Oral cavity AHS1 Flashcards
What is imbibition? What are the different ways?
Drinking
Lapping
Sucking
What are the boundaries of the oral cavity?
Lips to pharynx
What are the boundaries of the vestibule?
The space between the lips/cheeks and the teeth
Where is the oral cavity proper?
The space within the teeth
What is the oral cavity bound dorsally by?
The hard and soft palate
What is periodontal disease?
Disease surrounding mouth structures
What is quidding?
Spilling food from mouth during eating
What are the species that have sensitive and mobile lips so are good at prehension?
Horse and rabbit
What is the orbicular muscle and what is it innervated by?
The circular muscle that surrounds the lips and the facial nerve
What are the bumps on the tongue called?
Papillae
Which papillae dont have taste buds associated with the?
Conical (at the back) and filiform (at the front)
What are the 4 types of papillae?
Conical
Vallate
Fungiform
Filiform
What are papillae covered in?
Stratified squamous epithelium
What are the three regions of the tongue called?
Apex - most rostral free end
Body
Root - caudal part
What is the root of the tongue attached to?
The hyoid bone
What is the body of the tongue attached to?
The mandible by the frenulum
What supports the tongue in ruminants?
The lingual process
What is the torus linguae?
In cattle the projection at the back of the tongue that causes two bumps with a dent in the middle
What is the name of the dent in the middle of the tongue in cattle?
Lingual fossa
What does intrinsic muscle mean?
Originate and insert in the same place, inside the same thing
What is the main muscle in the tongue (its intrinsic)?
Lingualis proprius
What makes up the lingualis proprius?
Fibres orientated in three directions so that it can be moved in all directions