Week 2 - Oral Cavity, Tongue, Palate & Thyroid Glanf Flashcards
The parathyroid gland maintains……levels in the blood.
Calcium
General sensations from the oral surface of the tongue are carried by which cranial nerve?
Trigeminal Nerve
A set of primary or deciduous teeth contains all of the teeth except..
The pre molars
Match the embryonic swellings with their adult derivatives.
Lateral Nasal Processes Medial Nadal Processes Maxillary Processes Mandibular Prominence Frontonasal Prominence
Lateral Nasal Processes - alae of nose
Medial Nadal Processes - anterior bony part the palate with the incisors
Maxillary Processes - muscular soft palate
Mandibular Prominence - jaw
Frontonasal Prominence - forehead
Identify the intrinsic muscle that narrows the tongue.
Transverse
Which of the 4 extrinsic muscles of the tongue is NOT supplied by the hypoglossal nerve?
Palatoglossus
Identify the tongue papillae which lacks taste buds.
Filiform.
Depressors of the palate are….
Palatoglossus and palaopharyngeus
The superior thyroid artery is closely related to the external laryngeal nerve near its origin.
True
Which artery generally gives rise to the superior thyroid artery?
External carotid artery
In the developing face, the medial nasal processes give rise to the following except…..
Secondary palatial shelves
Taste sensations from the tongue are carried by which cranial nerves?
Facial, glossopharyngeal and vagus.
Which of the following tracheal rings are related to the isthmus of the thyroid gland?
2nd and 3rd tracheal rings
During feral development, a cleft lip results when the maxillary process fails to fuse normally with….
Medial nasal process
At what vertebral level is the thyroid gland located in the anterior neck?
C5-T1
