Head Digestive Flashcards
Where is the oral cavity located?
Extends between the lips and oropharynx
Caudally communicates with the oropharynx
What is the oral fissure (rima oris)?
Opening between the upper and lower lips, entrance to the oral cavity
What is the angle of the mouth (commisures)?
Unites the upper and lower lips on each side
What are the accessory organs of the oral cavity?
Tongue
Teeth
Salivary glands
What is(are) vestibule(s)?
Labial vestibule
Space between the teeth and the lips
Buccal vestibule
Space between the teeth and the cheeks
What is the oral cavity proper?
Space between the dental arcades
What are the borders of the oral cavity proper?
**Dorsal** Hard palate (soft palate - rostral, small part)
Ventral
Tongue
Floor of the oral cavity
Lateral and Rostral
Dentral arcades
Where is the hard palate (palatum durum) located?
rostral to the soft palate
What is number 1?
Palatine process of he incisive bone
What is number 2?
Palatine process of the maxilla
What is number 3?
Horizontal plate of the palantine bone
What are the transverse ridges (rugae palatine)?
oral side are crossed by 8-10 ridges of the hard palate
What is the median palatine raphe?
divides the hard palate into two symmetrical halves
indistinct in dogs
What is the incisive papilla?
Located just caudal to the upper central incisor teeth
What is the incisive duct?
opens on each side of the incisive papilla
leads to the nasal cavity and to the vomeronasal organ
Describe the Vomeronasal organ.
located at the base of the nasal septum
olfactory receptors for sexual stimuli
Describe the soft palate (palatum molle).
Continues caudally from the hard palate to the intrapharyngeal opening
Dorsal surface is covered by respiratory mucosa
Ventral surface is covered by oral mucosa, which forms many longitudinal folds and some large transverse folds.
What muscles form the soft palate?
Palatine muscles - shortens the soft palate
Tensor veli palatini - tenses the soft palate
Levator veli palatini - raises the soft palate
What Arteries supply the palate?
Minor palatine artery
Direct branch from the maxillary artery
Passes caudal to the hard palate and is distributed to the soft and hard palates
Descending palatine artery - direct branch from the maxillary artery
- Major Palatine artery
Caudal palatine foramen -> palatine canal -> major & minor palatine foramen -> hard palate - Sphenopaltine artery
Sphenopalatine foramen -> interior nasal cavity
What is number 1?
Sphenopalatine artery
What is number 2?
Descending palatine artery
What is number 3?
Minor palatine artery
What is number 4?
Major palatine artery
What is number 5?
Major palatine artery
Describe the minor palatine nerve
Branch of the Pterygopalatine nerve of the Maxillary nerve
Sensory supply to the soft palate
Describe the Major Palatine nerve.
Branch of the Pterygopalatine nerve of the Maxillary nerve
Passing through the palatine canal
Sensory supply to the mucosa of the hard palate