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Oral Cavity and Larynx Flashcards

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The oral cavity consists of two parts:

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1 oral vestibule (space between cheeks and lateral edge of teeth)
2 oral cavity proper (space in between teeth, its filled by the tongue)

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What is the first phase of deglutition? Voluntary or involuntary?

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Food bolus put in the mouth and compressed against the palate. Voluntary

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The alveolar arches are:

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They contain the sockets of the teeth and are covered by gingivae (gums)

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The lips are covered externally by skin and internally by?

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Mucous membrane

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The gingivae (gums) are composed of ___________ that is covered with mucous membrane

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fibrous tissue

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What are the pieces called that attach the lips to the gingivae?

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Frenulum (thats singular)

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What are the three layers of the cheeks?

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Skin
Buccinator
Oral mucosa

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What is the principle muscle of the cheek and what is it innervated by?

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Buccinator

CN VII

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What is the parotid papilla and where does it open into?

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The parotid duct opens at the parotid papilla opposite the upper second molar

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What provides somatosensory innervation to the cheek? What is the functional component?

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Buccal nerve (branch of V3)
SA
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In context of the TOP tooth pulp, periodontal ligament, and alveolar processes, what innervates the incisors and canines?

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Anterior superior alveolar nerve (V2 branch)

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In context of TOP tooth pulp, periodontal ligament, and alveolar processes, what innervates the two premolars and half of the first molar?

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Middle superior alveolar nerve (V2)

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In context of TOP tooth pulp, periodontal ligament, and alveolar processes, what innervates the second half of the first molar plus the other two molars?

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Posterior superior alveolar nerve (V2)

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What innervates the superior lingual gingiva?

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Nasopalatine (V2)

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In context of the vestibular (buccal, labial) gingiva, what innervates the area above the incisors and canines?

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Anterior superior alveolar nerve (V2)
Infraorbital nerve (V2)
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In context of the vestibular (buccal, labial) gingiva, what innervates the area above the premolars?

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Middle superior alveolar nerve (V2)
Infraorbital nerve (V2)
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In the context of the vestibular (buccal, labial) gingiva, what innervates the area above the molars?

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Posterior superior alveolar nerve (V2)

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What are the two regions of the tongue and where are they located?

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Anterior 2/3 is the body and is located in the oral cavity proper - has a dorsal and ventral surface

Posterior 1/3 is the root and is located in the oropharynx

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Which papillae of the tongue contain taste buds?

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Fungiform
Vallate
Foliate

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Which papillae contain sensory nerve endings that are sensitive to touch?

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Filiform

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Which nerves does the anterior 2/3 of the tongue give special sensory (SS) and receive somatic sensory (SA) from?

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The chorda tympani (CN VII) picks up the ss-taste fibers from the tongue via the lingual nerve. The lingual nerve picks up para/pre fibers from the chorda tympani

The lingual nerve (V3) delivers SA to the anterior 2/3 of tongue

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Which nerve receives SS-taste fibers from the posterior 1/3 of the tongue and delivers SA fibers to the posterior 1/3 of the tongue?

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Lingual branch of CN IX

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What takes SS-taste fibers from the “anterior to the epiglottis” and supplies VA?

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Internal laryngeal nerve (CN X)

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All muscles of the tongue are innervated by _____ except for which muscle?

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CN XII

Palatoglossus (CN X)

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Which muscles alter the shape of the tongue

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Intrinsic muscles

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Which muscles alter the position of the tongue

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Extrinsic muscles

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The floor of the oral cavity proper contains what 6 structures?

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Lower alveolar arch
Mylohyoid muscle
Geniohyoid muscle
Submandibular gland and duct
Sublingual gland
Lingual nerve
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What is the purpose of the lingual frenulum?

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Attaches the tongue to the floor of the mouth while allowing free movement of the anterior 2/3 of the tongue

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What is the sublingual caruncle?

