Oral cavity 3 Flashcards
Muscle?
Buccinator
What is the motor innervation of the buccinator muscle?
Buccal branch of facial nerve
What is the sensory innervation of the buccinator muscle?
Buccal branch of mandibular nerve
What is the function of the buccinator?
Holds cheeks against the alveolar arches
and keeps food between the teeth when chewing
Whistling
Smiling
Neonates use it to suckle
What are the 2 parts of the palate?
Hard and soft
What does the hard palate form?
The floor of the nasal cavity
What structures form the palate?
Palatine processes of maxillae (front)
Horizontal plates of palatine bones (back)
What palate lies anteriorly and posteriorly?
Anteriorly = hard palate
Posteriorly = soft palate
what surface covers the hard palate?
Mucoperiosteum
does the hard palate have submucosa?
No
Difficult to inject
Ridges
Palatal rugae
What is the role of palatal rugae?
Help with mastication and speech
Where does the soft palate attach to the hard palate?
attached to posterior border of hard palate