Mouth Flashcards
What nerve innervates the intrinsic muscles of the tongue
Hypoglossal 12
What are the extrinsic muscles of the tongue
Genioglossus, hyoglossus, styloglossus, palatoglossus
What nerve innervates the palatoglossus
Motor- Vagus
Which nerve is responsible for taste of anterior tongue
Facial- chorda tympani
Which nerve is responsible for sensation of anterior tongue
Vc
Which nerve is responsible for sensation and taste of posterior tongue
Glossopharyngeal
What is the name of the duct that leads from submandibular gland
Whartons
What is the name of the duct that leads from the parotid gland
Stensens
What is sialolithiasis
Stones, usually submandibular
Cause of stones
Dehydration and decreased flow
Main pathogen for tonsilitis
Streptococcus pyongenes
Peritonsillar absess
Infection of soft tissue
Deviated uvula away from affected site
Boundaries of nasopharynx
Base of skull to upper border of soft palate
C1/2
Boundaries of oropharynx
C2/3
Soft palate to epiglottis
What are the arches called
Palatoglossal and palatopharyngeal with tonsils inbetween
Boundaries of laryngopharynx
C4-5
Oropharynx to oesophagus
Contains piriform fossa
Role of epiglottis and fossa
Divert food away from larynx
What are the longitudinal muscles and innervation
Stylopharyngeus- 9
Palatopharyngeus- 10
Salpingopharyngeus- 10
What are the circular muscles
Constrictors - 10
superior, middle, inferior
Where does the stylopharyngeus come and go to
Styloid process to thyroid cart
Where does the palatopharyngeus come and go to
Hard palate to posterior border of thyroid cart
Where does the salpingopharyngeus come and go to
Cart part of ET and merges with palatopharyngeus
What are the two parts of the inferior constrictor
Thyropharyngeus- origin thyroid cart
Cricopharyngeal- origin cricoid cart
Both into pharyngeal raphe
Motor innervation of pharynx
Vagus except stylopharyngeus - 9