Vestibule and cavity of the mouth (dave's notes) Flashcards

1
Q

Where does the parotid duct open?

A

Opposite the second upper molar tooth

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2
Q

What nerve supplies most of the mucous membrane?

A

The buccal branch of the mandibular nerve

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3
Q

What glands other than the parotid duct open in to the oral vestibule?

A

There are 4-5 small mucous glands on the outer surface of buccinator and these pierce the muscle to reach the mucous membrane of the vestibule (plus multiple others)

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4
Q

Teeth

A

32 of them….

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5
Q

What contributes to the hard palate?

A

The hard palate is made up of the palatal processes of the maxilla and the horizontal plate of the palatine bone.

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6
Q

What lies between the palatine bone and maxilla?

A

The greater palatine foramen

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7
Q

What lines the hard palate? How is this attached to the bone?

A

Mucous membrane is strongly adherent to the periosteum which together can be stripped from the bone.

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8
Q

What is the blood supply to the hard palate? How does it reach the hard palate?

A

the greater palatine artery, via the greater palatine foramen

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9
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What is the lymphatic drainage of the hard palate?

A

Retropharyngeal and deep cervical nodes

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