Oral Cavity: Soft Palete

Question 1

T/F: The soft palate is mobile?

Answer 1

True

Question 2

T/F: the soft palate elevates during swallowing to close the opening between the oro and nasopharynx

Answer 2

True

Question 3

What is the median projection of the soft palate?

Answer 3

Uvula

Question 4

What are the two lateral arches of the soft palate?

Answer 4

1) Palatoglossal arch

2) Palatopharyngel arch

Question 5

What is contained within the palatoglossal arch?

Answer 5

1) Palatoglossal fold (superficial)

2) Palatoglossus muscle (deep)

Question 6

What is contained within the palatopharyngeal arch

Answer 6

1) Palatopharyngeal fold (superficial)

2) Palatopharyngeus muscle (deep)

Question 7

Where does the tonsilla fossa lie?

Answer 7

between the palatoglossal and palatopharyngeal arches (bilaterally)

Question 8

What is contained within tonsillar fossa?

Answer 8

The Palatine Tonsils

Question 9

Which muscle of the soft palate is NOT innervated by the vagus nerve via the pharyngeal plexus?

Answer 9

Tensor Veli Palatini- Innervated by the mandibular division of the trigiminal nerve (CN V)

Question 10

Which muscle of teh soft palate opens the pharyngotympanic tube?

Answer 10

Tensor Veli Palatini

Question 11

What is the Innervation for the palate?

Answer 11

Lesser Palatine Nerve

Question 12

What is the blood supply of the soft palate?

Answer 12

Lesser Palatine and Facial arteries

Question 13

How would one be able to diagnose damage to the vagus nerve within the oral cavity? What would cause this?

Answer 13

The uvula will be deviated to the opposite side of damage (ex, left vagus damage, uvula will go right)
-Often caused by trauma