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What are the functions of the oral cavity?

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Digestion
Communication
Breathing

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What are the 2 parts of the oral cavity?

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Oral vestibule

Oral cavity proper

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What is the oral vestibule?

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Bit between the lips and the teeth

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What controls the diameter of the oral vestibule?

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Muscles of facial expression

Principally the orbiculairs oris

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Where does the oral vestibule communicate with the oral cavity proper?

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Space behind the 3rd molar

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What are the 2 parts of the oral roof?

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Hard palate

Soft palate

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Where is the hard palate found?

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Found anteriorly

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What is the hard palate?

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Composed of the palatine bone

Separates the oral cavity from nasal cavity

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Where is the soft palate found?

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Posteriorly of the oral roof

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What type of structure does the soft palate have?

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Muscular

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What is the purpose of the soft palate during swallowing?

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Can elevate to separate the nasopharynx from the oropharynx during swallowing

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Where does the parotid duct open into?

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Opposite the upper 2nd molar

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13
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Which muscle does the parotid duct pierce?

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Pierces the buccinator muscle

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What are the 2 lobes of the submandibular gland?

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Superficial and deep lobes

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Which muscle separates the superficial and deep love of the submandibular gland

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Mylohyoid muscle

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Which muscle does the submandibular gland lie superiorly to?

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Digastric muscle

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What are the functions of the oral cavity?

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Taste
Mastication 
Speech 
Digestion 
Swallowing
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What tissue is the tongue composed of?

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Skeletal muscle

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What is the tongue covered by?

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Mucous membrane

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Which structure splits the tongue into 2 parts?

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Sulcus Terminalis

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Which nerve supplies sensation to the anterior 2/3 of the tongue?

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Lingual branch of V3

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Which nerve supplies taste sensation to the anterior 2/3 of the tongue?

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Chorda tympani

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From which branchial arch does the anterior 2/3 of the tongue develop from?

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1st branch

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From which branchial arch does the posterior 1.4 of the tongue develop from?

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3rd branchial arch

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Which nerve supplies bot sensory and taste of the posterior 1/3 of the tongue?
CN IX
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Which are the most numerous papillae?
Filiform papillae
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Which papillae does not contain taste buds?
Filiform papillae
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What are filiform papillae used for?
Sensation of the tongue
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Which papillae are scattered through the dorsum of the tongue?
Fungiform papillae
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Which papillae are mostly concentrated at the tip of the tongue?
Fungiform
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Which papillae distinguish the 5 tastes?
Fungiform
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Where are the Circumvallate Papillae placed?
In a row just anterior to the sulcus terminalis
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What are the 2 groups of muscles in the tongue?
Intrinsic | Extrinsic
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Are the intrinsic muscles of the tongue attached to bone?
No
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What do intrinsic muscle of the tongue alter?
Alter shape
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What do extrinsic muscles of the tongue alter?
Tongue position
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Where do extrinsic muscle originate from and extend to?
Originate from bone and extend to the bone
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What is the nerve supply to the muscles of the tongue?
CN XII Hypoglossal | Except palatoglossus
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Which nerve supplies the palatoglossus?
CN X (vagus)
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What are the main muscles of mastication?
Masseter Temporalis Lateral and medial pterygoid
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What is the innervation of muscles of mastication?
CNV3
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What is the pharynx?
Muscular tube that connects the nssal cavities to the larynx and oesophagus
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What are the 3 parts of the pharynx?
Naso Oro Laryngo pharynx
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Where is the oropharynx located?
Between soft palate and the superior border of the epiglottis
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What is the oropharynx involved in?
The voluntary and involuntary phases of swallowing
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What are the boundaries of the oropharynx?
Lower border of the soft palate Superior border of epiglottis Palatoglossal arch to posterior pharyngeal wall Lateral - faucial pillar and palatine tonsils
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Describe the oral phase of swallowing
Tongue propels the bolus into the pharynx | Triggers swallowing reflex
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Describe the Pharyngeal phase of swallowing
Soft palate at back of tongue pulled upwards- covers the nasopharynx Epiglottis covers the larynx, vocal cord approximate, larynx moves upward Upper oesophageal sphincter (UOS) relaxes Respiration is reflex inhibited
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Describe the oesophageal phase of swallowing
Once bolus passed UOS, the sphinter constricts | Bolus propelled downwards by peristaltic motion, reflex via myenteric plexus
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In which compartment of the neck is the larynx found?
Anteriorly | In the visceral compartment
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Between which levels does the larynx spand?
C3-C6
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With which structure does the larynx continue with inferiorly?
Trachea
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With which structure does the larynx open superiorly with?
Laryngeal part of the pharynx
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What is the function of the larnyx?
Voice | Swallowing
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What are the three part of the larynx?
Supraglottis Glottis Subglottic
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What are cartilages of the larynx?
Thyroid Arytenoid Cricoic Corniculate
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Which cartilage of the larynx is paired?
Arytenoid
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Which cartilage of the larynx creates a C shape?
Cricoid
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What is the function of the extrinsic muscles of the larynx?
Move entire laryngeal complex
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What is the function of the intrinsic muscles of the larynx?
Regulate movements of the vocal cords
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What is the N. supply of the motor innervation of the larynx?
Recurrent laryngeal n.
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What is the sensory innervation of the supraglottis?
Internal laryngeal n.
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What is the sensory innervation of the glottis and subglottis?
Recurrent laryngeal n.

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