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oral mucosa
the tissue tht lines the oral cavity, has three general layers consisting of epithelium, basement memebrane, and lamina propia
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lamina propria
new name for the connective tissue proper, it has the same layers but with new names
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papillary layer
- loose connective tissue with papilla (finger like projections into the overlying epithelium)
- layer of lamina propria
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capillary plexus
- capillary system that runs between the two layers and sends more capillaries up into each papilla
- layer of lamina propria
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dense layer
- dense connective tissue
- layer of lamina propria
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submucosa
- may or may not be present deep to the dense layer. it can be adipose tissue, saliva glands, or muscle.
- if this is not present the connective tissue will connect directly to the bone and become the mucperiosteum covering the bone
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mucoperiosteum
connective tissue that connects directly to the bone covering it if submucosa is not present
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