Mouth, tongue, and jaw Flashcards
How can the healthy mouth be divided?
- vestibule - sulci between the lips/cheeks and the teeth
- oral cavity proper - the space inside and including the teeth
What are the main parts of the oral vestibule?
- buccal sulcus (between cheeks and teeth)
- gingivia (gums)
- labial sulcus (between lips and teeth)
- lining mucosa
What are the main parts of the mouth?
- vermillion border (edge of lips)
- uvula
- palatoglossal arch
- palatopharyngeal arch
- soft palate
- palatine tonsil
What key clinical issues can affect the mouth?
- oral thrush
- poor oral hygiene and aspiration pneumonia risk
- radiotherapy changes
What are the important features of the dorsal surface of the tongue?
- lingual tonsil
- sulcus terminalis
- filiform papillae
- fungiform papillae
- circumvallate
What does the sulcus terminalis do?
divides the tongue into posterior and anterior
What are papillae?
little bumps on the tongue to help grip food while chewing. some contain taste buds
What are the different papillae on the dorsal tongue and their roles?
- circumvallate - contain taste buds
- fungiform - contain taste buds
- filiform - no taste buds
What are the main features on the ventral surface of the tongue?
- lining mucosa
- lingual veins
- lingual frenulum
- sublingual papillae
What do the sublingual papillae do?
allow saliva to drain into the oral cavity
What is ankyloglossia?
a short frenulum - tongue tie
What are the sets of muscles in the tongue?
intrinsic and extrinsic
What are the features of the extrinsic muscles of the tongue?
- attach to the skull and tongue
- change the position of the tongue
What are the features of the intrinsic muscles of the tongue?
- both attachments are within the tongue
- change the shape of the tongue
What are the extrinsic muscles of the tongue?
- palatoglossus
- styloglossus
- genioglossus
- hyoglossus
What is the CN innervation of the palatoglossus muscle?
CNX - vagus
What is the CN innervation of the styloglossus muscle?
CNXII - hypoglossal
What is the CN innervation of the hyoglossus muscle?
CNXII - hypoglossal
What is the CN innervation of the genioglossus?
CNXII - hypoglossal
What is the action of the palatoglossus muscle?
elevates posterior tongue and depresses soft palate
What is the action of the styloglossus muscle?
retracts tongue and elevates sides of tongue
What is the action of the genioglossus muscle?
wide range of action, protrudes, flattens
What is the action of the hyoglossus muscle?
depresses tongue and sides of tongue