The lip structure:
1- The external surface
2- The internal surface
3- the vermilion margin (red margin)
2- The internal surface
3- the vermilion margin (red margin)
The internal surface of The lip:
The Vermilion (red) margin of the lip:
is continuous with the thin skin of the ext. surface of the lip covered by modified skin characterized by:
- transparent epithelium; formed of stratified squamous non-keratinized epithelium without hair follicles, sebaceous glands or sweat glands.
- deeply and heavily vascular dermal papillae (giving the red color of the lip margin), highly supplied with nerves.