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Opening of the submandibular ducts

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What is the sublingual fold? Whats on top of the fold?

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Slight elevation of the mucosa due to the sublingual gland sitting underneath

8-20 holes that are the sublingual ducts

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What are the vessels that can be seen on the ventral surface of the tongue?

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Deep lingual vessels (from the lingual artery and vein)

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What is more superior, the sublingual duct or lingual nerve?

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Sublingual duct

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The floor of the oral cavity proper is supplied by what vessels?

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Lingual artery/vein and its branches (lingual vessels from external carotid)

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What innervates the bottom incisors, canines, and half of the first premolar?

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Incisive branch of inferior alveolar nerve (V3)

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What innervates the bottom second half of the first premolar, the second premolar, and all of the molars?

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Dental branches of inferior alveolar nerve (V3)

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What innervates the bottom gums of the incisors, canines, and both premolars?

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Mental branch of inferior alveolar nerve (V3)

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What innervates the bottom gums of all of the molars?

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Buccal branch of the inferior alveolar nerve (V3)

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What nerve supplies general sensory innervation to the floor of the mouth?

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Lingual nerve

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What are the 2 suprahyoid muscles that help form the floor of the oral cavity proper?

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Mylohyoid

Geniohyoid

39
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What triangle is the larynx located in?

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Muscular triangle

40
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What vertebral levels does the larynx sit in and what does it do?

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C3-C6

Phonating mechanism designed for voice production

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What are the 3 laryngeal spaces and what are their boundaries?

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Supraglottic - laryngeal inlet to the false vocal cords (vestibular folds)
Ventricle - between false and true vocal cords (vocal folds)
Infraglottic - between the true vocal cords and the lower border of the cricoid cartilage

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What is the rima glottis?

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Space between true vocal cords

43
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What is the glottis?

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Region that includes the true vocal cords AND the rima glottis

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What are the 9 cartilages of the laryngeal skeleton?

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Thyroid
Cricoid
Epiglottic
Arytenoid (2)
Corniculate (2)
Cuneiform (2)
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Which cartilage is located in the aryepiglottic folds? Whats significant about this?

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Cuneiform cartilages (2)
They are lost if the mucosa has been pulled off
46
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Thyrohyoid membrane?

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Binds hyoid to superior portion of thyroid cartilage

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Cricothyroid membrane

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Made up of median and lateral cricothyroid ligaments

Binds cricoid and thyroid cartilages and helps form the conus elastus

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Quadrangular membrane

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Extends between epiglottic and arytenoid cartilages

Its inferior margin forms the vestibular ligament

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What makes up the conus elastus? What does it do?

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Median cricothyroid ligament
Lateral cricothyroid ligament
Vocal ligaments

Connects cricoid cartilage to the vocal ligaments and forms the roof of the infraglottic space

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Lateral cricoarytenoid innervation and function

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Recurrent laryngeal nerve (BM)

Adduction of vocal ligaments

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Innervation and function of transverse and oblique arytenoid muscles

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Recurrent laryngeal nerve (BM)

Adduction of vocal ligaments

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Posterior cricoarytenoid innervation and function

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Recurrent laryngeal nerve (BM)

Abduction of vocal ligaments

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Vocalis and thyroarytenoid innervation and function

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Recurrent laryngeal nerve (BM)

Relaxation of vocal ligaments

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Cricothyroid innervation and function

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External laryngeal nerve (BM)

Increase tension of vocal ligaments

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What are the adductors of the intrinsic laryngeal muscles?

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Lateral cricothyroid
Oblique Arytenoid
Transverse arytenoid

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What are the abductors of the intrinsic laryngeal muscles

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Posterior cricoarytenoid

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Which of the intrinsic laryngeal muscles is a relaxer?

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Vocalis

Thyroarytenoid

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Which laryngeal constrictor muscle is a tensor?

