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1
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what are the general sensory functions of the mouth?

A

nociception (pain), mechanoreception (where things are), thermoreception

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what does special senory functions in the mouth detect

A

gustation (salty/bitter tatste)

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3
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what do higher level perceptions in the mouth do

A

determine how you feel about something

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4
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what are the motor functions of the mouth

A

feeding and communications

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5
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what is the boundary name for lips?

A

anterior

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6
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what is the boundary name for cheeks?

A

lateral

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7
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what is the boundary name for floor of mouth (mylohoid) and tongue?

A

inferior

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what is the boundary name for palate?

A

superior

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what is the boundary name for fauces (behind mouth cavity)?

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posterior

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10
Q

what are the 4 jaw muscles?

A

temporalis, masseter, medial pterygoid and lateral pterygoid

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11
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what are the 2 facial muscles?

A

oribicularis oculi and buccinator

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12
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what are the 3 salivary glands and there secretions?

A

submandibular (seriomucinous), sublingual (mucinous) and parotid (serous)

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13
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what is the anterior boundary of the mouth?

A

lips

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14
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what is the posterior boundary of the mouth?

A

fauces (pillars)

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15
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what is the superior boundary of the mouth?

A

palate

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16
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what is the inferior boundary of the mouth?

A

mylohoid, tonhue

17
Q

where does the parotid gland secretions open into the oral cavity?

A

opposite upper 2nd molar

18
Q

where does the sublingual and submandibular gland secretions open into the oral cavity?

A

opposite lingual franulum

19
Q

which pathologies may affect the salivary glands?

A

sialolithiasis (calcified mass in salivary gland), sialodentitis (salivary gland infection), tumour

20
Q

which facial nerve passes through parotid gland, making surgery in this area difficult?

A

facial

21
Q

where are the tubular tonsils?

A

posterior to eustachian tube

22
Q

where are the pharyngeal tonsils?

A

behind nasal cavity, where nose blends to throat

23
Q

give another name for pharyngeal tonsils?

A

adenoid

24
Q

where are the palatine tonsils?

A

between fauces

25
Q

what are the tubular, pharyngeal and palatine tonsils collectively known as?

A

waldezyers ring

26
Q

what are tonsils composed of?

A

lmyphoid tissue

27
Q

where is the master muscle?

A

connecting mandible to cheekbone (zygomatic)

28
Q

name the muscles of mastication

A

master, mandible, lateral pterygoid and medial pterygoid

29
Q

what is the function of the later pterygoid?

A

depress mandible

30
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what is the function of the mesial pterygoid muscle?

A

elevates the mandible

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