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Lecture 18- The oral cavity and the pharynx Flashcards

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what separates the nasal cavity from the oral cavity

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the hard and soft palate

  • Tip of soft palate= uvula
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tip of the soft palate is the

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uvula

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how many teeth do we have

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32

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area between the lips and teeth

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vestibule

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where do the tonsils sit

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  • Palatoglossal and palatopharyngeal arches (Mc Donalds signs)
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the tongue has

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intrinsic and extrinsc muscles

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intrinsic muscles of the tongue

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  • not attached to other muscles except other intrinsic muscles
    • 4 pair muscles
      • Longitudinal (superior and inferior)
      • Transverse
      • Vertical
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motor innervation of the itnrinsic muscles

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hypoglossal enrve (CN XII)

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extrinsic muscles

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  • arise from other structures and insert into tongue
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extrinsic muscles

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  • Genioglossus
  • Hyoglossus
  • Styloglossus
  • Palatoglossus
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Styloglossus

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  • Motor innervation: hypoglossal nerve
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palatoglossus

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  • Motor innervation (vagus nerve)
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anatomy of the extrinsic muscles

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sensory supply of the tongue (anterior 2/3)

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  • Sensation- trigeminal (V3)
  • Taste- facial
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posterior 1/3 of the tongue

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  • Sensation and tase- glossopharyngeal
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how many pairs of salivary glands

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3

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salivary glands

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  • parotid
  • submandibular
  • sublingual
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where does the parotid lie

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  • Lies anterior to the SCM and ear
  • Behind the masseter and zygomatic arch
  • Duct opens up in the upper region of the oral cavity- Stenson’s duct (near upper 2nd molar)
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submandibular gland

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  • Most of saliva (60%)
  • Sits under the mandibular in the submandibular triangle
  • Saliva exits the Wharton’s ducts
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  • Sublingual
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  • Under the tongue
  • Produce 3-5% of saliva
  • Smallest and most diffuse of the majority salivary glands
  • 8-20 excretory ducts per gland
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Salivary gland stones (sialolithiasis) most commonly found in the

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submandibular - whartons ducts

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causes of salivary stones

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  • Dehydration, reduced salivary flow
  • Most stoned less than 1cm
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  • Symptoms (eating) of sialothiasis
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  • Pain in gland
  • Swelling
  • Infection
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diagnosis of sialolithiasis

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  • Diagnosis
    • History
    • X-ray
    • Sialogram- contrast dye injected into gland
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what is tonsilitis

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inflammation of the palatine tonsils

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Symptoms of tonislitis

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  • Fever
  • Sore throat
  • Pain/difficulty swallowing
  • Cervical lymph nodes
  • Bad breath
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tonsilitis causes

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  • Viral causes (most common)
  • Bacterial causes (up to 40% of cases)
    • Strep pyogenes
    • White spots
  • Can be bacterial secondary to viral tonisilittis
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Peritonsillar abscess

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Diff to tonsilitis

  • Affects tissue around the tonsil
  • If its unilateral (quinsy)à will deviate the uvula towards the swelling
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Symptoms of peritonsilar abscess

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  • Severe throat pain
  • Fever
  • Bad breath
  • Drooling
  • Difficulty opening mouth
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when can peritonsillar abscesses occur

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Severe throat pain

Fever

Bad breath

Drooling

Difficulty opening mouth

33
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the pharynx can be split in 3

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(all exist behind various structures)

  • Nasopharynx
    • Behind nasal cavity
  • Oropharynx
    • Behind oral cavity
  • Laryngopharynx
    • Behind larynx
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the nasopharynx is the

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upper pharynx- pink part

35
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where is the nasopharynx found

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  • Behind the nasal cavity
36
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borders of the nasopharynx

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  • Base of skull- upper border
  • C1,C2- posterior border
  • Nasal cavity- anterior border
37
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the nasopharynx contains the

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  • Pharyngeal tonsil e.g. adenoids
38
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Pharyngeal tonsil (adenoid)- clinical correlates

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  • Enlarged pharyngeal tonsils
    • Block eustachian tube (recurrent/persistent middle ear infection
    • Snoring/sleep apnoea
    • Sleeping with mouth open
    • Chronic sinusitis
      • Sore throat
    • Nasal tone to voice
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the oropharynx- middle pharynx

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  • Yellow part on photo
  • Starts where the nasopharynx end
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borders of the orpharynx

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  • Soft palate to epiglottis
  • Anterior- oral cavity
  • Posterior (C2,C3)
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oropharynx contains the

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palatine tonsils

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coronal view of the pharynx

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the laryngopharynx

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lower pharynx

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borders of the laryngopharynx

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  • Oropharynx to oesophagus
  • Epiglottis to cricoid cartilage
    • Anterior- larynx
    • Posterior (C4, C5, C6)
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laryngopharynx contains

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  • Piriform fossa
48
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piriform fossa

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  • Epiglottis (flap on right photo) acts as a director of flow of fluid and water into the piriform fossa into the oesophagus instead of the trachea
49
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General overview of muscle arrangements of the pharynx

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3- longitudinal muscles

Stylopharyngeus

Palatopharyngeus

Salpingopharyngeaus

They act to shorten and widen the pharynx, and elevate the larynx during swallowing.

