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T2 L2 Neck & oral cavity Flashcards

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Where is the oral cavity located?

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Inferior to the nasal cavities

Continuous with both the nasal cavities superior & pharynx inferiorly

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What does the outer oral vestibule include?

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The lips & cheeks

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What does the roof include?

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The hard & soft palate

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4
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What forms the floor of the oral cavity?

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Muscles (mylohyoid & geniohyoid) & the tongue

Contains submandibular & sublingual glands

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What is the tongue divided into?

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An anterior 2/3 (oral)
Posterior 1/3 (pharyngeal)
Demarked by a V-shaped sulcus

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What does the undersurface of the tongue contain?

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Medial fold which internally separates the right & left sides of the tongue

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What are the intrinsic muscles of the tongue?

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Longitudinal
Transverse
Vertical

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8
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What do the intrinsic muscles of the tongue do?

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Movement for speech, eating & swallowing

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9
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What are the extrinsic muscles of the tongue?

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Genioglossus
Hyoglossus
Styloglossus
Palatoglossus

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What is the function of the genioglossus?

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Depresses & protrudes tongue

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What is the function of the hyoglossus?

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Depresses tongue

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What is the function of the styloglossus?

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Retracts tongue

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What is the function of the palatoglossus?

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Elevates back of tongue

Depresses sift palate

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What are the arteries & veins of the tongue?

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Lingual arteries

Drains into lingual veins

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Describe the innervation for the anterior 2/3rds of the tongue

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Taste - special afferent (taste), facial nerve VII via chorda tympani via lingual nerve (V3)
Sensation - general sensation by lingual nerve (V3)

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Describe the innervation for the posterior 1/3 of the tongue

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Taste - special afferent (taste) by glossopharyngeal

Sensation - general sensation glossopharyngeal

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17
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Describe the motor innervation to the whole tongue

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Hypoglossal nerve

Exception is palatoglossus which is supplied by CN X

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What is the type &; exit of cranial nerve IX (glossopharyngeal)?

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Type: sensory (somatic), special sensory (taste), motor & visceral
Exit: jugular foramen

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Describe cranial nerve IX innervation

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Sensory - posterior 1/3 of tongue, oropharynx
Taste - posterior 1/3 of tongue
Motor - stylopharyngeus muscle
Visceral to parotid gland to stimulate secretion to aid digestion

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What are the submandibular & sublingual glands innervated by?

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Facial nerve

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What is the type & exit of cranial nerve XII (hypoglossal)

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Type - motor to intrinsic & extrinsic muscles of the tongue
Exit - hypoglossal canal

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What is the function of the larynx?

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Protective sphincter for air passages & produces phonation

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23
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What cartilages make up the larynx?

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Thyroid
Cricoid
Arytenoid
Cuneiform
Corniculate
Epiglottis
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24
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What are the 2 most important ligaments in the larynx?

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Vestibular

Vocal

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25
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What is the nerve supply to the larynx?

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Sensory &motor from the vagus via the superior laryngeal branch & recurrent laryngeal branch

26
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What is the blood supply to the larynx?

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Upper 1/2 by superior thyroid artery

Lower 1/2 by inferior thyroid artery

27
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Where is the pharynx located?

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Most posterior part of the next

Behind nasal cavity & larynx

28
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What are the 3 sections of the pharynx?

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Nasopharynx
Laryngopharynx
Oropharynx

29
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What are the muscles of the pharynx?

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3 constrictors

Super, middle, inferior

30
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What is the nerve supply to the pharynx?

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Motor via vagus
Exception is stylopharyngeus which is supplied by CN IX.
Sensory via V2, CN IX, CN X

31
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What is the type & exit of cranial nerve X?

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Type: sensory, taste, visceral sensory, motor & visceral motor
Exit: jugular foramen

32
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What is the path of cranial nerve X?

