Oral Cavity Flashcards
Roof of oral cavity
Palate
Floor
Tongue and oral mucosa
Suppported by mylohyoid and geniohyoid
Anterior and lateral boundaries
Lips and cheeks
Posterior boundary
Oropharyngeal isthmus, demarcated by palatoglossal arch
Two parts of oral cavity
- Oral vestibule
2. Oral cavity proper
Oral vestibule
Lies between lips and gums (external to teeth)
Openings into oral vestibule
- Labial glands
2. Parotid duct
Labial glands
Small salivary glands
Parotid duct
Opens lateral to maxillary second molar in vestibule
Oral cavity proper
Portion of oral cavity internal to tooth rows
Philtrum
Median groove seen externally, extends from nose to vermilion border of upper lip
Frenulum
Connects lip to corresponding gum by a median fold
Upper and lower
Lips contain
Orbicularis oric muscles and labial glands
Cheeks contain
Buccinator muscle and buccal glands
Palate form
Roof of mouth and floor of nasal cavity
Hard palate
Anterior 2/3 of palate (bone)
Soft palate
Posterior 1/3 of palate (muscle, aponeurosis, mucous membranes)
Hard palate consists of
- Palatine process of maxilla (anteriorly)
2. Horizontal plate of palatine (posteriorly)
Foramina of hard palate
Incisive foramen
Greater palatine foramen
Lesser palatine foramen
Hard palate covered by
Mucoperiosteum
Transverse palatine folds
Extend laterally within in mucoperiosteum
Transverse palatine folds function
Aid in gripping food against tongue during mastication
Soft palate is formed by
Mucous membrane covering aponeurosis
Soft palate is elevated during swallowing to close opening between ______ and ________ during swallowing.
Nasopharynx (above)
Oropharynx (below)
Soft palate is continuous with these two arches
- Palatoglossal arch
2. Palatopharyngeal arch
Palatoglossal arch made up of
Palatoglossal fold
Palatoglossus muscle
Palatopharyngeal arch
Palatopharyngeal fold
Palatopharyngeus muscle
Median projection of soft palate
Uvula
Tonsillar fossa contains
Palatine tonsil
Muscles of soft palate
Musculus uvulae
Levator veli palatini
Tensor veli palatini
Innervation of hard palate
Greater palatine and nasopalatine
Innervation of soft palate
Lesser palatine nerve
Hard palate blood supply
Greater palatine artery
Soft palate blood supply
Lesser palatine and facial arteries