Lecture 1: Bony Anatomy of the Face and Cavities of the Vocal Tract Flashcards

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What are the names and locations of the bones of the skull and face?

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Skull

  • Frontal bone (single)
  • Occipital bone (single)
  • Ethmoid bone (single)
  • Sphenoid bone (single)
  • Parietal bone (paired)
  • Temporal bone (paired)

Face

  • Zygomatic bones (paired)
    • Cheek bones
  • Nasal bones (paired)
  • Palatine bones (paired)
    • Part of hard palate
  • Maxilla bones (paired)
    • Upper jaw
  • Mandible bone (single)
    • Lower jaw
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What are the parts of the mandible?

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3
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Where is the temporomandibular joint?

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Between the condylar process (condyle) of the mandible and the temporal bone.

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4
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What bones make up the hard palate?

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Palatine Bones

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5
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What bone includes the mastoid and styloid process?

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Temporal Bone

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What are the borders of the nasal cavity?

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Nostrils to nasopharynx/inner nostils (AKA choanae)

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What are the borders of the oral cavity?

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Lips to anterioir/posterior faucial pillars

Includes:

  • Hard palate
  • Soft palate
  • Tongue
  • Uvula
  • Anterior (palatoglossal arch) and posterior (palatopharyngeal arch) faucial pillars
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What are the borders of the nasopharynx?

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Inner nostils (AKA choanae) to faucial pillars / posterior pharyngeal wall to soft palate

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9
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What are the borders of the oropharynx?

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Anterior/posterior faucial pillars to velum to root of tongue

From soft palate to base of tongue

Includes palatine tonsils

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What are the borders of the laryngopharynx?

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Posterior to larynx and from epiglottis to inferior border of cricoid cartilage

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What are the age differences in the vocal tract?

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Infants differ from adults:

  • Larynx high in neck
  • Close proximity between tongue, soft palate, pharynx, and larynx
  • Facilitates nasal breathing
  • Oral cavity smaller because mandible proportionately smaller
  • Makes the tongue seem proportionately larger.
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