Anatomy - Salivary Glands, Tongue, Palate, and Pharynx Flashcards
boundaries of the oral cavity
upper and lower teeth
floor of mouth/tongue
oropharynx
hard and soft palate
area of the tongue shortened in tongue-tied patients
frenulum
which veins are used for submucosal drug delivery
lingual veins
what are the sublingual papillae
2 little bumps either side of frenulum which are the openings for ducts of submandibular salivary glands
3 major pairs of salivary glands
parotid
submandibular
sublingual
where does parotid gland sit
masseter muscle
where do submandibular glands sit
just below mandible
features of sublingual glands
have lots of tiny ducts which empty into sublingual folds
what must the duct from the parotid gland pass through to reach the oral cavity
buccinator muscle
muscle of the floor of the mouth
mylohyoid
nerve supply of sublingual and submandibular salivary glands
CN VII
nerve supply of parotid gland
CN IX, which hitches a ride on auriculotemporal branch of V3 to supply parotid
features of anterior 2/3 tongue
horizontal
in oral cavity
general sensory from CN V3
special sensory from CN VII
features of posterior 1/3 tongue
vertical
not in oral cavity
general and sensory supply from CN IX
what separates the two parts of the tongue
terminal groove/sulcus
what is the foramen caecum
origin of the thyroid gland
at the apex of the terminal groove
remnant of the thyroglossal duct
typical place to find thyroglossal cysts or ectopic thyroid tissue
midline
how do thyroid swellings move on swallowing
move superiorly then inferiorly because of attachment to the larynx
function of extrinsic tongue muscles
change the position of the tongue during mastication, swallowing and speech
name of extrinsic tongue muscles
4 pairs palatoglossus (from soft palate) styloglossus (from styloid process) hyoglossus (from hyoid bone) genioglossus (from genial tubercles)