The oral cavity Flashcards
1
Q
What are the mechanisms of the mouth designed to deal with?
A
Digestion and pathogen defence.
2
Q
What are the mouth and tongue covered by?
A
Stratified squamous epithelium with and underlying submucosa containing salivary glands.
3
Q
What are the muscles of the tongue and cheek responsible for?
A
They aid pulverisation and bolus formation.
4
Q
What do the muscles of mastication do?
A
They move the lower jaw, bringing its teeth into contact with the teeth of the upper jaw.
5
Q
All of the muscles elevate the jaw but which is the major effector?
A
The temporalis.
6
Q
What does the masseter do?
A
Elevates and protrudes the lower jaw.
7
Q
What does the pterygoids do?
A
Create lateral movement of the lower jaw.
