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Head and Neck Anatomy Part 2 Flashcards

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Lymphatic System

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Fight disease by ridding body fo toxins

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Lymph

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Tissue fluid that drains to the lymphatic system from surrounding regions

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Lymph Vessels

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Move fluid in one direction

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Lymph Nodes

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Oval shaped organs clustered along vessels. Will not be able to see or palpate in healthy patients

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Lymphocytes

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Filter toxins from lymph and are derived from stem cells in bone Marrow

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T Cells

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Mature in Thymus

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Thymus

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Located behind sternum

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Lymphadenopathy

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Increase in size of lymph node. Indicates infection or disease

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Tonsils

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Masses of lymphoid tissue located in the oral cavity and pharynx. Remove toxins

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Superficial Cervical Lymph Nodes

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Submental: Under the chin and drain chin, lips, apex of tongue, floor of mouth, and drain into submandibular nodes and deep cervical nodes
Submandibular: Drains the cheeks, upper lip, anterior hard palate, body of tongue and all teeth except maxillary third molars and empties into superior deep cervical nodes

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Deep Cervical Lymph Nodes

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Superior Deep: Drains posterior nasal cavity, posterior hard palate, bose of tongue and maxillary third molars and empties intoinferior deep cervical nodes or jugular trunk
Inferior Deep: Drains the posterior part of scalp and neck, part of arm and empties into jugular trunk

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Occipital Nodes

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Drains the scalp and drains into deep cervical nodes

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Retroauricular Nodes

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posterior to the ear

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Anterior auricular Nodes

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Anterior to the ear

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Superficial parotid nodes

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Drains external ear, lacrimal glands, adjacent region of the nodes. Empty into deep cervical nodes

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Facial Node

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Along facial veins. Drains skin where they are located and empties into the submandibular nodes

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Tonsils

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Are not located along lymphatic vessels. All empty into deep cervical nodes

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Palatine Tonsils

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between anterior and posterior pillars

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Lingual Tonsils

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Dorsal surface of the base of the tongue

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Pharyngeal Tonsils

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midline of posterior wall of nasophranyx “adenoids”

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Tubal Tonsils

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nasophraynx, posterior to openings of auditory tube

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Exocrine Gland

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have ducts, empty directly into body locationwhere secretions will be sued

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Endocrine Gland

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No Ducts and empty directly into circulatory system to be transported

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Parotid Gland

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On surface of masseter muscle and pierces buccinator
Largest but only 25% of salivary volume mostly serous.
Stensons Duct and enters near 2nd maxillary molar

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Submandibur Gland

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medially under the angle of the mandible
Second largest and most productive 65% of volume
Serous and Mucos
Whartons Duct opens at sublingual caruncle (floor of the mouth)
Most common in salivary stone formation

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Sublingual Gland

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In sublingual fossa andterior to submandibular
Smallest by size and volume
Serous and mucos
Bartholin Duct

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Minor Salivary Glands

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Smaller and most numerous. Found in oral tissues
Mainly mucos

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Von Ebener Glands

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Circumvallae lingual papilla
Serous Only

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Lacrimal Glands

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Lacrimal Fossa or frontal bone
Secrete lacrimal fluid/tears
Nasolacrimal duct (Maxillary and lacrimal bones)

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Thyroid Gland

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Below the Hyoid bone and cartilage
2 lobes connected by isthmus
Secretes thyroxine to regulate metabolism
Moves with cartilage when swallowing

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Parathyroid Gland

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Below/within thyroid Gland
Secretes Parathyroid Hormone regulating calcium metabolism and phospherous uptake

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Thymus Gland

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Inferior to thyroid behind sternum
Secretes Thymosin leading to T-Cell maturation
Shrinks after puberty

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Central Nervous System

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brain and spinal cord

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Peripheral Nervous System

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All the nerves outisde the CNS
Sensory and motor neurons

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Autonomic Nervous Systems

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Body control that is not consciously directed

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Parasympathetic nervous system

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No Control (keeps noral body fuction)
Resting heart rate, digestion, lower blood pressure

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Sympathetic nervous system

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Fight or Flight
Stress, increase heart rate, increase BP
Epi and norepinepherine released

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Neuron

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Nerve Cell. Nucleus, Dendrites, Axons.

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Nerve

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Collection of Neurons

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Synapse

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Allows transmission between neurons or effector organ

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Ganglion

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Group of cell bodies in peripheral nervous system

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Afferent Nerve

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Carry nerve impulses to the CNS

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Efferent Nerve

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Carry impulses away from CNS

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Olfactory

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Sensory and smell

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Optic

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Sensory and vision

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Oculomotor

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Motor, movement of the eye

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Trochlear

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Motor, 1 muscle of the eye

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Trigeminal V1

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Sensory, Ophthalmic nerve goes through superior orbital fissure. Collects from

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Tigeminal V2

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Sensory, goes through foramen rotundum and collects from zygomatic nerve, palatine nerves, superior alveolar nerves

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Trigeminal V3

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Mixed and largest of branches. Exits through foramen ovale and collects from buccal, inferior alveolar, muslces of mastication, lingual, auriculotemporal nerve, and mylohyoid nerves

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Abducens

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Motor. Lateral movement of the eye

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Facial

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Mixed S/M. Saliva, tears, and facial expression. If damaged, bells palsy will occur

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Vestibularcochlear

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Sensory. Hearing and equalibrium

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Glossopharyngeal

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Mixed. Taste and swallowing and saliva secretion

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Vagus

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Mixed. Soft palate, pharynx, larynx

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Spinal Accessory

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Motor. trapezius, SCM, soft palate, and pharynx

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