Principles Flashcards
1
Q
What is the TMJ
A
Articulation between:
-mandibular fossa
-articular tubercle of the temporal bone
AND the head of the condylar process of the mandible
2
Q
Touch and temperature on tongue
A
Filiform papillae
3
Q
Taste buds
A
Foliate, vallate, fungiform
4
Q
Muscle of the cheeks
A
Buccinator
5
Q
Which fracture might affect occlusion?
A
Displaced fracture of angle/body of mandible or of maxilla
6
Q
These guide the bolus away from the midline laryngeal inlet
A
Uvula of soft palate and epiglottis
7
Q
Opening into the larynx for air
A
Laryngeal inlet
8
Q
Lining of the oesophagus
A
Non-keratinised stratified squamous epithelium
