Oral and Nasal Cavities Flashcards
The floor of the oral cavity is formed by:
The paired mylohyoid muscle, connected in the midline by a raphe
Paired geniohyoid muscles
The tongue
Oral cavity
Roof: hard + soft palate
Floor: muscular diaphragm and tongue
Lateral walls: fascia and skeletal muscle
The oral cavity open anteriorly to:
and posteriorly to:
The oral fissure
Oropharyngeal isthmus
Extrinsic muscles of the tongue
Palatoglossus
Styloglossus
Hyoglossus
Genioglossus
Intrinsic muscles of the tongue
Superior longitudinal
Vertical
Transverse
Inferior longitudinal
Innervation of the tongue
All muscles innervated by hypoglossal nerve, except palatoglossus which is by the vagus
Describe the potential spaces of the oral cavity
1: between mylohyoid and lateral border of hyoglossus
2: between hyoglossus and genioglossus
Structures in the 1st potential space
Lingual nerve
Hypoglossal nerve
Submandibular gland
Lingual vein
Structures in the 2nd potential space
Glossopharyngeal nerve
Lingual artery
Layers that need to be dissected to get to the submandibular gland
Skin
Subcutaneous fat
Periosteum
Investing layer
Three muscles closely related to the submandibular gland
Mylohoid
Hyoglossus
Posterior belly of digastric
Structures than run across the submandibular gland
Facial vein
Facial artery
Lymph nodes
Three nerves at risk during submandibular excision
Marginal mandibular
Lingual nerve
Hypoglossal nerve
Innervation of the tongue
Anterior 2/3 of tongue: special = chorda tympani, general = mandibular nerve
Posterior 1/3: glossopharyngeal nerve
The hard palate
Covered by muscosa
Formed by maxilla and palatine bones