Topic summary
Alveolar mucosa
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Oral mucosa.
Classification
- Lining mucosa, nonkeratinized stratified squamous epithelium, found almost everywhere else in the oral cavity, including the:
- Alveolar mucosa, the lining between the buccal and labial mucosae. It is a brighter red, smooth, and shiny with many blood vessels, and is not connected to underlying tissue by rete pegs.
- Buccal mucosa, the inside lining of the cheeks; part of the lining mucosa.
- Labial mucosa, the inside lining of the lips; part of the lining mucosa.