WEEK 11 - ORAL CAVITY Flashcards
list the contents in the vestibule
- inside the lips and cheeks
what is the vestibule superficial to
t eeth and alveolar arches
what does the vestibule consist of
- labial and buccal sulci
list the layers of the check in chronological order
- oral mucosa
- buccinator
- buccal fat pad
- parotid duct
- muscles of facial expression
- skin
list the features of the tongue
- dorsal surface
- ventral surface
- body
- apex
- root
what does the dorsal surface of the tongue consist of
- oral and pharyngeal
- palatoglossal folds
- sulcus terminalis
- foramen caecum
what does the ventral palatine tongue consist of
- frenulum
- deep lingual veins
- fimbriated folds
- sublingual folds
alveolar lingual sulcus
- horshoe shaped cavity in the oral cavity proper
what does the alveolar lingul sulcus contain
sublingual folds and openings of sublingual ducts
location of the pharyngeal tongue
- from sulcus terminalis to epiglottiswhat
what does the lingual tonsils consist of
- lymphatic nodules surrounding a single indentation or crypt
what does the lingual tonsils receive
- mucous secreting glands
pharyngeal tongue contents
- valleculae
- medial and lateral glossoepiglottic folds
- palatine tonsils
- palatopharyngeal fold
function of the intrinsic tonguie muscles
only change the shape of the tongue
list the two diff sub categories of the intrinsic tongue muscles
- superior longitudinal and inferior longitudinal
- vertical and transverse
list the superior longitudinal tongue muscles
- saggital under dorsal mucosa
- apex up
function of superior longitudinal and inferior l
shorten the tongue
extrinsic muscles of the tongue
- genioglossus
- hypoglossus
- styloglossus
- palatoglossus
blood supply of tongue
lingual artery
and lingual vein
what is the lingual artery a branch of
external carotid artery
where does the lingual artery pass
medial to the posterior hypoglossus
what is the lingual vein a tributary of
- internal jugular vein
nerve supply of the anterior 2/3 and posterior 1/3
- general sensation
- special sensation
- somatic motor
- autonomic
sympathetic
parasympathetic
anterior 2/3 of tongue general sensation
lingual nerve
special sensation of anterior 2/3 of tongue
chorda tympani