floor of mouth
Under the tongue
The floor of mouth is the crescent-shaped area beneath the tongue, forming the bottom of the oral cavity.
In anatomy and medicine, the term appears frequently in discussions of oral cancer, which commonly develops in this region: The tumor was located on the floor of mouth.
Also called the sublingual space.
- tongueOral muscle for taste
- sublingualUnder the tongue
- salivaMouth's digestive secretion
- salivary glandsOrgans producing mouth moisture
- glandsSecreting organs
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