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13. Head & Neck II Flashcards

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What are the 3 regions that the nasal cavity is divided into?

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  • olfactory region
  • respiratory region
  • nasal vestibule
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What is the nose split by?

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  • nasal septum (cartilage)
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What are choanae?

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  • openings at the back of the nose
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What is the spheno-ethmoidal recess?

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  • connection between the sphenoid bone and the ethmoid bone
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What is the cell type found in the meatuses?

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  • pseudo stratified ciliated columnar epithelium
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+ find sphenoethmoidal recess

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What are the 4 cartilages of the nose?

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  • nasal septal (lateral and septal processes)
  • Major alar (medial and lateral crus)
  • Minor alar
  • Alar fibrofatty tissue
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Which structures open into the three meatuses?

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  • superior : posterior ethmoidal sinus
  • middle : frontal, maxillary and anterior ethmoidal sinuses
  • inferior : nasolacrimal duct, eustachian tube
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What are the paired and unpaired bones that make up the nasal septum?

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  • Paired bones: Nasal, maxillary and palatine bones.
  • Unpaired bones: Ethmoid and vomer bones.
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What is the frontonasal duct?

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  • connection between the frontal bone and nasal cavity
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What does the frontonasal duct drain via?

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  • the infundibulum between the superior and middle nasal concha
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What are the 6 ethmoidal structures?

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  • Crista galli (attachment of the falx cerebri)
  • Cribriform plate (has all the olfactory nerves)
  • Perpendicular plate
  • Superior nasal concha
  • Middle nasal concha
  • Uncinate process
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What is found on the lower part of the uncinate process?

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  • opening into the maxillary sinus
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Where does the nasolacrimal canal open into?

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  • inferior concha
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Where does the frontal sinus drain into?

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  • ethmoidal
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What is the only way in and out of the maxillary sinus?

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  • uncinate process
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If the maxillary sinus is inflamed then where can it caused pain?

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  • referred pain along alveolar nerve
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What is the cell type of the lining of the sinuses?

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  • pseudo stratified columnar epithelium
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What forms the medial walls of the orbits?

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  • middle ethmoidal cells and the bulla ethmoidali
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26
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What does the perpendicular plate attach to?

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  • vomer bone
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28
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What muscle causes frowning and where is it?

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  • procerus
  • between orbits
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29
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Where does the procerus attach?

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  • onto the glabella
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30
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Where does the nasalis muscle run?

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  • over the nasal bone
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Where is the nasalis muscle attached and what does it surround?

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  • attached to the maxilla
  • surrounds the fibrofatty cartilage of the naris
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33
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What is the function of the levator muscle?

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  • lift nose up (scrunch it/ addison rae)
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34
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What is the torus tubaris?

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  • opening of the auditory tube which connects the middle ear cavity to the back of the nasopharynx
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36
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What is the limen nasi?

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  • ridge after the nasal vestibule
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What is the semilunar hiatus?

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  • space between the uncinate process and the ethmoid bulla
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Where does the nasolacrimal duct open?

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  • inferior nasal meatus
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What is the foramen caecum and where is it found?

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  • embryological remnant at the back of the tongue
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Where is the lingual tonsil?

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  • at the back of the tongue
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What is the ethmoid supplied by?

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  • anterior and posterior ethmoidal arteries
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Where do the ethmoidal arteries originate?

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  • branches of opthalmic which originate from the circle of willis
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What does the maxillary artery supply?

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  • deep structures of the face, such as the mandible, maxilla, teeth, muscles of mastication, palate, nose
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What is the ophthalmic artery a branch of?

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  • internal carotid
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47
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What is Littleโ€™s area?

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  • An area on the nasal septum where branches of facial, maxillary and ophthalmic arteries anastomose
  • common site of โ€˜nose-bleedsโ€™
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How is the oral cavity divided?

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  1. oral vestibule (small space between lips and teeth)
  2. oral cavity proper (space between teeth and gums)
  3. oropharynx (C2-C3)
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49
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Behind which arch is the palatine tonsil located?

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the palatoglossal arch

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What do the palatoglossal and palatopharyngeal arches represent?

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Projections of the palatoglossal and palatopharyngeal muscles

52
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What are the palatopharyngeal and palatoglossal muscles covered in?

