Throat Anatomy and Physiology Flashcards
What makes up the 2 parts of the oral cavity?
Oral vestibule
Oral cavity proper
What are the boundaries of the oral cavity?
Lips to palatoglossal arch
Palate to floor of mouth
Buccal mucosa
What pierces the buccinator muscle?
Parotid duct
What 4 muscles are involved in mastication?
Lateral pterygoid
Medial pterygoid
Temporalis
Masseter
What are the boundaries of the oropharynx?
Lower border of soft palate to upper margin of epiglottis
Palatoglossal arch to posterior pharyngeal wall
Laterally by faucial pillars and tonsils
What type of epithelium lines the oropharynx?
Stratified, non keratinised squamous
What nerves supply the oropharynx?
Pharyngeal plexus CN IX and X
How do you test the 9th cranial nerve?
Ask patient to say ‘ah’
How do you test the 10th cranial nerve?
Aak the patient to say ‘ee’
What are the functions of the oral cavity?
Taste Mastication Speech Digestion Swallowing
What part of the tongue does not contain any taste buds?
Filliform papillae
What types of muscles make up the tongue?
Intrinsic muscles (alter shape) Extrinsic muscles (alter position)
What structure closes off the nasopharynx during swallowing?
Soft palate
What closes off the trachea during swallowing?
Epiglottis
What is the blood supply to the hypopharynx?
Superior thyroid artery
Lingual artery
Ascending pharyngeal artery