Head: The Palate (Exam 3) Flashcards
What are the bones that make up the pallate
palatine plates
maxilla
What portion does the maxilla make up
palatine processes
What portion does the palatine bones make up
horizontal plates
What is the hole in the maxilla bone
incisive foramen
What is the palate broken into
hard palate and soft palate
Where is the hard palate located
anteriorly
Where is the soft palate located
posteriorly
What is Maxillary torus
extra bone formation of the maxilla
What are the features of the soft palate
palatoglossal arch
palatopharyngeus arch
uvula
palatine tonsil
What is the function of the uvula
prevents food from entering the nasal cavity when swallowing
Where is the palatine tonsil found
between the palatoglossal arch and palatopharyngeal arch
How is the soft palate formed
muscles that move the palate
What muscles of the soft palate will help close the auditory tube while swallowing
tensor veli palatini
levator veli palatini
Where is the palatoglossus muscle found
in the palatoglossal arch
Where is the palatopharyngeus muscle found
palatopharyngeal arch
What are the 5 muscles that will act on the palate
palatopharyngeous palatoglossus musculis uvulae levator veli palatini tensor veli palatini
What are the 3 parts of the tensor veli palatini
ventrical: originating from scaphoid fossa and eustachian tube
fibrous part: inserting into palatine aponeurosis
tendon between breaks on the hamulus of the pterygoid
What are the actions of the tensor veli palatini
Tense the palate
opens the pharyngotympanic tube (yawning or swallowing)