Anatomy theme 5 Flashcards

1
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What does the mental foramen transmit ?

A

the mental artery and the mental nerve

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2
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Where does the mylohyoid groove run from ?

A

the mandibular foramen

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3
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What does the mylohyoid line divide the mandible into ?

A

the sublingual fossa above the line and the submandibular fossa below the line

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4
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What does the mylohyoid groove transmit ?

A

the nerve to mylohyoid

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5
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What does the submandibular fossa accommodate ?

A

superficial part of the submandibular gland

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6
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What is the digastric fossa ?

A

on the internal aspect of the mandible

small depressions above the inferior border of the mandible

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7
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What muscle arises from the digastric fossa ?

A

the anterior belly of diastric

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8
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What are the superior and inferior genial tubercles ?

A

they are above the digastric fossa

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9
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What muscles attach to the genial tubercles ?

A

geniohyoid and genioglossus

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10
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What is the retromolar fossa ?

A

a depression between the anterior border of the ramus and behind the third mandibular molar

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11
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What is the mandibular notch ?

A

a concave surface between the condyle and the coronoid process

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12
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What is the superior border of the submandibular region ?

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the inferior border of the body of the mandible

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13
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What is the inferior border of the submandibular region ?

A

anterior and posterior bellies of digastric

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14
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What is the roof of the submandibular region ?

A

the deep cervical fascia

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15
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What is the floor of the submandibular region ?

A

mylohyoid and hyoglossus

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16
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What is the facial artery squeezed between ?

A

medial aspect of the mandible and the mylohyoid

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17
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Where does the lingual artery pass ?

A

deep to hyoglossus and the posterior belly of digastric

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18
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What branches the facial artery give ?

A

the submental artery which travels with the nerve to mylohyoid

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19
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What does the nerve to mylohyoid innervate ?

A

mylohyoid and anterior belly of digastric

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20
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Where does the stylohyoid ligament run from ?

A

the tip of the styloid process to the lesser cornu of the hyoid bone

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21
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Where does the superficial part of the submandibular gland lie ?

A

in the submandibular fossa

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22
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Where does the deep part of the submandibular gland lie ?

A

it wraps around mylohyoid

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23
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What is the size of the submandibular gland ?

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it is intermediate in size of the parotid - the largest and the sublingual the smallest

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24
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What secretions does the submandibular gland secrete ?

A

mixed mucous and serous

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25
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Where does the submandibular gland open ?

A

at the sublingual papillae

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26
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What is the vestibule ?

A

the space between the buccal mucosa and the cheeks

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27
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What are the anterior and lateral borders of the oral cavity ?

A

anterior are the lips

lateral is the cheeks

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28
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What is the roof of the oral cavity ?

A

the hard and soft palates

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29
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What is the floor of the oral cavity ?

A

mylohyoid - forms a diaphragm

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30
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What is the hard palate made of ?

A

the palatine process of the maxilla

horizontal plate of the palatine bone

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31
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Where is the soft palate ?

A

it is the most posterior third of the palate

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32
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What is the midline projection of the soft palate ?

A

uvula

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33
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Which 2 arches support the soft palate ?

A

the palatoglossal arch and the palatopharyngeal arch

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34
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What is the most posterior arch?

A

the palatopharyngeal arch

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35
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What is the most anterior arch ?

A

the palatoglossus arch

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36
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What are the palatine tonsils ?

A

a form of mucosal associated lymphoid tissue

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37
Q

Where is the floor of the mouth ?

A

superior to the sublingual fossa and below the base of the tongue

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38
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What is the floor of the mouth mainly made of ?

A

mylohyoid

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39
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What does mylohyoid attach to to form the diaphragm ?

A

the mylohyoid raphe

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40
Q

What are the functions of the tongue ?

A

speech
manipulation of food
cleansing of the oral cavity

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41
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What splits the tongue into the anterior two thirds and the posterior third ?

A

the sulcus terminalis

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42
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Where does the median sulcus run from ?

A

the dorsum of the tongue to foramen caecum

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43
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Why are the anterior two thirds covered in papillae ?

