Anatomy Of The Oral Cavity And Salivary Glands Flashcards
lies within the alveolar arches, gums and teeth
Mouth cavity proper
lies between the lips and cheeks externally and the gums and teeth internally
Vestibule
The mouth extends from the lips to the
oropharyngeal isthmus
Has a roof formed of hard and soft palate
Mouth proper
Mouth proper floor is formed of
Mylohyoid muscle
The roof of the mouth is supplied by the
Greater palatine nerves
Nasopalatine nerves
(NF Travel in direction of maxillary)
The floor of the mouth is supplied by
Lingual nerve
(Branch of mandibular nerve)
The cheek isn supplied by
Buccal nerve
(branch of mandibular nerve)
The tongue has a mass of ______ covered with the mucous membrane
Striated muscles
The tongue is divided into right & left halves by
Median septum
Which part is the Anterior 2/3 of tongue
Which part is the posterior 1/3 of tongue
Which part is the base
Oral
Pharyngeal
Root
The mucous membrane of upper surface of the tongue can be divided into anterior and posterior parts by _____
V-shaped sulcus called sulcus terminalis
The apex of the sulcus is marked by a small pit called
Foramen cecum
The foramen cecum marks the site of the upper end of
Thyroglossal duct
Muscles of the tongue are
Intrinsic & extrinsic
Confined to the tongue and are not attached to bone
Intrinsic muscles
Intrinsic muscles fibers
Longitudinal
Transverse
Vertical
Intrinsic muscles are supplied by
Hypoglossal nerve
Muscles that alter the shape of the tongue
Intrinsic muscles
Attached to the bone and soft palate
Extrinsic muscle