50
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3 longitudinal muscles

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elevate pharynx and larynx during swallowing

  • Stylopharyngeus
  • Palatopharyngeus
  • Salpingopharygeus
51
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Stylopharyngeus

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  • Originates from the styloid process and goes down to the posterior border of the thyroid cartilage
  • Innervation- glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX)
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Palatopharyngeus

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  • Originates from the hard palate and extends down to the attach to the posterior border of the thyroid gland
  • Pharyngeal branch of vagus (CN X)
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Salpingopharyngeaus

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  • Originates from the cartilaginous part of ET- merges with the palatopharyngeus
  • Pharyngeal branch of vagus (CN X)
54
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pharngeal constrictors

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X3 circular (more semi-circular) muscles all insert on the pharyngeal raphe)

  • Constrict walls of pharynx when swallowing
55
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what are the 3 circular muscles

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  • Superior pharyngeal constrictor
    • Origin – pterygomandibular raphe
  • Middle pharyngeal constrictor
    • Origin- hyoid bone
  • Inferior
    • 2 parts
      • Thyropharyngeal (origin- thyroid cartilage)
      • Cricopharyngeal (origin- cricoid cartilage
  • All supplies by the vagus nerve
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what do pharngeal constrictures and the pharngeal raphe loop like

57
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Pterygomandibular raphe

58
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3 forms of innervation of the pharynx

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  • pharyngeal plexus
  • motor
  • sensory
59
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  • Pharyngeal plexus
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  • Located mainly on surface of middle constrictor muscle
  • Vagus, glossopharyngeal and cervical sympathetic nerve
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  • Motor
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  • CNX -Vagus innervates all muscles
    • Except stylopharyngeus (glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX)
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  • Sensory
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  • Nasopharynx (maxillary nerve CN V2)
  • Oropharynx ( glossopharyngeal nerve CN IX)
  • Laryngopharynx (vagus nerve CNX)
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Clinical correlates with pharyngeal

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  • Caused by a posteromedial (false diverticulum)à arises in weakness between the 2 parts of the inferior constrictor (Killians dehiscence)
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false diverticulum in killians dehiscence is probably caused by

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  • Failure of UOS to relax
  • Abnormal timing of swallowing
    • Essentially there is a higher pressure in laryngopharynx
      • Weakness in inferior constrictor muscle produces outpouching
64
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stage sof swallowing

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oral

pharngeal

oesophageal

65
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outline the oral stage of swallowing (stage 1)

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  • voluntary
  • prepatory phase- making the bolus
  • transit phase- bolus compressed agaisnt palate nad pushed into oropharynx by tongue and soft palate
66
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which nerve is associated with the oral stage

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hypoglossal CNXII- muscles of the tongue

67
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outline the pharyngeal phase of swallowing

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  • involuntary
  • tongue positioned against the hard palate (food cannot re-enter mouth (CN XII)
  • soft palate elevated sealing off nasopharnx
    • opens ET tubule
  • suprahyoud and longituidnal muscles shorten
    • pharynx widwns and shortens to receive bolus
    • larymx elevated and sealed off by vocal folds
  • epiglottis closes over larynx (result of elevated hyoid)
  • bolus moves throguh pharynx by sequential contraction of constrictors
  • relaxation of the UOS
69
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pharangeal phase is

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dangerous- shared airway sapce

  • Need to protect airway
    • By shortening longitudinal muscles- elevate larynx and pharynxà widening it
    • Closure of epiglottis (sealing the airway)
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Oesophageal phase

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  • involuntary
  • uppder strated muscle of oesophagus (CNX)
  • lower smooth muscle
  • LOS covered in GI unit
71
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dysphagia

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problems swallowing

Neurological conditions makes swallowing liquids harder (solid= more due to obstruction)

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Signs and symptoms of dysphagia

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  • Coughing and chocking
  • Sialorrhea (drooling)
  • Recurrent pneumonia
  • Change in voice/speech (wet voice)
  • Nasal regurgitation
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causess of dysphagia

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  • Stroke
  • Progressive neurological disease
  • Parkinson’s/MS
  • COPD
  • Dementia
  • 30% of post stroke death are due to pneumonia
    • E.g. aspiration pneumonia
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dysphagia interventions

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Fluids are thickened

75
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1) cranial nerve problems with dysphagia realted to which CN

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Intervention

  • Fluids are thickened
  • Absent gag
  • Uvula deviated away from lesion (Lower Motor Neurone lesion)
  • More subtle
    • Dysphagia
    • Taste impairment (posterior tongue IX)
    • Loss of sensation oropharynx
76
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Injury to IX/V caused by

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Medullary infarct, jugular foramen issues (fracture)

77
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2) Cranial nerve problems in this area

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XII- hypoglossal

  • Wasted tongue
  • Stick tongue out- tongue may deviated
    • Damage to nerve itself (LMN)- points to side of the lesion (tongue never lies)
    • Muscle wasting
    • Fasciculations

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