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Rootlets from medulla through jugular foramen.
Continues in carotid sheath
Branches into head & thorax

33
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What is the innervation of CN X?

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Sensory: from larynx, dura mater
Taste: epiglottis & pharynx
Visceral sensory: aortic bodies, aortic arch chemoreceptors, bronchi, heart, lungs, midgut & foregut
Motor: palatoglossus, muscles of pharynx & larynx
Visceral motor: as part of parasympathetic to smooth muscle in glands in pharynx, larynx, thoracic viscera, foregut & midgut

34
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What supports the neck?

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Posteriorly by 7 cervical vertebrae

35
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Where are the mobile hyoid bones located?

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In the neck

36
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What are the 3 layers of deep fascia in the neck?

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Pretracheal fossa
Prevertebral fascia
Investing fascia

37
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Why is the fascia in the neck important?

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Reduce spread of infection

Enables structures to move past each other in movement & swallowing

38
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What does the carotid sheath contain?

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Common & internal carotid arteries
Internal jugular vein
Vagus nerve X
Deep cervical lymph nodes
Carotid sinus nerve
39
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What are the 4 triangles in the anterior compartment?

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Unpaired submental triangle
Paired submandibular
Paired carotid
Paired muscular triangle

40
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What divides the posterior triangle of the neck?

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The presence of the posterior belly of omoyhyoid

41
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What is the posterior compartment of the neck divided into?

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Large occipital triangle

Smaller ornoclavicular triangle

42
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What are the boundaries & contents of the submandibular triangle?

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Boundaries: anterior & posterior bellies of digastric
Contains: submandibular gland, facial artery & vein

43
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What are the boundaries & contents of the submental triangle?

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Bounded by digastric

Contains lymph nodes

44
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What are the boundaries & contents of the muscular triangle?

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Boundaries: omohyoid, SCM
Contains: supra & infra hyoid muscles

45
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What are the boundaries & contents of the carotid triangle?

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Boundaries: omohyoid, stylohyoid, digrastic, SCM
Contains: common carotid artery, IJV, hypoglossal nerve, vagus nerve, accessory nerve

46
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What is the muscular triangle divided into?

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Suprahyoid muscle

Infrahyoid muscle

47
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What are the suprahyoid muscles?

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Stylohyoid
Digastric
Mylohyoid
Geniohyoid

48
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What is the innervation of the suprahyoid muscles?

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Facial nerve for stylohyoid & posterior belly of digastric
Mylohyoid by CN V
Geniohyoid by CN XII

49
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What are the infrahyoid muscles?

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Omohyoid
Sternohyoid
Thyrohyoid
Sternothyroid

50
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What is the innervation of the infrahyoid muscles?

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C1-C3 of ansa cervicalis

51
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What does the posterior triangle contain?

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Subclavian artery
External jugular vein
CN XI
Cervical plexus

52
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What is the occipital triangle bound by?

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SCM
Trapezius
Omohyoid

53
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What is the supraclavicular triangle bound by?

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Clavicular head of SCM
Clavicle
Omohyoid

54
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What does the brachiocephalic artery divide into?

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Common carotid which divide into internal & external carotids

55
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What does the external carotid divide into?

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Superior thyroid
Ascending pharyngeal
Lingual
Facial
Maxillary
Superficial temporal
56
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What does the subclavian artery divide into?

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Inferior thyroid

57
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What is the venous drainage of the head & neck?

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Internal jugular vein drains brain, face, cervical viscera & neck muscles
External jugular vein
Anterior jugular vein

58
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What is the type & exit of cranial nerve XI (accessory)?

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Type: motor to sternocleidomastoid & trapezius
Exit: jugular foramen

59
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What is the type & exit of cranial nerve VIII (vestibulocochlear nerve)?

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Type: sensory, special somatic, afferent for hearing, equilibrium & motion
Exit: internal acoustic meatus

60
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What is the path of cranial nerve VIII?

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Divides into vestibular & cochlear nerves

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