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1
Q

function of the hard palate?

A

provides space for the tongue to move

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function of the soft palate?

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movable space, allows tongue to press against it during swallowing

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3
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what does the soft palate do during swallowing phase?

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tenses and elevates to prevent food from from going into nasal cavity

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4
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function of the tensor veli palatini?

A

creates tension in the soft palate

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5
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what innervates the tensor veli palatini?

A

medial pterygoid n.

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6
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Function of the levator veli palatini?

A

elevates soft palate during swallowing

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7
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what innervates the levator veli palatini?

A

vagus n.

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8
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function of the palatoglossus?

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creates palatoglossal fold and depresses soft palate aginst tongue

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9
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innervation of the palatoglossus?

A

vagus n.

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10
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function of the palatopharyngeus?

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creates palatopharyngeal fold and depresses soft palate, elevates pharyngeus

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11
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innervation of the palatopharyngeus?

A

vagus n.

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12
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innervation of the hard palate?

A

greater palatine n.

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13
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innervation of the soft palate?

A

lesser palatine n.

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14
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function of intrinsic tongue muscles?

A

alter the shape of the tongue

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15
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function of the extrinsic tongue muscles?

A

alter the position of the tongue

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16
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function of the genioglossus?

A

tongue protusion

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17
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function of the hypoglossus?

A

tongue depression

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18
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function of the styloglossus?

A

tongue retraction

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19
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function of the palatoglossus?

A

tongue elevation

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20
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what innervates most of the extrinsic tongue muscles?

A

hypoglossal n.

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21
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which of the extrinsic tongue muscles isnt innervated by the hypoglossal n.

A

palatoglossus (vagus n.)

22
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lingual nerve role in the tongue?

A

sensation to anterior 2/3

23
Q

chorda tempani role in the tongue?

A

taste to anterior 2/3

24
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lingual branch of Glossopharyngeal n role in tongue?

A

sensation to posterior 1/3

25
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internal laryngeal n role in tongue?

A

taste to small region

26
Q

what do sensory tracts stimular in the tongue?

A

serous gland production

27
Q

what is the main vascular supply to the tongue?

A

lingual a. (dorsal to root and deep to body)

28
Q

how many ducts does the submandibular gland have?

29
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what innervates the submandibular gland?

A

chorda tempani

30
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what innervates the sublingual gland?

A

chorda tempani

31
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what innervates the parotid gland?

A

lesser perotineal of glossopharyngeal

32
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which section of the nasal septum plays a role in respiration?

A

inferior 2/3

33
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what section of the nasal septum plays a role in olfaction?

A

superior 1/3

34
Q

function of the nasal conchae?

A

warms and moistens air

35
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what happens if the nasal conchae is irritated/infected?

A

blockage of nasal passage

36
Q

what is within spheno-ethmoidal recess?

A

sphenoid sinus

37
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what is within the superior nasal meatus?

A

posterior ethmoidal sinus

38
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what is within middle nasal meatus?

A

ethmoidal infundibulum

39
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what is within inferior nasal meatus?

A

nasolacrimal ducts

40
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what artery supplies the roof of nasal septum?

A

ethmoidal a.

41
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what artery supplies the medial/lateral walls of nasal septum?

A

sphenopalatine

42
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what artery supplies the floor of the nasal septum?

A

great palatine a.

43
Q

what is kiesselbachs area?

A

an anastomose of nasallary arteries

44
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what supplies posterior/inferior mucosa?

A

maxillary n.

45
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what supplies the ant. sup mucosa?

A

opthlamic n.

46
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where are olfactor n located?

A

roof of nasal cavity

47
Q

function of the frontal sinus?

A

drainage into middle nasal meatus

48
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function of the anterior ethmoidal sinus?

A

drainage into middle nasal meatus through infundibulum

49
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function of the middle ethmoidal sinus?

A

forms ethmoidal bursa and drainage nito middle meatus

50
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function of the posterior ethmoidal sinus?

A

drainage into superior meatus

51
Q

where does sphenoidal sinus drain through?

A

posterior roof

52
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where does maxillary sinus drain through?

A

middle ethmoidal sinus

Gross anatomy (19 decks)

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