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Mouth anatomy #43014702
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The oral cavity represents the first part of the digestive tube. Its primary function is to serve as the entrance of the alimentary tract and to initiate the digestive process by salivation and propulsion of the alimentary bolus into the pharynx.[1, 5] It also serves as a secondary respiratory conduit, a site of sound modification for the production of speech, and a chemosensory organ.