Mouth, also called oral cavity or buccal cavity, in human anatomy, orifice through which food and air enter the body. the mouth opens to the outside at the lips and empties into the throat at the rear; its boundaries are defined by the lips, cheeks, hard and soft palates, and glottis.
Mouth, also called oral cavity or buccal cavity, in human anatomy, orifice through which food and air enter the body. The buccal cavity may serve as a space to temporarily store the food inside of a person's (or another animal's) mouth as well as a space where this food will be soaked with saliva coming from the parotid gland. This will help begin the process of digestion
