The hard and soft palate

Question 1

what bones make up the hard palate

Answer 1

palatine parts of maxilla mainly and also 2 palatine bones that complete the posterior part

Question 2

where is the soft palate

Answer 2

muscle and connective tissue handing from posterior border of hard palate

Question 3

the small glands embedded into the mucosa covering the hard palate produce mucous - what are they innervated by?

Answer 3

facial nerve CN VII

Question 4

what surface markings are found at the front of the hard palate

Answer 4

transverse palatine folds (rugae)

Question 5

what is the line down the middle of the palate called

Answer 5

palatine raphe

Question 6

what nerves and vessels supply the palate

Answer 6

greater palatine

Question 7

where does the greater palatine artery arise

Answer 7

pterygopalatine fossa

Question 8

the greater palatine artery is a branch of what

Answer 8

3rd part of the maxillary artery

Question 9

the greater palatine artery descends in what to enter the palate via what

Answer 9

descends in the palatine canal to enter the palate via the greater palatine foramen

Question 10

the greater palatine artery descends in the palatine canal to enter the palate via the

Answer 10

greater palatine foramen

Question 11

the greater palatine nerves are branches of what

Answer 11

maxillary division of the trigeminal nerve

Question 12

the greater palatine nerves are branches of the maxillary division of the trigeminal nerve from what ganglion

Answer 12

from the pterygopalatine (sphenopalatine) ganglion

Question 13

the greater palatine nerves and vessels descend in what and enter via what

Answer 13

palatine canal

greater palatine foramen

Question 14

what modality is CNV2

Answer 14

sensory

Question 15

what branches of the greater palatine vessels and nerves pass posteriorly to supply the soft palate

Answer 15

lesser palatine vessels and nerves

Question 16

the lesser palatine vessels and nerves are branches of what and supply what

Answer 16

branches of the greater palatine and supply the soft palate

Question 17

blood to the palate is from

Answer 17

maxillary artery

Question 18

sensory to the palate is from

Answer 18

CN V2

Question 19

what is the name of the nerve at the anterior most point of the palate

Answer 19

nasopalatine nerve

Question 20

what is the palatine aponeurosis function

Answer 20

attaches to the hard palate - tough connective tissue and helps to strengthen the soft palate and provide a site for muscle attachment

Question 21

there are _ muscles that move the soft palate in response to food/fluid in the oral cavity

Answer 21

5

Question 22

what happens if the soft palate is touched unexpectedly

Answer 22

gag reflex - muscles of the pharynx try and expel the unexpected item

Question 23

what is the sensory arm of the gag reflex

Answer 23

glossopharyngeal nerve

Question 24

what are the muscles of the soft palate

Answer 24

levator veli palatini
tensor veli palatini
musculus uvulae 
palatoglossus
palatopharyngeus

Question 25

what are the attachments of levator veli palatini

Answer 25

from the petrous temporal bone and cartilage of auditory tube to the palatine aponeurosis

Question 26

what is the function of levator veli palatini

Answer 26

acts to raise the soft palate

Question 27

what are the attachments of tensor veli palatini

Answer 27

from cartilage of auditory tube, wraps a tendon around the pterygoid hamulus to the palatine aponeurosis

Question 28

tensor veli palatini wraps a tendon around what

Answer 28

pterygoid hamulus

Question 29

what is the pterygoid hamulus

Answer 29

small bony point of the medial pterygoid plate

Question 30

what is the function of tensor veli palatini

Answer 30

tenses the soft palate

Question 31

what is the musculus uvulae

Answer 31

muscular core of the uvula

Question 32

what are the attachments of the musculus uvulae

Answer 32

from the palatine bones to the palatine aponeurosis

Question 33

what is the function of the musculus uvulae

Answer 33

elevates and retracts the uvula

Question 34

what are the attachments of palatoglossus

Answer 34

from the palatine aponeurosis to the tongue

Question 35

what muscle forms the anterior arch in the oral cavity

Answer 35

palatoglossus

Question 36

what is the function of palatoglossus

Answer 36

elevates the tongue and helps to close the oral cavity from the oropharynx

Question 37

what are the attachments of palatopharyngeus

Answer 37

from the wall of the pharynx to the palatine aponeurosis

Question 38

what muscle forms the posterior arch of the oral cavity

Answer 38

palatopharyngeus

Question 39

what is the function of palatopharyngeus

Answer 39

elevates the pharynx and moves the pharyngeal wall forwards towards the soft palate

Question 40

all muscles of the soft palate are innervated by what except what

Answer 40

cranial part of the accessory nerve running in the vagus nerve in the pharyngeal plexus (vagus in the pharyngeal plexus in some texts) except Tensor veli palatini

Question 41

what is the innervation of all of the muscles of the soft palate except tensor veli palatini

Answer 41

cranial part of the accessory nerve running in the vagus nerve in the pharyngeal plexus (vagus in the pharyngeal plexus in some texts)

Question 42

what is the innervation of tensor veli palatini

Answer 42

CN V3

Question 43

what muscle of the soft palate is the odd one out in terms of innervation

Answer 43

tensor veli palatini

Question 44

what is the innervation of musculus uvulae

Answer 44

CN X in pharyngeal plexus

Question 45

what is the innervation of levator veli palatini

Answer 45

CN X in pharyngeal plexus

Question 46

what is the innervation of palatoglossus

Answer 46

CN X in pharyngeal plexus

Question 47

what is the innervation of palatopharyngeus

Answer 47

CN X in pharyngeal plexus

Question 48

the hard and soft palates receive blood from the greater palatine (Gives lesser palatine) artery and what other artery?

Answer 48

ascending palatine branch of the facial artery

Question 49

veins of the hard and soft palates drain

Answer 49

to the pterygoid venous plexus

Question 50

lymph from the hard and soft palates drains

Answer 50

mainly deep cervical nodes

Question 51

sensory nerves of the hard and soft palate are branches of

Answer 51

greater/lesser palatine (CNV2) and also from the CN IX

Question 52

the facial nerve sends fibres to the pterygopalatine ganglion via

Answer 52

greater petrosal nerve and nerve of the pterygoid canal

Question 53

the facial nerve sends fibres into the pterygopalatine ganglion which join with the what to supply the small glands of the palate

Answer 53

CN V2

Question 54

why might someone have a very narrow mandible

Answer 54

edentulous individuals (lost teeth) due to bone absorption

Question 55

how many permanent teeth are there

Answer 55

32 (16 each jaw)

Question 56

the upper teeth and gums are supplied by

Answer 56

CN V2

Question 57

the lower teeth and gums are supplied by

Answer 57

CN V3

Question 58

the mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve gives what branch that passes through the mandibular foramen

Answer 58

inferior alveolar nerve

Question 59

what branches does the inferior alveolar nerve give to the bottom teeth

Answer 59

dental branches | incisive branch

Question 60

the superior alveolar nerve comes from where

Answer 60

CN V2

Question 61

the superior alveolar nerves have what divisons

Answer 61

posterior middle and anterior

Question 62

what is the blood supply of the teeth and gums

Answer 62

alveolar branches of the maxillary artery | - inferior alveolar and posterior superior alveolar