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Anatomy & Physiology Flashcards

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What does the Levator muscle do?

A

Elevates the velum

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What muscle elevates the velum?

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Levator

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The Levator muscle _____________ the velum

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Elevates

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What muscle spreads out the velum?

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Tensor

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What does the tensor do?

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Spreads out the velum

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The tensor _________ the velum

A

Spreads

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What muscle does the salpingopharyngeus muscle do?

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Elevates the pharynx

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7
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What muscle elevates the pharynx?

A

Salpingopharyngeus

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The salpingopharyngeus muscle elevates the ____________

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Pharynx

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The superior, medial and inferior constrictor muscles make the __________ smaller

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Pharynx

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10
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The superior, medial, and inferior constrictor muscles make the pharynx _________

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Smaller

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What are the intrinsic tongue muscles and what do they do?

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Superior longitudinal muscle - elevates the tip of the tongue , assists in retraction, and deviates the tip of the tongue

Inferior longitudinal muscle - pulls the tip of the tongue down, assists in retraction, and deviates the tongue

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What are the extrinsic tongue muscles and what do they do?

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Genioglossus- protrudes the tongue

Styloglossus- retro flexes the tongue

Palatoglossus- elevates the tongue or depresses the soft palate

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13
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What are the labial muscles for speech?

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Orbicularis oris
Buccinator
Levator labii superioris
Levator labii alaeque nasi superioris
Levator anguli oris
Mentalis
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14
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What does the orbicularis oris do?

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Constricts the oral opening

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15
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What does the buccinator do?

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Moves food onto the grinding surfaces of the molars; constricts oropharynx

16
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What does the Levator labii superioris do?

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Elevates the upper lip

17
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What does the Levator labii alaeque nasi superioris do?

A

Elevates the upper lip

18
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What does the Levator anguli oris do?

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Elevates the angle of the mouth at the corner

19
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What does the mentalis do?

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Elevates and wrinkles the chin and pulls the lower lip out

20
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What are the three sets of tonsils?

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Lingual
Pharyngeal
Palatine

21
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Pair of tonsils situated at the base of the tongue

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Lingual tonsils

22
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Pair of tonsils situated on the upper part of the throat

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Pharyngeal tonsils

23
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Pair of tonsils located behind the throat

A

Palatine tonsils

24
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What are the tonsils we think of when we say tonsils?

25
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What pair of tonsils are also called adenoids?

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Pharyngeal tonsils

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