Oral And Nasal Cavities, Sinuses, And Pterygopalatine Fossa Flashcards
What is the shallow midline sulcus between nose and upper lip?
Philtrum
What is the portion of lips that is due to thin epithelium and extensive underlying capillary network?
Red margin
What are the midline folds of mucosa which extend between inside of lips to gingivae?
Upper and lower labial frenulae
Describe lymph drainage of lips
Directly into submental and submandibular (pericervical) lymph nodes
Then into deep cervical nodes
What is the recess between cheeks and gums?
Vestibule
Describe the histology of the skin of the cheek
Keratinzed stratified squamous epithelium
What innervates the skin and mucosa of the cheek?
Buccinator nerve (V)
What innervates the buccinator muslce?
Facial nerve (VII)
What pierces the buccinator muscle?
Parotid duct
Where is the orifice of the parotid duct?
Loacted on inner cheek opposite crown of second upper molar
What is the histology of the mucosa of the cheek?
Non-keratinized stratified squamous epithelium
What are formed by mucosa which is firmly attached to underlying alveolar portion of maxilla and mandible by dense fibrous connective tissue?
Gingivae (gums)
What is the midline mucosal fold that extends between floor of mouth to inferior surface of tongue?
Frenulum of tongue
What is a small ridge of mucosa which located bilaterally on floor of mouth?
Sublingual fold or plica
Has numerous small openings for sublingual ducts along crest
What is located at the antero-medial end of the sublingual fold?
Sublingual caruncle or papilla
Where does the orifice of submandibular duct open?
Apex of sublingual caruncle
The lingual nerve spirals from superior-lateral to inferior-medial around what?
Submandibular (Wharton’s) duct
Describe relationships of submandibular duct to other structures
Submandibular duct will be above lingual nerve
Sublingual gland will be lateral to submandibular duct
Describe where the hypoglossal nerve enters in the sublingual region
Hypoglossal nerve enters more posterior and deeper than lingual n/submand duct/sublingual gland
It is closely adherent to hypoglossus muscle
Describe the relationship of the sublingual gland to other structures in the floor of the mouth
Sublingual gland is flattened between mandible and genioglossus/geniohyoid musles
Sublingual gland rests on superior surface of mylohyoid
Submandibular duct crosses medial side of sublingual gland
Lateral side is relatively free of nerves and vessels
Describe ducts of sublingual gland
12 small sublingual duct (Bartholin’s) per side
They have minute opening along crest of sublingual fold
What is the blood supply of the sublingual gland?
Sublingual branch of lingual artery
Describe parasympathetic innervation to sublingual gland
Preganglionic parasympathetic fibers from superior salivatory nucleus exit brainstem with facial nerve (VII)
Travel through chorda tympani
Join with lingual nerve before terminating in submandibular ganglion
Postgangionic parasympathetic fibers from submandibular ganglion distribute numerous short branches to sublingual gland
Describe sympathetic innervation to sublingual gland
Postganglionic sympathetic fibers originate in superior cervical ganglion
They reach the sublingual gland by coursing in external carotid and facial plexuses in adventitia of respective arteries
They can also reach the sublingual gland via sublingual plexus which courses in adventitia of sublingual branch of lingual artery
Summarize innervation of tongue
Anterior 2/3: V (GSA) and VII (SVA)
Posterior 1/3: IX (GVA and SVA)
Intrinsic muscles: XII (GSE)
Describe sulcus terminalis
V-shaped furrow which extends from foramen cecum (at midline apex) to palatoglossal folds (laterally)
Hypoglossal nerve innervates all extrinsic and intrinsic muscles of the tongue except for what? What innervates this one?
Palatoglossus
Vagus via pharyngeal plexus
What extends from lateral corner of nose to angle of mouth? Clinical reference?
Nasolabial sulcus
Unilateral diminution or absence of sulcus may indicate neurological disorder
Describe paralysis of the tongue
Unilateral hypoglossal palsy results in paralysis, atrophy, and fasciculations of intrinsic muscles of the tongue
When protruded, normal gengioglossus deviates tongue towards affected side
Bilateral paralysis may cause airway obstruction (dyspnea), dysarthria, and dysphagia
Describe lymphatic drainage of the tongue
Drain into deep cervical lymph nodes
- jugulodigastric
- juguloomohyoid
What innervates the tensor veli palatini muscle?
Mandibular nerve (V)
What innervates the levator veli palatini muscle?
Vagus (X) via the pharyngeal plexus