exam 4 Flashcards
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a flexible tube that extends from the larynx to the lips is known as
Pharyngeal Oral Apparatus
at the level of the oropharynx, the pharyngeal oral apparatus undergoes what degree of bend
90
the pharyngeal oral apparatus is mainly formed of what two subtances?
bone and muscle
the upper jaw and most of the hard palate make up the ___
Maxilla
What is the Mandible?
the lower jaw
the pharyngeal oral apparatus is formed by ___
the upper portion of the vertebral column and bones of the skull
what 6 additional bones make up the pharyngeal-oral apparatus (other than maxilla, skull, and mandible)
Frontal bone, zygomatic, sphenoid, temporal, parietal, and styloid process
the ____ process is a part of the Maxilla (on the front)
Alveolar
the ____ process is a part of the Maxilla (on the bottom)
palatine
behind the palatine process of the maxilla is what process?
horizontal process of palatine bone
where do the left and right halves of the mandible meet?
at the front at a fibrous symphysis
what is a fibrous symphysis?
a line of union
to ossify is to ___
turn to bone
at what age does the left and right half of mandible join in a fibrous symphysis?
the first year of life
what are the two projections as it pertains to the mandible?
coronoid process and condylar process
mandible articulates with what bones?
the left and right temporal bones
the left and right temporal bones in the mandible form what joints?
temporomandibular
each temporomandibular joint is ___
condyloid
the egg shaped head of the condylar process fits into an ____ shaped cavity within the ____ bone
elliptical, temporal
what are the surfaces of the condyle and temporal bone covered with?
fibrocartilage
from top down, the temporomandibular ligaments are:
temporomandibular, sphenomandibular
stylomandibular
which ligament limits the degree to which the condyle can be displaced downward and backward?
temporomandibular ligament
the ligament that limits downward and backward displacement of mandible is:
sphenomandibular ligament
which ligament limits downward and forward displacement of the mandible
stylomandibular ligament