Exam 2: Structures of the Head Flashcards
Long profile skull
Dolichocephalic
Medium profile skull
Mesaticephalic
Short profile skull
Brachycephalic
Cavity inbetween the teeth
Proper oral cavity
Cavity between teeth and cheaks and lips
Oral vestibule
Part of oral vestibule between teeth and lips
Labial vestibule
Part of oral vestibule between teeth and cheaks
Buccal vestibule
What is the incisive papilla for?
pheromone detection
What are the 2 parts of the tongue
- apex
- Body
- root
Tongue attachment
Frenulum
What are the 2 types of papillae at the base of the tonge tongue
conical and vallate papillae
What are the 2 types of papillae at the apex of the tongue
Filiform and fungiform papillae
extrinsic m. of the tongue
- Styloglossus m
- genioglossus m.
- mylohyoideus m.
- hyoglossus m.
- sternocyoideus m.
What are tge 4 salivary glands?
- Parotid gland
- Zygomatic gland
- mandibular gland
- Sublingual glands
Where is the parotid gland located
Ventral to the ear
Where is the zygomatic gland located?
Just below the zygomatic arch
space at the back of your mouth and nasal passage
Pharynx
What are the 3 parts of the pharynx?
- oropharynx
- Nasopharynx
- Laryngopharynx
Caudal openings of the nasal cavities at the caudal end of the hard palate
Choanae
all of the cartilages that protect your airway
Larynx
4 cartilaginous structures of the larynx:
- Epiglottis
- Thyroid cartilage
- Arytenoid cartilage
- Cricoid cartilage
2 prominent aspects of arythenoid cartilage
- corniculate process
2. cuneiform process
Tonge, laranxx, and skull are connected via _____
hyoid apparatus
What are the 3 pharyngeal muscles used for swallowing
- hyopharyngeus
- thyropharyngeus
- circopharyngeus
door frame that defines our airway
glottis
passageway of airway
rima glottis
muscle that opens glottis
cricoarytenoideus dorsalis m.
3 m. of the larynx:
- cricothyroideus
- thyroarytenoideus
- cricoarytenoideus dorsalis
what innervates the cricoarytenoideus dorsalis
caudal laryngeal n.
4 Lymph nodes
- parotid ln
- Mandibular ln
- palatine tonsil
- retropharyngeal ln