, causes, and treatments of disease, simplified for home use . th, or the cheeks, areformed chiefly by the buccinator muscle, also in front by the or-bicularis oris, behind by the masseter muscle, and by the otherless important muscles inserted around the mouth; externally the 29 898 ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY cheeks are covered by the super-ficial fascia and skin, and in-ternally by the mucous membraneof the mouth. The roof of themouth is formed by the hardpalate in front and the soft palate(composed of two layers of mucousmembr
Health knowledge : a thorough and concise knowledge of the prevention, causes, and treatments of disease, simplified for home use . th, or the cheeks, areformed chiefly by the buccinator muscle, also in front by the or-bicularis oris, behind by the masseter muscle, and by the otherless important muscles inserted around the mouth; externally the 29 898 ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY cheeks are covered by the super-ficial fascia and skin, and in-ternally by the mucous membraneof the mouth. The roof of themouth is formed by the hardpalate in front and the soft palate(composed of two layers of mucousmembrane inclosing muscularand connective tissue) behind;below, the floor of the mouth iscovered by mucous membranewhich stretches over the muscu-lar diaphragm connecting the twosides of the body of the lowerjaw; and behind, the mouth opensinto the pharynx, the tonsils beingplaced between the anterior andposterior pillars of each side, andthe uvula projects downwardfrom the back of the soft palateinto the passage. The tongue, which is a fleshytissue and covered with mucousmembrane, projects upward andforward into the cavity of the.
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