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mucus

53
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What does the palatopharyngeal arch represent?

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Link between the oral cavity and oropharynx

54
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What is the posteroinferior projection of the soft palate and what does it do?

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Uvula, moves upwards to close off the nasopharynx during swallowing (movement aided by palatopharyngeus muscle)

55
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What is the lingual frenulum and what does it do?

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Fold of mucus membrane underneath the tongue

Anchors the tongue in the mouth and stabilizes its movements

The lips also have a frenulum which anchors them to the gum

56
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What are the functions of saliva?

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  • lubrication
  • defense against pathogens
  • digestion (contains digestive enzymes like amylase and lipase)
57
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Which salivary gland produces the most saliva?

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Submandibular (75% of total saliva(

58
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What is the location of the submandibular gland?

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inferior to the mandibular body

59
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How does the submandibular gland drain into the oral cavity?

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via the submandibular (Wharton) duct

60
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What stimulates salivary secretion?

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  • Thoughts
  • smells
  • vision
  • taste
61
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what nerve innervates the parotid gland?

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Mandibular (V3) - branch of the trigeminal nerve (CN V)

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63
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How does the sublingual gland drain into the oral cavity?

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Via 8-20 small ducts called Rivinus ducts (2% of total saliva)

64
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what is the location of the parotid gland?

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On top of ramus of the mandible

65
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what nerve can get damaged by the removal of the salivary gland (esp parotid)?

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Facial nerve (CN VII) as it passes through the face, hence patient gets bellโ€™s palsy (temporary weakening and paralysis of side of face)

66
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Which salivary glands are 1, 2, and 3?

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1) parotid gland
2) submandibular gland
3) sublingual gland

67
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What is the location of the tubal tonsils?

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Located in the nasopharynx (C1-C2), posterior to the eustachian tube

68
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What are the tubal, pharyngeal (adenoid), palatine and lingual tonsils known as collectively?

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Waldeyerโ€™s tonsillar ring

69
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How can adenoid tonsil cause an ear infection?

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Infection travels through the eustachian tube to cause a middle ear infection

70
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Which papillae have taste buds?

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  • Fungiform
  • Vallate
  • Foliate
71
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Which papillae only have sense functions?

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Filiform papillae

72
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What does the terminal sulcus divide the tongue into?

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Anterior 2/3

Posterior 1/3

73
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Where are the Fungiform papillae located?

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Tips and sides of the tongue, contain taste buds

74
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Where are the foliate papillae located?

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Sides and back of tongue, contain taste buds

75
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Where are the vallate papillae located?

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In front of the terminal sulcus, contain taste buds

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Where are the filiform papillae?

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Back of the tongue, no taste buds, just sense of touch

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78
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What is the function of the intrinsic tongue muscles?

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Change the shape of the tongue during deglutition (swallowing) and phonation

79
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How are the fibres of the intrinsic tongue muscles named?

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Named according to fibre direction

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What are the intrinsic muscles of the tongue?

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  • Superior longitudinal lingual muscle
  • Verticalis lingual muscle (vertical fibres)
  • Transversus lingual muscle (transverse fibres)
  • Inferior longitudinal lingual muscle
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What do extrinsic lingual muscles do?

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Attach the tongue to extrinsic regions of the palate and back of head and neck. Named according to the structures they attach to.

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83
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what shape is the genioglossus muscle?

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Fan-shaped, connecting the mandible to the tongue and hyoid bone.

Main muscle for sticking out the tongue

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What is the hyoglossus muscle attached to?

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Hyoid bone inferiorly, tongue superiorly

85
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What does the styloglossus muscle connect?

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Styloid process of temporal bone to the tongue

86
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Are the extrinsic lingual muscles paired or unpaired?

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paired

87
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From which nerve do all lingual muscles receive their innervation (apart from one)?

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  • The hypoglossal nerve (CN XII)
  • Except for the palatoglossus muscle (vagus nerve CN X)
88
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What nerve is required for sensory innervation to the anterior 2/3 of the tongue?

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Lingual nerve (Branch of the mandibular nerve V3)

89
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What nerve is required for taste in the anterior 2/3 of the tongue?

