Anatomy Of The Oral Cavity And Salivary Glands

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lies within the alveolar arches, gums and teeth

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Mouth cavity proper

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lies between the lips and cheeks externally and the gums and teeth internally

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Vestibule

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The mouth extends from the lips to the

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oropharyngeal isthmus

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Has a roof formed of hard and soft palate

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Mouth proper

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Mouth proper floor is formed of

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Mylohyoid muscle

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The roof of the mouth is supplied by the

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Greater palatine nerves
Nasopalatine nerves
(NF Travel in direction of maxillary)

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The floor of the mouth is supplied by

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Lingual nerve
(Branch of mandibular nerve)

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The cheek isn supplied by

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Buccal nerve
(branch of mandibular nerve)

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The tongue has a mass of ______ covered with the mucous membrane

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Striated muscles

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The tongue is divided into right & left halves by

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Median septum

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Which part is the Anterior 2/3 of tongue
Which part is the posterior 1/3 of tongue
Which part is the base

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Oral
Pharyngeal
Root

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The mucous membrane of upper surface of the tongue can be divided into anterior and posterior parts by _____

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V-shaped sulcus called sulcus terminalis

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The apex of the sulcus is marked by a small pit called

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Foramen cecum

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The foramen cecum marks the site of the upper end of

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Thyroglossal duct

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Muscles of the tongue are

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Intrinsic & extrinsic

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Confined to the tongue and are not attached to bone

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Intrinsic muscles

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Intrinsic muscles fibers

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Longitudinal
Transverse
Vertical

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Intrinsic muscles are supplied by

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Hypoglossal nerve

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Muscles that alter the shape of the tongue

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Intrinsic muscles

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Attached to the bone and soft palate

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Extrinsic muscle

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Extrinsic muscle are

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Geni(oglossus)
Hyp(oglossus)
Styl(oglossus)
Palat(oglossus)

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Tongue blood supply

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lingual A.
Tonsillar branch of facial A.
Ascending pharyngeal A.

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The tongue veins drain into

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IJV

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Lymph drainage of the tip of the tongue

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Submental lymph nodes

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Lymph drainage of the anterior 2/3 of the tongue

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Submandibular & Deep cervical lymph nodes

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Lymph drainage of the posterior 1/3 of the tongue

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Deep cervical lymph nodes

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Forms the roof of the mouth

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Palate

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Palate is divided into

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Hard palate (infront) Soft palate (behind)

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Hard palate is formed by the

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palatine processes of the maxillae and the horizontal plates of the palatine bones

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Soft palate is a ____ attached to the _____

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mobile fold posterior border of the hard palate

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The soft palate free posterior border presents in midline a

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Conical projection called uvula

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Muscles of the soft palate are

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Tensor veli palatini Levator veli palatini Palatoglossus Palatopharyngeus Musculus uvulae

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Nerve supply of the palate

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- Greater and lesser palatine nerves from the trigeminal nerve (maxillary N) - Nasopalatine nerve branch of maxillary nerve - glossopharyngeal nerve (also supplies soft palate)

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Palate Blood supply

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Greater palatine branch of maxillary A. Ascending palatine branch of facial A. Ascending pharyngeal A.

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Palate lymph drainage

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Deep cervical lymph nodes

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Salivary glands are______, that produce ______

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exocrine glands saliva

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produces a serous, watery secretion

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Parotid gland

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produces a mixed serous & mucous

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Submandibular gland

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secretes saliva that is predominantly mucous in character

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Sublingual gland

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Largest salivary gland

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Parotid gland

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Formed of entirely of serous acini

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Parotid gland

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Parotid gland is formed of

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Serous acini

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Parotid gland position

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Located between mandibular and mastoid process

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Parotid gland shape

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Triangular the apex behind angle of mandible

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It opens into the vestibule of the mouth on a small papilla

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Parotid duct

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Most superficial structure

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Facial nerve

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Most deep structure

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External carotid A.

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Formed by the union of maxillary & superficial temporal veins.

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Retromandibular vein

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divided into maxillary and superficial temporal arteries

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External carotid A.

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Structures within Parotid gland

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Facial nerve Retromandibular nerve External carotid artery