Oral Cavity

Question 1

Arterial Supply of the Oral Cavity’s Palate

Answer 1

Greater palatine (maxillary), ascending palatine branch (facial) and palatine branch (ascending pharyngeal).

Question 2

Venous drainage of the Oral Cavity’s Palate

Answer 2

Follow the arteries. Drain into pterygoid plexus, pharyngeal plexus or the facial vein.

Question 3

Nerve innervation of the Oral Cavity’s Palate

Answer 3

Greater/lesser palatine and nasopalatine.

Question 4

Lymphatic drainage of the Oral Cavity’s Palate

Answer 4

Parotid and submandibular glands.

Question 5

Arterial Supply of the Oral Cavity’s Teeth and gingivae

Answer 5

Inferior alveolar (maxillary) supplies lower teeth. Anterior/posterior superior alveolar (maxillary) supplies upper teeth.

Question 6

Venous drainage of the Oral Cavity’s Teeth and gingivae

Answer 6

Follow arteries.

Question 7

Nerve innervation of the Oral Cavity’s Teeth and gingivae

Answer 7

Inferior alveolar nerve and anterior/posterior superior alveolar nerve.

Question 8

Lymphatic drainage of the Oral Cavity’s Teeth and gingivae

Answer 8

Submandibular, submental and deep cervical nodes.

Question 9

Arterial Supply of the Oral Cavity’s Tongue

Answer 9

Lingual.

Question 10

Venous drainage of the Oral Cavity’s Tongue

Answer 10

Deep lingual and dorsal lingual.

Question 11

Nerve innervation of the Oral Cavity’s Tongue

Answer 11

Hypoglossal (all muscles except palatoglossus) and vagus (palatoglossus). Lingual and glossopharyngeal (sensory).

Question 12

Lymphatic drainage of the Oral Cavity’s Tongue

Answer 12

Deep cervical nodes (Pharyngeal part). Submental and submandibular nodes (Oral part).