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Throat: Oral Cavity and Oropharynx

Oral Cavity

It includes the following structures

• Lips
• Teeth
• Gums
• Tongue
• Hard and soft palates
• Floor
• Cheeks

Oropharynx

It includes the following structures

• Uvula
• Soft palate
• Anterior and posterior tonsillar pillars
• Tonsils
• Posterior pharyngeal wall
• Lips: Common site for carcinoma, herpes and primary syphilis
• Teeth and gums: Bleeding from gums, state of dentition, foul discharge from a tooth, sensations
• Tongue: It includes the anterior 2/3rds
  • Posterior 1/3rd
  • Tip
  • Dorsum
  • The margins

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