Articulation

Question 1

What is the main function of the supraglottic airway?

Answer 1

-To warm, moisten and filter your incoming air
- To chew and swallow

Question 2

Orientation of the Pharynx?

Answer 2

perpendicular to nasal and oral cavity

Question 3

Orientation of the Nasopharynx

Answer 3

Superior = rostrum of sphenoid
inferior = soft palate
posterior = pharyngeal protuberance of occipital bone
Anterior = open into nasal choanae
lateral = level of eustachian tube

Question 4

Orientation of the Oropharynx?

Answer 4

superior = soft palate
inferior = hyoid
anterior = faucial pillars

Question 5

Orientation of the Laryngopharynx (Hypopharynx)?

Answer 5

superior = level of hyoid
inferior = esophagus
anterior = epiglottis

Question 6

Orientation of the Choanae?

Answer 6

• Openings in back of nasal cavity
• Connections to nasopharynx

Question 7

What are the superior, middle, and inferior nasal conchae?

Answer 7

• Bony plates that divide nasal cavity
• Warm and humidify inhaled air

Question 8

What are the boundaries of the buccal cavity?

Answer 8

From lips and cheeks, gums and teeth to area behind the 3rd molar

Question 9

What are the boundaries of the Oral cavity?

Answer 9

Bounded by teeth (ant, lat), fauces, palate and tongue

Question 10

What articulates with the zygomatic bone?

Answer 10

Frontal bone, Sphenoid, maxilla, and temporal bone

Question 11

Landmarks of the Frontal bone

Answer 11

Unpaired
Forehead, roof of orbits
Glabella (where the wrinkles form on forehead)
Supraorbital margin
Ethmoid notch
Temporal fossa

Question 12

Landmarks of the Occipital Bones

Answer 12

Unpaired
Foramen Magnum (hole for spinal cord)
Condyle
Cerebellar fossa

Question 13

Sphenoid Bone

Answer 13

Butterfly shaped bone
Lesser wing
greater wing
lateral pterygoid plate
medial pterygoid plate

Question 14

What is the Vermillion zone?

Answer 14

red part of the lips

Question 15

What is the Philtrum column?

Answer 15

vertical line on side of philtrum

Question 16

what is the philtrum?

Answer 16

The groove on the upper lip

Question 17

What are the labial glands?

Answer 17

Inner surface of lip around orifice

Question 18

function of Transverse muscles

Answer 18

Pulls lips towards teeth /i/
approach horizontally

Question 19

function of Angular muscles

Answer 19

pull corners up or down (smile or frown)
approach at an angle (corner of the mouth)

Question 20

function of Vertical muscles

Answer 20

Pull upper lip up, lower lip down
approach vertically

Question 21

What are the transverse muscles of the face?

Answer 21

buccinator & risorius

Question 22

What are the angular muscles of the face?

Answer 22

levator anguli oris, depressor anguli oris, zygomatic major and minor

Question 23

What are the vertical muscles of the face?

Answer 23

mentalis, levator labii superioris, depressor labii interioris

Question 24

Orientation of the Nasal cavities

Answer 24

superior = nasal bone
inferior = maxillary palatine process and palatine bones
posterior = choanae

Question 25

Intrinsic muscles of the tongue

Answer 25

Superior longitudinal muscle
Inferior longitudinal
Transverse
vertical

Question 26

Buccinator

Answer 26

Major muscle of the cheeks
How you make the fish face

Question 27

Risorius

Answer 27

Superficial and parallel to buccinator
Function: draws the corners of the mouth posteriorly and laterally

Question 28

Levator Labii Superioris

Answer 28

Function: raises upper lip and flares nostril

Question 29

Levator Labii Superioris Alaeque nasi

Answer 29

Function: raises upper lip and flares nostrils

Question 30

Depressor Labii Interioris

Answer 30

Function: draws lower lip interiorly and laterally “frowning”

Question 31

Zygomatic Minor

Answer 31

Function: elevate upper lip corner

Question 32

Zygomatic Major

Answer 32

major muscle for smiling

Question 33

Levator Anguli oris

Answer 33

Function: draws corners

Question 34

Mentalis

Answer 34

Function: wrinkle skin of chin elevate protrude and evert lower lip “pout”

Question 35

platysma

Answer 35

Function: scrunches chin to chest, chews draws lips lateral and

Question 36

Superior longitudinal function

Answer 36

elevate tongue tip

Question 37

Inferior longitudinal function

Answer 37

shortens tongue, tip down

Question 38

Transverse muscle function

Answer 38

narrows and elongates tongue

Question 39

Vertical muscle function

Answer 39

flatten tongue

Question 40

Genioglossus function

Answer 40

(extrinsic tongue muscle) anterior fibers retract tongue

Question 41

Styloglossus function

Answer 41

draws tongue up and back, pulls sides of tongue up for trough

Question 42

Glossopalatine function

Answer 42

raise dorsum and blade of tongue or lower the soft palate

Question 43

Hyoglossus function

Answer 43

depress and retract tongue (or elevate hyoid)

Question 44

Masseter

Answer 44

elevates the mandible
muscle of mastication

Question 45

Temporalis

Answer 45

elevates the mandible
muscle of mastication

Question 46

Platysma

Answer 46

elevates the mandible
muscle of mastication

Question 47

Levator palati

Answer 47

elevates the soft palate
muscles for soft palate

Question 48

Uvular muscle

Answer 48

elevates the soft palate
muscles for soft palate

Question 49

Tensor palati

Answer 49

Dilating Eustachian tube

Question 50

Digastric (anterior belly)

Answer 50

Depresses mandible

Question 51

Mylohyoid

Answer 51

Depresses mandible

Question 52

Geniohyoid

Answer 52

Depresses mandible

Question 53

Lateral/External Pterygoid

Answer 53

Depresses mandible

Question 54

Palatopharyngeus

Answer 54

Depresses soft palate

Question 55

Lateral/external pterygoid Function

Answer 55

Protrudes mandible

Question 56

Which cavity warms and humidifies inhaled air?

Answer 56

Nasal cavity