A

the papillae provide a greater surface area

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44
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How are the filiform papillae arranged ?

A

in v shaped rows

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45
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How are the fungiform papillae arranged ?

A

they are mushroom shaped , red an d globular and are dotted over the first anterior two thirds

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46
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What are the foliate papillae arranged ?

A

they are flower shaped and arranged on the lateral margin

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47
Q

What are the circumvallate papillae ?

A

they are infront of the sulcus terminalis and they respond to bitter flavours

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48
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Where does formaen caecum lie ?

A

at the junction between the sulcus terminalis and the median sulcus

49
Q

What supplies taste fibres to the anterior two thirds of the tongue ?

A

the chorda tympani that branches off the facial nerve and supplies the anterior two thirds with taste via the lingual nerve

50
Q

What supplies the posterior third of the tongue with taste fibres ?

A

the glossopharyngeal

51
Q

What divides the tongue into 2 halves and what does this mean ?

A

a fibrous septum - musculature is paired

52
Q

Where do extrinsic muscles generally arise and insert ?

A

they arise from remote structures and insert into the tongue

53
Q

What do the extrinsic muscles do ?

A

they contract to change the position of the tongue

54
Q

What are the extrinsic muscles of the tongue ?

A

genioglossus
hyoglossus
palatoglossus
styloglossus

55
Q

What is the innervation of the extrinsic muscles of the tongue ?

A

hypoglossal nerve (except palatoglossus which is innervated by the pharyngeal plexus)

56
Q

What is the origin and insertion of the genioglossus ?

A

it arises from the superior genial tubercle and inserts into the tongue
it is fan shaped from the mandible backwards

57
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What is the origin and insertion of the hyoglossus ?

A

it arises from the greater cornu of the hyoid bone and inserts into the lateral aspect of the tongue

58
Q

What is the action of genioglossus ?

A

it moves the dorsum and protrudes the tongue

59
Q

What is the shape of hyoglossus ?

A

it is parallelograms haped

60
Q

What is the action of hyoglossus ?

A

pulls the sides of the tomgue down

61
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What are the origin and insertions of the styloglossus ?

A

it arises from the tip of the styloid process and inserts into the lateral aspect of the tongue

62
Q

What is the action of styloglossus ?

A

it draws up the sides of the tongue to make a trough

63
Q

What is the origin and insertion of palatoglossus ?

A

arises from the soft palate and inserts into the tongue

64
Q

What is the innervation of palatoglossus ?

A

the pharyngeal plexus

65
Q

What is the action of palatoglossus ?

A

it acts to lift the tongue

66
Q

What are intrinsic muscles of the tongue ?

A

they originate from the tongue and inserts into the tongue

67
Q

What do the intrinsic muscles do ?

A

they act to change the shape of the tongue

68
Q

What are the intrinsic muscles of the tongue ?

A

superior and inferior longitudinal fibres

transverse and vertical fibres

69
Q

Where are the superior longitudinal fibres ?

A

they are above the dorsum of the tongue in bundles

70
Q

Where are the inferior longitudinal fibres ?

A

they run between genioglossus and hyoglossus

71
Q

What is the innervation of the intrinsic muscles of the tongue ?

A

hypoglossal

72
Q

What do the suo.inf longitudinal fibres do ?

A

they shorten the length of the tongue and curl it

73
Q

What do the vertical fibres do ?

A

flatten and broaden the tongue

74
Q

What do the transverse fibres do ?

A

narrow the tongue to form a trough

75
Q

Where does lingual n arise from ?

A

the trigeminal ganglion in the infratemporal fossa

76
Q

Where does the lingual nerve pass ?

A

between lateral and medial pterygoid

77
Q

What joins the lingual nerve ?

A

The chorda tympani

78
Q

Where does the lingual nerve go ?

A

it loops on hyoglossus

79
Q

Where does the hypoglossal nerve arise from ?

A

it descends down the hypoglossal canal and curves at the hyoid bone anteriorly to innervate the muscles of the tongue

80
Q

What does the hypoglossal nerve pick up ?

A

hitchhiking fibres from C1

81
Q

What is lateral to hyoglossus ?

