FINALS: Tongue Flashcards
Divides the tongue into right and left
Median fibrous septum
A mass of striated skeletal muscle
Covered with mucous membrane
Tongue
Tongue is attached to the 3
Styloid process
Soft palate - above
Mandible and hyoid bone - below
A v shaped sulcus on the upper surface of the tongue
Divides the tongue into ANT 2/3 (ORAL PART) & POST 1/3 (PHARYNGEAL PART)
Sulcus terminalis
A small pit at the apex of the sulcus
An embryonic remnant, marks the site of the upper end of the thyroglossal duct
Foramen cecum
Three types of papillae on ant 2/3
Filiform
Fungiform
Vallate
Post third of tongue is devoid of papillae but has
Lingual tonsil
A fold of mucous membrane connecting the under surface of the tongue to the floor of the mouth
Frenulum of the tongue
Vein seen On the lateral side of the frenulum
Deep lingual vein
2 types of muscles of the tongue
Intrinsic
Extrinsic
Confined to the tongue
Not attached to bone
Intrinsic muscles
Intrinsic muscles consists 3 types of fibers
Longitudinal
Transverse
Vertical
Nerve supply of inteinsic muscles
Hypoglossal nerve
Action of intrinsic muscles
Alter shape of tongue
Attached to bones and soft palate
Extrinsic muscles