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Mouth and throat anatomy Flashcards

1
Q

What muscles make up the floor of the mouth?

A

Geniohyoid
Mylohyoid
Anterior belly of digastric

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2
Q

Which side of the tongue has papillae?

A

Posterior or ventral surface

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3
Q

What papillae are found on the tongue?

A

Filliform
Fungiform
Foliate
Vallate

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4
Q

Which papillae has no role in taste?

A

Filiform

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5
Q

What vein is found under the tongue?

A

Lingual vein

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6
Q

What special role does the lingual vein have?

A

Sublingual drug uptake

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7
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What is the space either side of the frenulum called?

A

Sublingual fold

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8
Q

Where do the ducts of the submandibular glands open to?

A

Sublingual papillae

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9
Q

What are the three main salivary glands?

A

Parotid
Sublingual
Submandibular

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10
Q

Which muscles is the parotid gland associated with?

A

Sits on the masseter and pierces through the buccinator

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11
Q

Which nerve supplies the submandibular and sublingual glands?

A

CN VII

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12
Q

Which nerve supplies the parotid gland?

A

CN IX

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13
Q

What nerve is involved in all the glands but does not actually supply any?

A

V3

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14
Q

What part of the tongue is not in the oral cavity?

A

Posterior third

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15
Q

What nerve supplies the posterior third of the tongue?

A

CN IX

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16
Q

What is the dividing line between the anterior and posterior tongue?

A

Terminal sulcus

17
Q

What nerves innervate the anterior tongue?

A

General sensory V3

Taste: CN VII

18
Q

What is the foramen caecum?

A

Origin of thyroid gland

19
Q

What are the 4 extrinsic muscles of the tongue?

A

Palatoglossus
Styloglossus
Hyoglossus
Genioglossus

20
Q

Which of these muscles is the odd one out?

A

Palatoglossus since it is supplied by CNX and not CNXII

21
Q

What do the intrinsic muscles of the tongue do?

A

Modify the shape of the tongue

22
Q

What foramen in the skull does the hypoglossal nerve travel?

A

Hypoglossal canal

23
Q

How is CNXII tested?

A

Stick tongue out

Tongue will point towards injured nerve

24
Q

What mucosa is present on the hard palate?

A

Keratinised squamous epithelium

25
Q

What is different about the hard and soft palate?

A

No bone in soft palate

Mucosa not keratinised in soft palate

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