A

lingual nerve
hypoglossal nerve
deep lobe of the submandibular gland

82
Q

Where does the glossopharyngeal nerve exit the skull ?

A

the jugular foramen

83
Q

Where does the glossopharyngeal nerve go ?

A

to the posterior third of the tongue

provide taste fibres

84
Q

Where does the lingual artery pass ?

A

between genioglossus and hyoglossus

85
Q

What branches does the lingual artery give off ?

A

the linguale dorsalis

deep lingual artery - terminal branch

86
Q

What does the deep lingual artery supply ?

A

anterior two thirds pd the tongue

87
Q

What does the linguale dorsalis supply ?

A

posterior third

88
Q

Where does the stylohyoid ligament run from ?

A

tip of the styloid process to the lesser cornu of the hyoid bone

89
Q

What is medial to hyoglossus ?

A

glossopharyngeal
lingual artery and its branches
stylohyoid ligament

90
Q

What is the smallest of the salivary glands ?

A

the sublingual

91
Q

What is the ratio of mucous:serous secretions ?

A

3:2

92
Q

Where is the sublingual gland located ?

A

against the sublingual fossa in the floor of the mouth against the base of the tongue

93
Q

What innervates the sublingual gland ?

A

submandibular ganglion - postganglionic branches

94
Q

What are the ganglionic branches of the submandibular ganglion ?

A

come off the facial nerve

95
Q

What is the parasympathetic root of the submandibular ganglion ?

A

parasympathetic fibres are carried in the chorda tympani via the facial nerve and join with the lingual nerve and they synapse in the ganglion

96
Q

What is the sympathetic root of the submandibular ganglion ?

A

from the perivascular nerve plexus that arises from the external carotid artery - already synapsed inthe superior cervical ganglion

97
Q

What is the sensory root of the submandibular ganglion ?

A

the lingual nerve

98
Q

Where do the postganglionic fibres travel to ?

A

the sublingual and submandibular glands - secretomotor

99
Q

What are all mandibular teeth innervated by ?

A

inferior alveolar nerve

100
Q

What branch is given off the inferior alveolar nerve to supply the incisors and the canines ?

A

incisive nerve

101
Q

What does V2 enter through and where does it end up ?

A

enters through foramen rotundum and enters the pterygopalatine fossa

102
Q

What does v2 finish as ?

A

infraorbital nerve

103
Q

What are the maxillary incisors and canines innervated by ?

A

anterior superior alveroalr nerves

104
Q

What are the premolars innervated by ?

A

the middle superior alveolar nerves

105
Q

Where do the middle superior alveolar nerves pass ?

A

around the maxillary sinus

106
Q

What innervates the maxillary molars ?

A

the posterior superior alveoalr nerves

107
Q

What are the branches of the pterygopalatine ganglion ?

A

the greater and lesser palatine nerves

the nasopalatine nerve

108
Q

What innervates the lingual gingivae of all mandibular teeth ?

A

the lingual nerve of v3

109
Q

What innervates the buccal gingivae of mandibular pre molars and molars ?

A

long buccal nerve

110
Q

What does innervates the buccal ginigivae of mandibular incisors ?

A

mental nerve

111
Q

What innervates the buccal gingivae of maxillary molars and premolars ?

A

posterior superior alveolar nerves

112
Q

What innervates the palatal gingivae of premolars and molars in the maxilla ?

A

greater palatine nerves

113
Q

What innervates the buccal gingivae of maxillary canines and incisors ?

A

infra orbital nerve

114
Q

What innervates the palatal gingivae of incisors and canines of the maxilla ?

A

Nasopalatine nerve

115
Q

Name the muscles attached to the inner surface of the mandible ?

A
genioglossus
geniohyoid
ant. belly of digastric 
temporalis 
mylohyoid 
medial pterygoid
116
Q

Which palatal muscles elevate the palate ?

A

levator veli palatini

tensor veli palatini

117
Q

Which palatal muscles depress the palate ?

A

palatoglossus

palatopharyngeus

118
Q

Which muscle aids in palate closure ?

A

musculus uvulae