Part II Anatomical Structures Flashcards
Incisive papilla
Thickened area of connective tissue just behind palatal aspect of #8 and #9
Lies over the incisive foramen
Palatine Rugae (folds)
Transverse folds of connective tissue located on the interior 1/3 of the hard palate
Median Palatine Raphe
Second line of connective tissue that lies over the median Palatine suture
Palatine foveae
To pinpoint depressions on most posterior aspect of the hard palate
Located on either side of Raphe
Uvula
Small, pendant shaped, flashy mass of connective tissue
Located at the midline of the posterior aspect of the soft palate
Functions of the uvula
Joins with the soft palate to close off the nasal pharynx and prevent food from entering nasal cavity
Stimulation causes gag reflects
Produces saliva during swallowing
Fauces/faucial isthmus
Opening from oral region to oropharynx
Palatoglossal pillar
Anterior tonsillar pillars/ anterior faucial pillars
Palatalopharyngeal pillar
Posterior tonsillar pillar/ posterior faucial pillar
Palatine tonsils
Bilateral
Lymphatic tissue- infection receptors
Located between anterior and posterior pillars
Filiform papilla
Threadlike structures that cover the entire dorsum of the tongue
No taste function, abrasion only
Fungiform papilla
Dark pink, round, mushroom shaped, fewer and number, scattered across the dorsum
Function in taste
Median lingual sulcus
Slight, longitudinal depression. Divides tongue into right and left sides
Circumvallate papilla
Large, round, flat, dark pink, surrounded circular sulci
8-12 in number
Located anteriorly along the sulcus terminalis
Sulci house more ducts of von Ebner gland
Von Ebner gland
Salivary gland in body of the tongue
Pure serous secretions
Sulcus terminalis
V-shaped a line on the most posterior aspect of the body of the tongue
Marks the end of the body area, houses more ducts of von Ebner gland
Foramen cecum
Small depressions at the Apex of the sulcus terminalis
Embryonic origin of the thyroid gland
Lingual tonsils
Lymphatic tissue
Deep folds called tonsillar crypts house ducts of posterior lingual gland
Pure mucous secretion
Epiglottis
Attaches at the most posterior aspect of tongue
Extends upward to open the larynx to breathe then swings down to close off the larynx to swallow
Foliate lingual papillae
Vertical furrows/folds
House ducts of von Ebner gland
Located on the lateral Borders of the posterior 1/3 of the lateral surface of tongue
Taste function
Where is oral cancer predominantly found in the mouth?
At the base of the tongue and the floor of the mouth
Deep lingual veins
Bilateral on the ventral surface of the tongue