Mouth lecture Flashcards
The openings for the sublingual duct lie where
on either side of the inferior labial frenulum.
Describe the palate
Anterior 2/3 is our hard palate made of bone.
Posterior 1/2 is our soft palate made of skeletal muscle. Uvula extends
When swelling, how do the soft palate. and uvula act?
They. both elevate and close off the the opening of the nasal pharynx
What is a. fauces
opening between the oral cavity and oropharynx.
Explain the innervation of the tongue.
Posterior ⅓, both sensation AND taste = glossopharyngeal N (CN 9)
Anterior ⅔ taste = facial (CN 7)
Anterior ⅔ sensory = lingual (branch of the mandibular N. [branch of CN V3]
Movement for the entire tongue = hypoglossal
what CN moves the entire tongue?
HYPOGLOSSAL N (CN 11)
What tissue covers tongue
keratinized stratified squamous epithelium
action of tongue
manipulates and mixed ingested materials when we chew. It compresses partially digested shit against palate- > turns it into a bolus.
helps with swallowing
whats on the inferior surface of tongue
attached to oral cavity by. lingual frenulum
what is on the posterior surface of tongue
lingual tonsils
what kind of muscle moves the tongue
skeletal
When would one produce most saliva?
meal time. smaller amounts are continuously. made to. ensure oral cavity. stays moist
____ makes up 99%. of saiva
water
What are our three salivary glands
- parotid glands
- submandibular glands
- sublingual glands
Parasympathetic axons in what nerve stimulates parotid salivary secretions?
CN IX
Glossopharyngeal
Parasympathetic axons in what cranial nerve stimulates salivary secretion in the sublingual and submandibular gland?
Facial N
What stimulates mucus secretion from the sublingual gland?
Sympathetic fibers from the cervical ganglia.
so when scared: parasympathetics turn off, sympathetics turn on, causing thee sublingual gland to secrete mucus -> mouth gets sticks.
what is the largest salivary gland
parotid salivary gland
it makes 25-30% of saliva and it is conducted through parotid duct -> oral cavity.
It opens into the oral vestibule near the 2nd molar on top of mouth