WEEK 9 Flashcards
What forms the roof of the oral cavity?
hard and soft palate
What forms the lateral boundary of the oral cavity
buccal mucosa (cheeks)
What forms the anterior wall of the oral cavity?
oral fissure and lips
what forms the posterior wall of the oral cavity
fauces (oropharyngeal isthmus) which opens into the oropharynx
the lips are mainly formed by
obicularis oris
what are the functions of the lips
valves of the oral fissure with the muscle acting as a sphincter
articulation of sound and speech
what is the labial frenulum
free edged folds of mucous membranes which connect the lips to the gingivae for mobility
what forms the prominence of the cheek?
zygomatic bone
what is the fauces?
communication between the oral cavity and oropharynx
What is the lateral boundary of the fauces
palatoglossal and palatopharyngeal arches
what is the superior boundary of the fauces?
soft palate
what is the inferior boundary of the fauces?
roof of the tongue
what are the two divisions of the oral cavity?
oral cavity proper and vestibule
What is the pathway of the maxillary branch of the trigeminal nerve
exits the cranial cavity through the foramen rotundum and enters the pterygopalatine fossa. it exits by transversing the inferior orbital fissure and it enters the orbit where it continues as the infraorbital nerve.
what are the indirect branches of the maxillary nerve (branches from pterygopalatine ganglion)
greater palatine nerve, lesser palatine nerve, nasopalatine nerve
what does the greater palatine nerve innervate
Mucosa of hard and soft palate
what does the lesser palatine nerve innervate
Mucosa of soft palate
What does the nasopalatine nerve innervate?
hard palate and nasal cavity
what are the relevant branches of the maxillary nerve
posterior middle and anterior superior alveolar nerves, ganglionic branches from pterygopalatine ganglion, infraorbital nerve, zygomatic nerve
what does the posterior superior alveolar nerve innervate?
3 maxillary molar teeth
what does the middle superior alveolar nerve innervate?
maxillary pre molars and first molar