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What is Bucco - Pharyngeal Cavity? Give the parts of Bucco - Pharyngeal Cavity.

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Space bounded dorsally by skull and ventrally by throat. 

There are three parts :

Vestibule - space bounded by lips and cheeks and gums and teeth. 

Buccal / oral cavity – surrounded by upper jaw (fixed) and lower jaw (movable).

  • Tongue – Musculo-sensory, protrusible organ, an organ of taste, helps in chewing, swallowing and speech.
  • Teeth – masticating organ, used for cutting, chewing and grinding. 

Pharynx - Serves as a common passage for food and air.



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