oral cavity, salivary glands and pharynx Flashcards
what is the oral cavity?
oral vestibule + oral cavity proper (largely occupied by the tongue)
oral cavity proper is deep to the teeth
where is the vestibule?
this is the space between the lips/cheeks and the teeth/gums.
what are the 2 types of oral mucosa and what is the difference?
lining mucosa = stratified squamous epithelium
masticatory mucosa = keratinised stratified squamous epithelium (hard palate, attached gingival, dorsal tongue)
what are the 5 muscles of the soft palate?
- palaptoglossus
- palaptopharyngeus
- tensor veli palatini
- levator veli palatini
- musculus uvulae
what is the posterior border of the oral cavity?
Oropharyngeal isthmus
what are the functions of the oral cavity?
- ingestion
- chewing and swallowing (first phase)
- speech
- taste
what are the boundries of the oral cavity and what occopies it?
- anterolateral boundry
- roof
- floor
- The oral cavity os occupied by the anterior of the tongue
anterolateral boundry = teeth/gums
roof= hard palate
floor of mouth = mucosa and muscle
what marks the transition from skin to labial mucosa of the lips?
what is it continous with?
- the vermillion border
- it will be continous with the oral mucosa
what is the function of obicularis oris?
closes the lips to narrow the oral opening.
innervation and blood supply of the buccinator?
innervation = buccal branches of the facial nerve
blood supply = buccal artery (branches of the maxillary artery)
What is the buccinator muscle continuous with?
continous with the orbicularis oris
function of buccinator muscle?
- pulls the cheeks inwards to prevent the accumulation of food in that area
- aids in chewing and controlling of bollus
innervation of the upper lip?
infraorbital nerve
branch of maxillary nerve
innervation of lower lip?
mental nerve
branch of mandibular nerve
what attaches to the lingula of the mandible?
spehnomandibular ligament
wat goes through the mandibular canal?
inferior alveolar nerve and vessels
what attaches to the mylohyoid line?
the mylohyoid muscle
this muscle creates the floor of the mouth
what are the 4 main muscles of mastication?
- masseter
- temporalis
- medial pterygoid
- lateral pterygoid
what nerve will supply all 4 muscles of mastication?
CN V3
mandibular nerve
function of masseter?
function = elevates mandible
function and attachments of the temporlis?
function = elevates and retracts the mandible
function of medial pterygoid?
elevation and lateral movement of mandible
function of lateral pterygoid?
depression, protrusion and lateral movement
how many teeth do we have and how are they divided?
32 teeth
- divided into 4 quadrants of 8
- right, left, maxillary and mandibular
what teeth/how many do we have in each quadrant?
- two incisors
- one canine
- two premolars
- three molars
how many teeth do kids have and how are the teeth split?
- 20 teeth
- two incisors
- one canine
- two molars
per quadrant
what are the 6 key milestones for loss of baby teeth?
1- first baby tooth by 6 months
2- complete baby teeth by around 2 years
3- first adult molar by six years
4- lose first baby tooth (6-8 years (usually a lower central incisor) )
5- all baby teeth replaced by 12 years
6- third molar (wisdom tooth) very variable
upper teeth innervation?
supplied by the:
- anterior, middle and posterior superior alveolar nerve
- this is a branch of maxillary division
from trigeminal nerve branches
lower teeth innervation
supplied by the:
- inferior alveolar nerve
- from mandibular division
from trigeminal nerve branches
what is gingivae?
The gingiva, also known as the gums, is the pink-colored keratinized mucosa that surrounds and protects the teeth
innervation of upper gingivae?
supplied by:
- upper palatal from nasopalatine and greater palatine nerves
branch of the trigeminal nerve
innervation of lower gingivae?
supplied by the:
- lingual nerve
- buccal nerve
- mental nerve
branches of the mandibular nerve CN V3
from superficial to deep, what are the layers of the cheeks?
- skin
- buccal fat pad
- buccopharyngeal fascia
- buccinator muscle
- minor salivary gland
- oral mucosa
cheeks are continous with the lips
function of the buccal fat pad?
- aids sucking in infants
- aids the function of the muscles of mastication
innervation of the cheeks:
medial aspect?
lateral aspect?
medial = infraorbital CN V2
lateral = buccal nerve CN V3 (lateral to the buccinator)
function of palate?
what are the 2 types of palate?
- the palate will seperate the oral and nasal cavities
- we have hard palate and soft palate
where will you find hard palate?
what is ot covered in?
- anteriorly
- on the bone of maxillae (palatine process) and palatine bones (horizontal plate)
- covered by masticatory mucosa with minor salivary glands
where will you find soft palate?
what is is made by and covered in?
- more posterioly
- made by muscles and membranes
- covered in oral epithelium
function of the tongue?
- speech
- taste
- mastication
- swallowing
describe the structure of the tongue?
muscular, mucosa lined organ
- kertinsed on dorsum
- specialised papillae for taste
describe the position of the tongue in the oral cavity?
how is either part distinguished?
body = anterior 2/3rds - horizontal in oral cavity
root = posterior 1/3rd- vertical in oral cavity
they are distinguished from each other by sulcus terminalis (this is important for demarking the nerve supply
the tongue has many different strictures on it, describe filiform papillae?
filiform papillae:
- found on the naterior 2/3rds dorsum
- kertinised
- not chemosensory
- for gripping food
- it has an underermined mechanoreceptive role
the tongue has many different strictures on it, describe fungiform papillae?
fungiform papillae:
- found on the anterior 2/3rds dorsum
- not keratinised
- houses taste buds
- highest density will be found anteriorly
where will you find taste buds and what do taste buds have?
taste buds will be found in fungiform papillae, they will have multiple chemosensory receptors. (CN V7)