Neck And Oral Cavity Practical Flashcards
Floor of oral cavity is formed by which muscles?
Mylohyoid and geniohyoid
Muscles of soft palate create arches?
Palatoglossal arch, palatopharyngeal arch, uvula
Which nerves innervate digastric muscle?
Anterior belly innervated by cn v3 and posterior belly by cn 7
What does digastric do?
Opens jaw.
What do geniohyoid muscles do?
Pull hyoid and larynx superiorly and anteriorly when swallowing
What is innervation of geniohyoid muscles?
C1
Extrinsic muscles of tongue?
Genioglossus, hyoglossus, styloglossus and palatoglossus
What is genioglossus innervated by and what does it do?
Hypoglossal nerve and it protrudes the tongue
Hypoglossus is innervated by what and does what?
Hypoglossal nerve and depresses tongue
What does styloglossus do and what is it innervated by?
Elevate and retracts tongue , innervated by hypoglossal nerve
What is palatoglossus innervated by?
Vagus nerve and it depresses the palate and elevates back of tongue
Where does lingual artery arise from?
External carotid
Innervation to tongue?
Glossopharyngeal- posterior 1/3
Lingual- general sensation anterior 2/3
Facial- via chorda tympani of taste anterior 2/3
Motor- hypoglossal and vagus
Squamous cell carcinoma of tongue?
90%dominance in males due to smoking tobacco. HPV infection and EBV infection
Acute epiglottitis?
Sepsis passing from dental or pharynx to epiglottis causing oedema and asphyxia (failure of respiratory process caused by lack or insufficiency of oxygen in brain)