Tongue and Floor of the Mouth Flashcards

1
Q

what is the roof of the oral cavity?

A

hard & soft palate

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2
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what is the floor of the oral cavity?

A

mainly soft tissues including TONGUE

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3
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what are the lateral walls of the oral cavity?

A

cheeks

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4
Q

what do the dental arches separate?

A

They separate the oral cavity into:
- oral vestibule
- oral cavity proper

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5
Q

what is the oral vestibule?

A

the slit like space between the teeth/gingivae and the lips/cheeks

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6
Q

what is the oral cavity proper?

A

space between the upper & lower dental arches

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7
Q

what is the philtrum?

A

the depression in the midline above the upper lip

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8
Q

what is the main muscular component of the lips?

A

the orbicularis oris

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9
Q

what anastomoses in the lips?

A

the superior & inferior labial arteries to form an arterial ring

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10
Q

what supplies blood to the cheeks?

A

buccal branches of the maxillary artery

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11
Q

what is the main muscular component of the cheeks?

A

buccinator muscle

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12
Q

what is the name of the mucosal fold that connects the gingivae to the lips?

A

labial frenulum

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13
Q

what muscle makes up the floor of the mouth?

A

mylohyoid muscle

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14
Q

what are the attachments of the mylohyoid muscle?

A

mylohyoid line of the mandible to the hyoid bone

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15
Q

what is the midline between the two mylohyoid muscles known as?

A

mylohyoid raphe

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16
Q

what are the attachments of the geniohyoid?

A
  • mental spine of mandible
  • body of hyoid
17
Q

what divides the anterior & posterior parts of the tongue?

A

terminal sulcus

18
Q

what are the different types of papilla to cover the tongue surface?

A
  • fungiform
  • foliate
  • circumvallate
  • filiforme
19
Q

where does the submandibular gland open into the oral cavity?

A

Sublingual papillae (caruncles)
- on the floor of the mouth at either side of the frenulum of tongue

20
Q

what are the intrinsic muscles of the tongue?

A
  • superior longitudinal
  • inferior longitudinal
  • vertical
  • transverse
21
Q

what are the intrinsic muscles responsible for?

A

changing the size & shape of the tongue

22
Q

what are the extrinsic tongue muscles responsible for?

A
  • protruding
  • retracting
  • elevating
  • depressing
23
Q

what are the extrinsic muscles of the tongue?

A
  • palatoglossus
  • genioglossus
  • hypoglosses
  • styloglossus
24
Q

what tongue muscle protrudes the tongue?

A

genioglossus

25
what is the function of the hyoglossus?
depressing sides of the tongue
26
what nerves enter the tongue on the external surface of the hyoglossus?
- lingual nerve - hypoglossal nerve
27
what is the function of the styloglossus?
elevating and retracting the tongue
28
where does the palatoglossus muscle originate from?
palatine aponeurosis (fibrous tissue on posterior border of hard palate)
29
what is the function of the palatoglossus muscle?
depresses soft palate towards the tongue & lifts posterior tongue
30
what are the muscles of the tongue innervated by? what is the exception?
All innervated by HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE APART FROM the palatoglossus - vagus nerve
31
what supplies general sensation to the anterior 2/3 of the tongue?
lingual nerve (from CNV3)
32
what supplies general sensation to the posterior 1/3 of the tongue ?
Glossopharyngeal nerve
33
what supplies taste to the anterior 2/3 of the tongue?
facial nerve via chorda tympani
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what supplies taste to the posterior 1/3 of the tongue?
glossopharyngeal nerve
35
what is the major arterial supply to the tongue?
lingual artery
36
what veins drain the tongue? where do they drain to?
Deep lingual and dorsal lingual veins - drain into the IJV