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Mouth, tongue, and jaw Flashcards

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How can the healthy mouth be divided?

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  1. vestibule - sulci between the lips/cheeks and the teeth
  2. oral cavity proper - the space inside and including the teeth
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What are the main parts of the oral vestibule?

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  1. buccal sulcus (between cheeks and teeth)
  2. gingivia (gums)
  3. labial sulcus (between lips and teeth)
  4. lining mucosa
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What are the main parts of the mouth?

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  1. vermillion border (edge of lips)
  2. uvula
  3. palatoglossal arch
  4. palatopharyngeal arch
  5. soft palate
  6. palatine tonsil
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What key clinical issues can affect the mouth?

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  1. oral thrush
  2. poor oral hygiene and aspiration pneumonia risk
  3. radiotherapy changes
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What are the important features of the dorsal surface of the tongue?

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  1. lingual tonsil
  2. sulcus terminalis
  3. filiform papillae
  4. fungiform papillae
  5. circumvallate
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What does the sulcus terminalis do?

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divides the tongue into posterior and anterior

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What are papillae?

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little bumps on the tongue to help grip food while chewing. some contain taste buds

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What are the different papillae on the dorsal tongue and their roles?

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  1. circumvallate - contain taste buds
  2. fungiform - contain taste buds
  3. filiform - no taste buds
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What are the main features on the ventral surface of the tongue?

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  1. lining mucosa
  2. lingual veins
  3. lingual frenulum
  4. sublingual papillae
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What do the sublingual papillae do?

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allow saliva to drain into the oral cavity

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What is ankyloglossia?

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a short frenulum - tongue tie

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What are the sets of muscles in the tongue?

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intrinsic and extrinsic

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What are the features of the extrinsic muscles of the tongue?

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  1. attach to the skull and tongue
  2. change the position of the tongue
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What are the features of the intrinsic muscles of the tongue?

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  1. both attachments are within the tongue
  2. change the shape of the tongue
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What are the extrinsic muscles of the tongue?

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  1. palatoglossus
  2. styloglossus
  3. genioglossus
  4. hyoglossus
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What is the CN innervation of the palatoglossus muscle?

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CNX - vagus

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What is the CN innervation of the styloglossus muscle?

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CNXII - hypoglossal

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What is the CN innervation of the hyoglossus muscle?

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CNXII - hypoglossal

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What is the CN innervation of the genioglossus?

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CNXII - hypoglossal

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What is the action of the palatoglossus muscle?

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elevates posterior tongue and depresses soft palate

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What is the action of the styloglossus muscle?

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retracts tongue and elevates sides of tongue

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What is the action of the genioglossus muscle?

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wide range of action, protrudes, flattens

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What is the action of the hyoglossus muscle?

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depresses tongue and sides of tongue

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24
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What are the intrinsic muscles of the tongue?

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  1. superior longitudinal
  2. inferior longitudinal
  3. transverse
  4. vertical
25
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Which CN innervates the intrinsic muscles of the tongue?

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CNXII - hypoglossal

26
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What is the action of the superior longitudinal muscle?

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shortens tongue and curls apex upwards

27
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What is the action of the inferior longitudinal muscle?

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shortens tongue and curls apex downwards

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What is the action of the transverse muscle?

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narrows and lengthens tongue

29
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What is the action of the vertical muscle?

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broadens and flattens

30
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Which CN provides motor innervation to tongue?

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hypoglossal - XII

31
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Which CNs give sensory innervation to tongue?

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  1. glossopharyngeal (IX) - supplies all posterior sensation
  2. Chorda tympani (branch of facial nerve VII) - supplies taste and sensation to anterior 2/3
  3. lingual (V3 of trigeminal) - supplies sensation to anterior 2/3
32
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Which key clinical issues can affect the tongue?

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  1. glossectomy
  2. neurological events
33
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What are the key features of the hard palate?

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  1. alveolar ridge
  2. rugae
  3. tightly bound oral masticatory mucosa
34
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What is thought to be the function of the rugae?

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friction for control when pushing bolus through oral cavity

35
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What are the main muscles of the soft palate?

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  1. levator veli palatini
  2. tensor veli palatini
  3. palatoglossus
  4. palatopharyngeus
36
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What is the action of the levator veli palatini?

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elevates the soft palate

37
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What is the action of the tensor veli palatini?

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tenses soft palate

38
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What is the action of the palatopharyngeus?

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depresses soft palate

39
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How is the levator veli palatini related to the ear?

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When eating and chewing, it contracts, opening the auditory tube and allowing it to drain, and equalises the pressure in the middle ear

40
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What key clinical issues can affect the palate?

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  1. cleft lip and palate
  2. velopalatal insufficiency
  3. palatal resection
41
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What are the movements of the TMJ?

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  1. rotate (axis through condyle) - relatively small amount of movement
  2. slide - head of condyle moves onto articular eminence
42
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What are the key parts of the mandible?

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  1. coronoid process
  2. ondylar process
  3. head
  4. neck
  5. ramus
  6. angle
  7. body
43
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What are the main parts of the TMJ?

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  1. glenoid cavity
  2. articular disc
  3. articular eminence
  4. lateral pterygoid
  5. condylar process
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What is the function of the articular disc?

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  1. attaches lateral pterygoid muscle to posterior aspect of joint
  2. pulled forward by lateral pteryoid to stabilise joint when head of condyle is on articular eminence
45
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What are the main ligaments of the TMJ?

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  1. temperomandibular/lateral
  2. stylomandibular
  3. sphenomandibular
46
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What is the main role of TMJ ligaments?

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proprioception and define range of movement

47
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What key clinical issues can affect TMJ?

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  1. TMJ dysfunction
  2. abscess/infection
  3. trismus
48
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What are the muscles of mastication?

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  1. 2 superficial muscles - masseter and temporalis
  2. 2 deep muscles - medial and lateral pterygoid muscle
49
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What CN supplies muscles of mastication?

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motor branches of V3 trigeminal

50
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What are the features of the temporalis?

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  1. elevates and retracts the mandible
  2. attached to lateral aspect of skull and coronoid process of mandible
51
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What are the features of the masseter?

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  1. powerful elevator of mandible
  2. attached to zygomatic arch and lateral aspect of mandibular ramus
52
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What is the role of the lateral pterygoid?

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protrudes mandible

53
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Which muscles depress the mandible?

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Suprahyoid and infrahyoid

53
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How is the mandible depressed?

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  1. infrahyoid and suprahyoid contract together
  2. hyoid bone stabilised
  3. suprahyoids pull down on mandible
  4. lateral pterygoids protrude mandible
  5. results in movement forwards and down
54
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Which other muscles are involved in mastication?

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  1. buccinator
  2. obicularis oris
  3. tongue
54
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What is a good tooth position?

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  1. upper molars overhang lower by half a tooth
  2. upper incisors overhang lower by 2mm
55
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What is the normal range of movement in speech?

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  1. no lateral excursion
  2. open 2cm
  3. protrusion less than 1cm
  4. retraction less than 1cm
56
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What are the key clinical issues affecting the muscles of mastication?

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  1. mandibulectomy/maxillectomy
  2. anscess/infection
  3. neurological events

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