Oral Cavity and Pharynx Flashcards by James Durham | Brainscape

Q

How to remember teeth/alveolar mucosa vs. lip innervation

A

Lip supplied by same nerve that supplies the skin there (ie, infraorbital or mental)
Alveolar mucosa supplied by the same nerves that supplied the teeth (inferior or superior alveolar)

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How can you identify CN XII (hypoglossal) damage?

A

-leads to tongue atrophy and deviation to ipsilateral side

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What innervates the stylopharyngeus muscle?

A

CN IX (Glossopharyngeal)

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