Oral Cavity Flashcards
What are the parts of the mouth cavity?
Mouth Cavity Proper: Space between Upper and Lower Alveolar Arches
Vestibule: Space between teeth and gums on one side and lips and cheeks on the other
Oral Cavity is lined with …
stratified squamous epithelium
Gingiva, Hard Palate and Dorsum of Tongue are …
slightly keratinized
Boundaries of Oral Cavity
Anterior: Lips
Posterior: Continuous with Oropharynx
Lateral: Cheeks
Superior: Palate
Inferior: Tongue
What are the components of the Oral Cavity?
Lips
Cheeks
Teeth
Palate
Tongue
Lips
Formed from?
Orbicularis Oris
Lips
What covers the lips externally?
Skin
Lips
What covers the lips internally?
Mucous Membrane
Lips
What connects the Lips to the Gums?
Midline structure called Labial Frenula
Cheeks
Which muscle forms the cheeks?
Buccinator
Cheeks
Function of Buccinator Muscle in Cheeks?
Prevents accumulation of food in Vestibule
Cheeks
What separates Cheeks from Lips?
Nasolabial Folds
Teeth
Teeth changes by age
Deciduous Teeth: 6 months - 2 years
Permanent Teeth: 6 - 12 years
Wisdom Teeth (3rd Molar): 17 - 25 years
Teeth
Number of Teeth
4 Incisors
2 Canines
4 molars (3rd molar develops later)
Teeth
Bones forming Jaw
Upper Jaw: Maxillary Bone
Lower Jaw: Mandible
Palate
Parts of the Palate
Hard Palate (anterior)
Soft Palate (posterior)
Palate
Components of Hard Palate?
Maxilla
Palatine Bone
Palate
Posterior Part of Soft Palate is the …
uvula
Palate
Muscles of Soft Palate?
Tensor Palati
Levator Palati
Musculus Uvulae
Palatoglossus
Palate
Tensor Palati: Origin
Eustachian Tube and Scaphoid Fossa
Palate
Tensor Palati: Insertion
Tendons fuse forming Palatine Aponeurosis which inserts into Margin of Palatine Bone
Palate
Tensor Palati: Action
Tenses the Palate
Palate
Levator Palati: Origin
Eustachian Tube and Petrous Bone
Palate
Levator Palati: Insertion
Palatine Aponeurosis
Palate
Levator Palati: Action
Elevate Tensed Palate to shut the Nasopharynx from Oropharynx
Palate
Musculus Uvulae: Origin
Palatine Aponeurosis
Palate
Musculus Uvulae: Insertion
Mucosa of Uvula
Palate
Musculus Uvulae: Action
Tenses Uvula
Palate
Palatoglossus: Origin
Palatine Aponeurosis
Palate
Palatoglossus: Insertion
Side of Tongue