Week 7 Flashcards
What does the mandible consist of
the body and the ramus
What does the body of the mandible consist of
external and internal surface
Where is the mental symphysis
secondary cartilaginous joint that joins the two halves of the mandible together in a fetus
Wha tis the mental protuberance
forward projection of the chin and it is a feature seen only in humans
What is the mental tubercle
feature seen near the mental protuberance and those who have a cleft mandible will see it in this area
What is the mental foramen
is where the mental nerve and the blood vessels emerge from the bone
How is the mental foramen orientated
such that the nerve tends to pass backwards and outwards as it emerges from the foramen
What is the base of the mandible
is what the underside of the mandible is and what it lies on
What is the digastric fossa
an oval depression for the attachment for the anterior belly of digastric
What is the alveolar process
bone that bears the teeth
What happens to the alveolar process without the presence of teeth
§ It will atrophy if teeth are not present
If the mandible becomes very atrophic then a denture can end up sitting on the mental foramen which can be painful
Where is the mylohyoid line seen
on the medial side of the mandible
What is the mylohyoid line
It is the place of attachment for the mylohyoid muscle and the two mylohyoid muscles meet at the midline
Why is the mylohyoid line significant in pros
§ A denture should stop short of this line otherwise when speaking or eating the mylohyoid will lift the denture
What is the submandibular fossa
where the submandibular gland sits
§ It is a smooth area
§ Below the mylohyoid line
What is the sublingual fossa
sublingual fossa is where the sublingual salivary gland sits
§ Smooth area
§ Above mylohyoid line
What is the mental spine/genial tubercle
§ There are 4 mental spines and collectively they rare known as genial tubercles
§ They give attachment to the geniohyoid (below) and the genioglossus (above)
What is the mylohyoid groove
a distinct groove
§ The nerve to mylohyoid lies in this groove
Describe the ramus
○ It has a lateral and medial surface
○ It has an anterior, posterior, inferior and superior border
What is the mandibular foramen
is seen on the ramus in which the inferior alveolar nerve and vessels pass through
What is the mandibular canal
what the foramen leads to
What is the lingula
little projection that creates the shadow of the canal. It varies in shape from patient to patient. You do not want to hit the lingula when drawing back as you will deposit the LA too far
What is the rough surface on the angle of the mandible for (medial side)
has a rough surface and this rough surface is where the medial pterygoid muscle attaches
What is the mandibular notch
Where the nerves and vessels to the masseter coming from the mandibular nerve enter through
What is the coronoid process
where the temporalis attaches
What is the condylar process
what makes up the head and neck of the mandible
What is the pterygoid fovea
seen at the front of the neck of the mandible and there is a little depression and it is the place of insertion for the inferior belly of the lateral pterygoid muscle
What is the pterygoid hamulus
○ The pterygoid hamulus is part of the sphenoid bone
○ It is the medial pterygoid plate that ends in this small hook-shaped process called the pterygoid hamulus which projects behind the posterior border of the hard palate
What is the pterygomandibular Raphe
thin band consisting of interlacing tendinous fibres from the buccinator anterior and the pterygopharyngeal part of the superior constrictor posteriorly
Where does the raphe descend from
○ The raphe descends from the hamulus of the medial pterygoid plate to the posterior end of the mylohyoid line of the mandible
Where is the superior constrictor seen
Runs back from the pterygomandibular raphe
It is made of skeletal muscle
Its action is to constrict the upper part of the pharynx
What is the middle constrictor
○ The middle constrictor comes from the side of the hyoid bone and it overlaps the superior constrictor
○ Its action is to carry out general sphincteric and peristaltic action in swallowing
What is the inferior constrictor
○ Overlaps the middle one
○ Two parts to it - upper part acts as a propulsive force and the lower part acts as a sphincter for the oesophagus / larynx
What is the pharyngeal raphe
○ All the constrictors insert with their opposing partners into a median fibrous band known as the median pharyngeal raphe
Inferiorly it blends with the circular muscular fibres of the oesophagus and superiorly it is attached to the pharyngeal tubercle of the occipital bone
Where does the stylopharyngess arise and insert into
○ Arises from the styloid process of the temporal bone
○ It passes down into the pharynx between the superior and middle constrictor muscles
○ Some fibres merge with the constrictor muscles while others insert into the thyroid cartilage of the larynx
What is the function of the stylopharyngess
○ It elevates the pharynx and larynx
What is the mucosa of the oro and naso pharynx supplied by
○ The mucosa of the oro and nasopharynx are supplied by the glossopharyngeal nerve as well which comes around the stylopharyngeus to supply it
What are the constrictors supplied by
• The constrictors are supplied by the vagus nerve via the pharyngeal pelxus
Where does the tensor veil palatini come from
○ Comes from the base of the skull and originates from the medial pterygoid plate and the auditory tube
Where does the tensor veil palatini descend between
the medial pterygoid plate and medial pterygoid muscle to end in a tendon that winds around the pterygoid hamulus
What is the palatal aponeurosis
○ The two tendons spread out to form a flattened sheet that forms the skeleton of the soft palate - this is the tendon of the tensor veli palatini
○ When the muscles contract the tendon is pulled and it is winded around the hamulus and the palate becomes tense
What is tensor veil palatini supplied by
mandibular nerve
Where does levator veil palatini originate from and insert into
the base of the skull at the petrous part of the temporal bone and from the auditory tube
○ It inserts into the palatine aponeurosis
What do the levator muscles of the palate form
a U shaped muscular sling