oral cavity Flashcards
oral fissure
between lips - entry to the mouth
oral cavity
bounded laterally by cheeks and extends posteriorly to oropharyngeal isthmus
vestibule
space between lips/cheeks and upper and lower alveolar ridges/teeth
region of oral cavity
oral cavity proper
area medial to alveolar ridge
region of oral cavity
cutaneous innervation to cheeks
zygomaticofacial and infraorbital nerves (V2) buccal nerve (V3)
vascular supply to cheeks
branch of maxillary artery
vascular supply to lips
superior and inferior labial branches of facial artery
cutaneous innervation to lips
infraorbital nerve (V2) mental nerve (V3)
orbicularis oris
sphincteric-functioning muscle surrounding oral fissure
muscle of facial expression
CN VII
buccinator
muscle of the cheek
origin: pterygomandibular raphe
insertion: outer alveolar surfaces of maxilla and mandible
interdigitates with obicularis oris
prevents food from accumulating in vestibule
with tongue, keeps food between teeth during mastication
muscle of facial expression - CN VII
floor of mouth contents
lingual fenulum
sublingual papilla
sublingual folds
upper and lower labial frenulae
floor of mouth
horse-shoe shaped region between muscular diaphram and mobile portion of tongue
lingual frenulum
midline fold of mucosa going from the floor of the mouth to the interior surface of the tongue near its base
part of floor of mouth
sublingual papilla (caruncle)
opening of the submandibular salivary duct on each side of the lingual fernulum
part of floor of mouth
sublingual folds
mucosa overlying sublingual glands and submandibular ducts
extends posterolaterally from sublingual papilla
part of floor of mouth
upper and lower frenulae
part of floor of mouth
located in the vestibule
folds of mucosa attaching the lips to the gingiva in the median plane
muscles of floor of mouth
mylohyoid
geniohyoid
mylohyoid muscle
origin: mylohyoid lines of mandible
insertion: medially downwards on body of hyoid
interdigitate in midline raphe that extends from hyoid to symphysis menti
innervated by mylohyoid branch of inferior alveolar nerve
action: elevates floor of mouth at initiation of deglutination
depending on which bone if fixed, depresses mandible to open oral fissure or elevates hyoid during swallowing
geniohyoid muscles
deep to mylohyoid
medial and narrow
origin: inferior mental spines of mandible
insertion: body of hyoid
innervation: branch of C1 via hypoglossal nerve (XII)
action:
elevates and pulls hyoid bone anteriorly during swallowing
inferior mental spines
on mandible
insertion of geniohyoid muscle
midline raphe
where mylohyoid muscles intergiditate
extends from hyoid bone to symphysis menti
submandibular gland
located in digastric triangle superfuical to mylohyoid muscle
submandibular duct
loops around posterior free margin of mylohyoid muscle
continues anteriorly beneath mucosa of oral cavity proper
empties into sublingual papilla
sublingual papilla
small submucosal caruncle where submandibular duct empties into
drains into oral cavity proper
sublingual gland
on mylohyoid muscle
has numerous small excretory ducts that drain onto summit of sublingual fold
drain into oral cavity proper
autonomic innervation of head
all postganglionic parasympathetic fibers hitch a ride with one of the three branches of the trigeminal nerve
all postganglionic sympathetic fibers that go to specific targets hitch a ride on one of three branches of trigeminal nerve too
autonomic innervation to oral cavity
two preganglionic parasympathetic pathways
two preganglionic sympathetic pathways
parasympathetic innervation of head
III –> ciliary ganglion —> V1
VII —-> pterygopalatine ganglion —-> V2 (salivary glands sup to oral fissure)
VII —-> submandibular ganglion —-> V3 (salivary glands inf to oral fissure)
IX —–> otic ganglion —–> V3
autonomic innervation of major salivary glands
(not parotid)
parasympathetic:
1: superior to oral fissure via pterygopalatine ganglion
2: inferior to fissure via submandibular gland
sympathetic innervation:
1: superior to oral fissure via internal carotid vessels
2: inferior via external carotid vessels
autonomic innervation of minor salivary glands
superior to oral fissure via pterygopalatine ganglion
inferior to oral fissure via submandibular ganglion
parasympathetic innervation through pterygopalatine ganglion
VII (greater petrosal and deep petrosal; nerve of pterygoid canal) —–> pterygopalatine ganglion ——> V2 (glands: lacrimal, nose, palate and pharynx; zygomatic: communicating, lacrimal nerve; greater and lesser palatine nerves; nasopalatine and medial and lateral posterior nasal branches; pharyngeal nerve)
parasympathetic innervation through the submandibular ganglion
VII (chodra tympani; lingual (V3)) —-> submandibular ganglion —–> V3 (submandibular gland; sublingual gland; minor salivary glands of mouth (labial, lingual, buccal))
postganglionic sympathetic vasomotor innervation through pterygopalatine ganglion
internal carotid nerve, internal carotid plexus, superior cervical ganglion —-> deep petrosal nerve, nerve of pterygoid canal —-> pterygopalatine ganglion —-> distributed with branches of V2
postganglionic sympathetic vasomotor innervation through submandibular gland
superior cervical ganglion —-> plexus on external carotid and facial arteries —-> through submandibular gland —-> distributed with lingual branch of V3
functions of tongue
1: taste
2: speech
3: mastication
4: deglutition
5: absorption of medications
deep lingual veins
visible near the tip of the tongue just beneath the mucous membrane
absorb certain sublingual medications directly into the venous system
median sulcus
line on dorsum of tongue that divides it into lateral halves
terminates in foramen cecum
foramen cecum
pit at back/posterior of tongue where median sulcus terminates
embryologic origin of thryoglossal duct
sulcus terminalis radiates from here
sulcus terminalis
radiates obliquely anterior from foramen cecum
v-shaped groove that separates anterior 2/3 of tongue from posterior 1/3
oral portion of tongue
anterior 2/3
anterior to sulcus terminalis
pharyngeal portion of tongue
posterior 1/3 of tongue posterior to sulcus terminalis forms anterior wall of oropharynx devoid of papillae has submucosal lymphoid follicles = lingual tonsil
lingual tonsil
submucosal lymphoid follicles on pharyngeal portion of tongue