Oral Cavity & Pharynges Flashcards
This is dense CT and nonkeratinized stratified squamous epithelium that surrounds the necks of teeth and covers alveolar processes.
Gingivae
This is the anterior roof of the mouth, a bony shelf covered by dense CT and nonkeratinized stratified squamous epithelium. It forms the anterior 2/3 of roof of mouth and separates the oral cavity from the nasal cavity.
Hard Palate
This is the posterior roof of the mouth formed from skeletal muscle and covered with nonkeratinized stratified squamous epithelium. It forms the posterior 1/3 of the roof of the mouth and it helps close off opening to nasopharynx when swallowing. Uvula hangs from it.
Soft Palate
This forms part of the anterior walls of the oral cavity. Covered with keratinized stratified squamous epithelium. Closes oral cavity during chewing.
Lips
These are three pairs of large multicellular glands: Parotid glands, Sublingual glands, and Submandibular glands. They produce saliva.
Salivary glands
These are hard structures projecting form the Maxillae and Mandible. They perform mastication.
Teeth
This is composed primarily of skeletal muscle and covered by lightly keratinized stratified squamous epithelium. The surface is covered by papillae. It pushes food against the palate to turn it into a bolus, detects taste (via taste buds), and helps with speech.
Tongue
This is aggregates of partially encapsulated lymphatic tissue. It detects antigens in swallowed food and drink and initiate immune response if necessary.
Tonsils
This is the space between the cheek and gums, where ingested materials are mixed with saliva and mechanically digested. The Buccinator tightens to keep food out of this space.
Vestibule
This is a small, conical, muscular projection extending form the Soft Palate. It assists the Soft Palate in closing off the entryway to the nasopharynx when swallowing.
Uvula
This is the large gland that you can gleek from (gross).
Submandibular Gland
Where are the duct orifices located for the Sublingual and Submandibular Glands in the mouth?
Underneath the tongue
This component of the mouth is present because it shows where the face fused together.
Superior Labial Frenulum
The anterior 2/3 of the palate is (HARD/SOFT) and (MUSCULAR/BONY), while the posterior 1/3 of the palate is (HARD/SOFT) and (MUSCULAR/BONY).
Hard
Bony
Soft
Muscular
***Hard Palate and Soft Palate
When swallowing, these two structure elevate to close off the opening of the nasopharynx from the oropharynx (keeps food out of nasal cavity).
Soft Palate
Uvula
***Uvula hangs from Soft Palate
These represent the opening between the oral cavity and the oropharynx.
Fauces
Fauces are bound by paired muscular folds, which are…
Glossopalatine Arch (anterior) Pharyngopalatine Arch (posterior)
These tonsils are housed between the Glossopalatine Arch and the Pharyngopalatine Arch.
Palatine Tonsils
***These are posterior to the tongue, which is why a tongue depressor is used to look at them. Not attached to tongue!
The inferior surface of the tongue attaches to the floor of the oral cavity by a thin vertical mucous membrane, called the…
Lingual Frenulum
These are numerous small projections that cover the superior surface of the tongue.
Papillae
These tonsils are attached to the posterior surface of the tongue.
Lingual Tonsils
What innervates the salivary glands?
Parotid – Glossopharyngeal N.
Submandibular – Chorda Tympani (via Facial N.)
Sublingual – Chorda Tympani (via Facial N.)
These are the most superficial and the largest salivary glands. They are located anterior and inferior to the ear, partially overlying the Masseter M.
Parotid Glands
Parotid Glands produce about ________ percent of the saliva, which is conducted through the Parotid Duct to the oral cavity.
25-30
The Parotid Duct opens into the oral _________ next to the second upper molar.
Vestibule