1 Overview of Oral Cavity and Oropharynx Flashcards
what begins as an ectodermal depression and represents the future oral cavity/mouth?
stomodeum
what is surrounded by the frontonasal region and the maxillary and mandibular processes of PA1?
stomodeum
what develops as part of the pharyngeal tube and is endodermally derived?
oropharynx
what PA does the oropharynx arise predominantly from?
PA 2, 3, and 4 (with a minor contribution)
what are the two parts of the oral cavity?
- oral vestibule
- oral cavity proper
what is the space between the lips (labial), cheeks (buccal) and anterior tooth surface?
oral vestibule
anterior and posterior boundary of the oral vestibule
anterior - lips
posterior - ramus of mandible
lateral and medial boundary of the oral vestibule
lateral - cheeks
medial - anterior tooth/gingiva/dental arch
function of the oral vestibule
chewing/mastication, speech
contents in the region of oral vestibule
- oral mucosa lining
- minor salivary glands of cheek and lips
- skeletal ms. of cheek and lips
- opening of parotid duct
what is the oval shaped area enclosed by upper and lower dental arch and opens posteriorly to oropharynx?
oral cavity proper
roof (superior) and floor (inferior) boundaries of the oral cavity proper
roof (superior) - hard and soft palate
floor (inferior) - tongue/floor of mouth
anterior/lateral and posterior boundary of the oral cavity proper
anterior/lateral - dental arch
posterior - palatine arch/palatoglossal fold
function of oral cavity proper
mechanical and chemical digestion, bolus formation, and speech
contents of oral cavity proper (10)
- oral mucosa covers all structures except tooth
- alveolar process/dental arch of max and mand
- teeth/periodontium
- gingiva
- tongue (oral part)
- floor of mouth
- sublingual caruncle (ducts for submandibular and sublingual glands)
- hard and soft palate
- minor salivary glands of dorsum and ventral tongue and palatal mucosa
- retromolar trigone (small triangular area posterior to 3rd molar)
what is the passage from oral cavity to oropharynx
oropharyngeal isthmus
superior and inferior boundaries of oropharynx
superior - soft palate
inferior - epiglottis
anterior and posterior boundaries of oropharynx
anterior - oral cavity proper/palatoglossal fold/base of tongue
posterior - pharyngeal muscles and C2 and C3
lateral walls of oropharynx
palatopharyngeal arch and tonsil
contents of oropharynx (7)
- oral/pharyngeal mucosa covering structures
- minor salivary glands
- palatopharyngeal fold
- palatine tonsil/tonsillar fossa
- pharyngeal tongue - tongue base
- lingual tonsils
- skeletal muscles of pharyngeal wall
what refers to a mucous membrane that lines a passageway leading to the outside surface of lines a hollow organ?
mucosa
Mucosa = _____ + _____
Mucosa = epithelium + variable amount of CT
Oral mucosal epithelium may be derived from ___ or ___ depending on location
ectoderm or endoderm
T/F: oral mucosa includes regions of the lips thru oropharynx
TRUE
what are the general components of oral mucosa
- oral epithelium
- lamina propria
- submucosa
- skeletal muscle or bone