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Chorda tympany (branch of the facial nerve CN VII)

90
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What nerve is required for taste and sensation in the posterior 1/3 of the tongue?

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Glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX)

91
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Which artery is main source of blood for the tongue?

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The lingual artery which is a branch of the external carotid artery

92
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What other structure may be found near the parotid duct not far from the buchal fat pad?

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Accessory parotid gland

93
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What is the mental foramen?

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A hole in the body of the mandible through which the terminal branches of the inferior alveolar nerves pass

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95
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On what aspect of the mandibular body can the right and left mental tubercles be seen?

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Anterior

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97
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What was the mandibular symphysis originally?

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  • During embryological development, the mandible developed as a right and left side joined together in the midline by thin fibrocartilage
  • By 1st or 2nd year of life this fibrocartilage becomes ossified into the mandibular symphysis
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What can be seen on the posterior aspect of the mandibular body?

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Depressions marking the sublingual fosse (where the sublingual gland sits) and the submandibular fossa (where the submandibular gland sits)

Can see posterior aspect of the mandibular symphysis

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100
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What does the temporomandibular joint consist of?

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The condylar process of the mandible (mandibular ramus) articulating with the mandibular fossa of the temporal bone

101
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Why is the temporomandibular joint special?

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It is a special hinge synovial joint in which there is not only backward and forwards motion but also side to side motion and up and down

102
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How does the temporomandibular joint differ from a typical hinge joint like knee or elbow?

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There is side to side motion and up and down motion as well as just anterior and posterior as the TMJ is a modified hinge type of synovial joint

103
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What is the origin of the temporalis muscle?

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Temporal fossa (depression along the temporal line)

104
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What is the insertion of the temporalis muscle?

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Coronoid process and ramus of the mandible

105
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What are the functions of the temporalis muscle?

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Retraction and elevation of the mandible

106
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What is the origin of the masseter muscle?

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Inferior border of the zygomatic arch

107
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What is the insertion of the masster muscle?

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Inferior ramus and a bit of the mandibular body

108
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109
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What is the origin of the medial pterygoid muscle?

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  • posterior maxilla (superficial head)
  • medial surface of lateral pterygoid plate of the sphenoid bone (deep head)
110
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Where does the medial pterygoid muscle insert?

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Medial surface of the ramus of mandible

111
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What is the function of the medial pterygoid muscle?

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Elevation of mandible (protraction a little bit too) and lateral movement

112
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What is the origin of the lateral pterygoid muscles?

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  • crest of the greater wing of the sphenoid bone (superior head)
  • lateral aspect of lateral pterygoid plate of the sphenoid bone (inferior head)
113
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Where is the insertion of the lateral pterygoid muscles?

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Neck of mandibular chondyle

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115
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What is the origin of the superficial head of the medial pterygoid bone?

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Posterior maxilla (maxillary tuberosity) and pyramidal process of palatine bone (not mentioned in lecture)

116
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What is the origin of the deep head of the medial pterygoid muscle?

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Medial aspect of the lateral pterygoid plate of the sphenoid bone (and pyramidal process of sphenoid bone - not mentioned in lecture)

117
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What is the insertion of the medial pterygoid muscles?

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Medial aspect of the ramus of the mandible

118
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119
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Where do the lateral pterygoid muscles insert?

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Neck of mandibular condyle

120
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Which muscles of mastication are involved in elevation of the mandible?

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  • Temporalis
  • Masseter
  • Medial pterygoid
121
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Which muscles of mastication are involved in lateral mandibular movements?

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Medial and lateral pterygoid muscles

122
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Which muscles of mastication are involved in protraction of mandible?

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Mainly lateral pterygoid but also medial pterygoid

123
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Which muscles of mastication are involved in retraction of the mandible?

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Temporalis muscle

124
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Which arteries โ€˜supplyโ€™ the muscles of mastication?

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Branches of the maxillary artery:

  • Pterygoid artery
  • Deep anterior and posterior temporal artery
  • Masseteric artery
125
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What is the nerve supply to the muscles of mastication?

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They are all branches of the mandibular nerve (V3):

  • Deep anterior and posterior temporal nerve
  • Masseteric nerve
  • Nerve to lateral pterygoid muscle
  • Nerve to medial pterygoid muscle
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