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Palate, pharynx and larynx Flashcards

1
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What bones are involved with the palate and pharynx?

A

Hyoid
Mandible
Maxilla

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2
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Where is the hard palate found?

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Anterior superior

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3
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What bone makes up the hard palate?

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Maxilla

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4
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Where is the soft palate found?

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Posterior superior

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5
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What are the three parts of the pharynx?

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Nasopharynx
Oropharynx
Laryngopharynx

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6
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What is the frenulum?

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Membrane linking tounge to floor of mouth

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7
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What vein can be seen on the floor of the mouth?

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Deep lingual vein

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8
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What is the sublingual caruncle?

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Opening for the submandibular salivary gland

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9
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What two muscles make up the floow of the mouth?

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Geniohyoid

Mylohyoid

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10
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Describe the geniohyoid

A

Superior of two muscles and runs from the middle of the hyoid to middle of mandible

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11
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Describe the mylohyoid

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Inferior of the two muscles and runs from the whole anterior hyoid to whole of mandible

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12
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What are our three main salivary glands?

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Parotid- Behind ear
Sublingual
Submandibular

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13
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Where is the secretory opening for the parotid glands?

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By upper 2nd molar

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14
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Where is the secretory opening for the submandibular gland?

A

Lingual caruncle

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15
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Where is the secretory opening for the sublingual gland?

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Directly superior to them

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16
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What innervates the salivary glands?

A

CNVII

Chorda tympani branch for sublingual

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17
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What kind of muscle makes up the tongue?

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Skeletal

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18
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How is the tongue split up?

A

Anterior 2/3

Posterior 1/3

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19
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Describe the anterior 2/3 of the tongue

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Horizontal and in oral cavity
General sensory- V3
Taste VII

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20
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Describe the posterior 1/3 of the tongue

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Vertical and not in oral cavity

Taste and sense by CNIX

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21
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What kind of buds do we have on our tongues?

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4:
Foliate- Foliage like
Vallate
Fungiform- Mushroom like
Filiform- temperature and touch. Filament like
22
Q

What two categories of muscle are associated with the tongue?

A

Intrinsic

Extrinsic

23
Q

What do intrinsic muscles of the tongue do?

A

Modify shape of tongue

24
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What do extrinsic muscles of the tongue do?

A

Change the position of the tongue

25
Q

What nerve supplies the muscles of the tongue?

A

CNXII

26
Q

How do you test CNXII?

A

Get them to stick their tongue out

27
Q

What is the top of the tongue called?

A

Dorsum

28
Q

What is the area around the teeth called?

A

GIngiva

29
Q

What are the arches of the soft palate made up of?

A

Skeletal muscle

30
Q

What nerve supplies the muscles of the soft palate?

A

CNX mainly

31
Q

What is the function of the soft palate?

A

Stop food going up the nose

Direct air when speaking

32
Q

how do you test CNX?

A

Look at uvula and it deviates away from damaged side

33
Q

What are the muscle layers of the pharynx?

A

Outer circular

Inner longitudinal

34
Q

What nerve innervated the muscles of the pharynx?

A

CNX

35
Q

Where are the tonsils found?

A

Oropharynx

36
Q

What tonsils do we have?

A

Palatine
Lingual
Pharyngeal- Adenoids
Tubal

37
Q

What are the two arches of the soft palate called?

A

Palatoglossus

Glossopharyngeal

38
Q

List the tonsils from superior to inferior

A

Pharyngeal- Adenoids
Tubal
Palatine
Lingual

39
Q

List the important lymph nodes of the head

A 
Submental
Submandibular
Retropharyngeal
Jugulodigastric
Deep cervical
40
Q

What is the common name for the larynx?

A

Voice box

41
Q

Where does the larynx start and finish?

A

Under the hyoid to trachea

42
Q

What is the point of the larynx?

A

Regulate airflow

Prevent aspiration

43
Q

What is the larynx made of?

A

Cartilage jointed by ligaments

44
Q

Where is the larynx situated?

A

Pretracheal fascia

45
Q

What is contained in the pretracheal fascia?

A 
Strap muscles
Thyroid
Trachea and larynx
Oesophagus and pharynx
Recurrent laryngeal N
46
Q

What parts of the larynx should be palpable?

A

Hyoid
Thyroid cartilage
Cricoid cartilage

47
Q

What membrane links the hyoid bone to the thyroid cartilage?

A

Thyroid membrane

48
Q

What is an important part of the larynx?

A

Epiglottis

49
Q

What are the three main bits of cartilage in the larynx?

A

Thyroid
Cricoid
Arytenoid

50
Q

Name some features of the larynx

A 
Epiglottis
False vocal cord- vestibular fold
Vocal cord- vocal fold
laryngeal ventricle
Infraglottic cavity
51
Q

What is the rima glottidis?

A

Space between vocal cords

52
Q

Name 4 neck features that should be palpable

A

Submandibular sal glands
Trachea
Carotid bifurcation
Thyroid

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