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Cricothyroid

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Which nerve sends visceromotor (VE) and viscerosensory (VA) innervation to the mucosa and mucous glands of the larynx?

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All of the muscles of the larynx are innervated by what? What are the functional components?

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CN X (specifically recurrent laryngeal and superior laryngeal branches)
BM
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Which arteries supply blood to the larynx?

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Superior/inferior laryngeal vessels

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What does the internal laryngeal nerve supply and what are its functional components?

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. VA and VE-para/pre to the laryngeal mucous membrane superior to the vocal cords
. VA and SS-taste to the anterior epiglottis

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What does the external laryngeal nerve supply and what are the functional components?

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BM and SA

Cricothyroid

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The recurrent laryngeal nerves ascend toward the larynx in between the:

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Trachea and Esophagus

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What do the recurrent laryngeal nerves supply and what are the functional components?

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. BM and SA to all laryngeal muscles except cricothyroid

. VE-para/pre and VA to mucosa and mucous glands below the true vocal cords

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What vessels are paired with the internal laryngeal nerve after passing the thyrohyoid membrane?

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Superior laryngeal artery/vein, which is a branch of the superior thyroid artery/vein

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Which vessels accompany the recurrent laryngeal nerve in the pharyngeal gap #4

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Inferior laryngeal artery/vein which is a branch of the inferior thyroid artery/vein

68
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What is the neurovasculature above the vocal folds?

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Innervation:
• Internal laryngeal nerve (VE-para/pre, VA, SS-taste of anterior epiglottis)
• Sym/post (via superior laryngeal artery)
Blood Supply:
• Superior laryngeal artery (branch of superior thyroid artery)

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What is the neurovasculature below the vocal folds?

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Innervation:
• Recurrent laryngeal nerve (BM-CN X, VE-para/pre, VA, SA- propriception of muscles)
• Sym/post (via inferior laryngeal artery)
Blood Supply:
• Inferior laryngeal artery (branch of inferior thyroid artery)

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What four muscles comprise the intrinsic tongue muscles? What innervates them?

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Superior longitudinal
Vertical
Transverse
Inferior longitudinal
CN XII
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What do the superior longitudinal muscles do? Nerve?

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Curls tongue longitudinally upward, elevating apex and sides, shortens tongue
CN XII

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What do the vertical tongue muscles do? Nerve?

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Flattens and broadens tongue

CN XII

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What do the transverse tongue muscles do? Nerve?

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Narrows and elongates tongue

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What do the inferior longitudinal tongue muscles do? Nerve?

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Curls tongue longitudinally downward, depressing apex, shortens tongue
CN XII

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Genioglossus innervation and function

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Protrudes tongue, bilaterally depresses tongue, unilaterally wags tongue
CN XII

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Styloglossus innervation and function

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Retract and elevate the tongue

CN XII

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Hyoglossus innervation and function

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Retract and depress tongue

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Geniohyoid innervation and function

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Pulls hyoid anterosuperiorly, shortens floor of mouth, widens pharynx
CN XII

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Mylohyoid innervation and function

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Elevates hyoid, floor of mouth, and tongue during speaking and swallowing
Mylohyoid nerve (V3)
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Describe the innervation of the submandibular and lingual glands, beginning with the superior salivatory nucleus

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Para/pre fibers from the superior salivatory nucleus course through the chorda tympani (VII), then the lingual (V3), and synapse at the submandibular ganglion. The para/post fibers then directly innervate the submandibular gland or hop back on the lingual nerve to innervate the sublingual gland

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Describe the parotid gland innervation, beginning with the inferior salivatory nucleus

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Para/pre fibers originate from the inferior salivatory nucleus and course through the tympanic nerve of CN IX to the tympanic plexus. The para/pre fibers course through the lesser petrosal nerve and travel through the foramen ovale to synapse at the otic ganglion. Para/post fibers course through the auriculotemporal nerve (V3) to the parotid gland

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