Final exam Flashcards
what branch of facial nerve innervates buccinator?
buccal
what branch of trigeminal N innervates mylohyoid?
mandibular nerve
what specific N branch innervates mylohyoid?
-nerve to mylohyoid from inferior alveolar nerve of mandibular nerve
what nerve innervates this geniohyoid?
cervical nerve C1
C1 “hitch hikes” from neck into floor of oral cavity with which nerve?
hypoglossal nerve
name structures that pass through gateway, 2 muscles associated w/ tongue
hyoglossus, styloglossus
2 nerves that pass through gateway
lingual
hypoglossal
glossopharyngeal
what structure forms the inferior margin of the oropharyngeal isthmus between the oral and pharyngeal cavities?
terminal sulcus of tongue
which structure marks the site in the embryo where the epithelium invaginates to form the thyroid gland?
foramen caecum of tongue
name 3 structures that are found under the surface of the tongue
- frenulum of tongue
- fimbriated fold
- lingual vein
describe the tongue
divided into left/right half by a median sagittal septum composed of connective tissue
name 4 intrinsic muscles of tongue
- transverse
- vertical
- superior longitudinal
- inferior longitudinal
which ext ms depresses tongue?
hyoglossus
which ext ms elevates and retracts the tongue?
styloglossus
which artery enters the tongue deep to the hyoglossus between the hyoglossus and genioglossus
lingual artery
what two important nerves enter the tongue on the external surface of the hyoglossus ms?
- hypoglossal
2. lingual
what is the major artery of tongue?
lingual artery
what 2 ms are associated w/ lingual artery?
hyoglossus, genioglossus
what other structures are supplied by lingual artery?
sublingual gland, gingiva, oral mucosa in floor of oral cavity