Anatomy 4 - Anatomy of the Mouth and Pharynx Flashcards
Where is the oral vestibule located between?
The lips and teeth
What marks the posterior border of the oral cavity proper?
Palatine tonsils
What are the 2 main sections of the oral cavity?
Oral vestibule
Oral cavity proper
Which surface is the ventral surface of the tongue?
Underneath
What veins can be seen obviously under the tongue (pretty superficial)?
Deep lingual vein
Name of the small fold of mucous membrane extending from the floor of the mouth to the midline of the underside of the tongue?
Frenulum
Name of the small prominence on either side of the frenulum?
Sublingual caruncle
Name of the elevation of tissue on the floor of the mouth under the tongue?
Sublingual fold
What opens at the sublingual caruncle?
Submandibular glands
Names of the 2 muscles of the floor of the mouth?
Geniohyoid (midline)
Mylohoid (bigger more broad muscle)
Innervation of geniohyoid muscle?
C1 via hypoglossal nerve
Innervation of mylohyoid muscle?
CN V3
3 major salivary glands?
Parotid (near ear)
Submandibular (under mandible)
Sublingual (under tongue)
What type of salivary glands produce basal secretion of salvia to keep the mouth moist?
Minor glands (1000’s in oral mucosa)
What stimulates salivation?
Thought, sight, smell of food or presence of food in mouth
Painful oral conditions
Course of parotid duct?
Crosses face secreting saliva into mouth by upper 2nd molar
Course of submandibular duct?
Enters floor of mouth and secretes via lingual caruncle
How does the sublingual gland secrete saliva?
Lays in floor of mouth secreting via several ducts superiorly
What nerve is chorda tympani a branch of?
CN VII (facial nerve)
What nerve branch does the chorda tympani branch of CN VII connect with?
Lingual nerve branch CN V3
What 2 things does the chorda tympani branch supply?
Parasympathetic secretomotor axons to sublingual salivary gland and submandibular salivary glands
Special sensory to anterior 2/3rds of the tongue
What nerve supplies sublingual gland?
Chorda tympani branch of CNVII
What nerve supplies submandibular gland?
Chorda tympani branch of CNVII
What nerve supplies the parotid gland?
CN IX (hitches a rid on branches of CNV3)
What type of muscle is the tongue?
Skeletal muscle
Taste and general sensory supply to the posterior 1/3rd of the tongue?
CN IX
Taste and general sensory supply to anterior 2/3rds of tongue?
General sensory = CN V3
Taste = CN VII
Type of tongue papillae?
Which one doesn’t contain taste buds?
Foliate, vallate, fungiform (all taste buds)
Filliform (touch, temperature, etc.)
Name of the v-shaped shallow groove that separates the anterior 2/3rds of the tongue and the posterior 1/3rd?
Sulcus terminalis
Name of the tip of the sulcus terminalis?
What attaches here embryologically?
Foramen caecum
Thyroglossal duct
Where does the thyroid gland originate?
In the pharynx and descends through the foramen caecum of the tongue
Where can thyroglossal duct cysts or ectopic thyroid tissue be located?
In the midline migratory path
Why do thyroid swellings move superiorly then inferiorly on swallowing?
Due to attachment to the larynx
Name of the 4 extrinsic muscles of the tongue?
Palatoglossus
Styloglossus
Hyoglossus
Genioglossus
Function of the extrinsic muscles of the tongue?
Change the position of the tongue during mastication, swallowing and speech
How many intrinsic muscles of the tongue are there?
4 pairs
Where are the intrinsic muscles of the tongue mainly located?
Dorsally/ posteriorly
What is the purpose of the intrinsic muscles of the tongue?
Modify the shape of the tongue during function
What is the name of cell bodies associated with the facial nerve within the petrous portion of the temporal bone?
Geniculate ganglion
Nerve supply to the muscles of the tongue?
All CN XII except palatoglossus = CN X
Where in the CNS does CN XII attach?
Medulla oblongata