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what is included in the oral region?

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  • oral cavity
  • teeth
  • gingiva
  • tongue
  • palate
  • palatine tonsils
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what are the two general parts of the oral cavity?

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  • oral vestibule

- oral cavity proper

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oral vestibule

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-the space between the lips, cheeks and teeth and gum

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oral cavity proper

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-between the upper and lower dental arches (maxillary and mandibular alveolar processes and the teeth they hold)

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what forms the roof of the oral cavity?

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-the palate

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what does the oral cavity communicate with posteriorly?

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oropharynx

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what drains into the the submental lymph?

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-just bottom lips

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what drains into the submandibular lymph?

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all other parts of the lips besides the lower center lips

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what does the palate form?

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-the roof of the mouth and the floor of the nasal cavity

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what are the two parts of the palate?

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  • hard palate in front

- soft palate behins

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what forms the hard palate?

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the palatine processes of the maxillae and the horizontal plates of the palatine bones

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what is special about the mucosa of the hard palate?

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-it is tightly adherent to the underlying bone

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what is the soft palate?

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-mobile fold attached to the posterior border of the hard palate

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uvula

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-projection on the posterior midline of the soft palate

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what is the soft palate continuous with>

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  • the hard palate anteriorly

- the lateral wall of the pharynx at the sides

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what is the soft palate composed of?

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  • mucous membrane
  • palatine aponeurosis
  • muscles
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what is the palatine aponeurosis?

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  • fibrous sheet attached to the posterior border of the hard palate
  • it is the expanded tendon of the tensor veli palatini muscle
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what are the muscles of the soft palate?

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  • tensor veli palatini
  • levator veli palatini
  • palatoglossus
  • palatopharyngeus
  • musculus uvulae
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tensor veli palatini action

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-tenses the palate and opens pharyngotympanic tube opening during swallowing and yawning

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tensor veli palatini innervation

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-CN V (trigeminal)

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Levator veli palatini action

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-elevates the palate during swallowing and yawning

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Levator veli palatini innervation

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-CN X (vagas)

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Palatoglossus action

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-elevates posterior part of tongue and draws the soft palate onto tongue

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palatoglossus innervation

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CN X (vagas)

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Palatopharyngeus action
-tenses soft palate and pulls walls of pharynx superiorly, anteriorly, and medially during swallowing
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palatopharyngeus innervation
CN X (vagas)
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musculus uvulae action and innervation
- shortens uvula and pulls it superiorly | - CN X (vagas)
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where does the soft palate primarily get its blood supply?
descending palatine arteries
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what is the descending palatine artery branch from?
-facial artery
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what are the nerves that supply the soft palate branches of?
V2 | -maxillary division of trigeminal
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what foramen does the nasopalatine nerve ass through?
-incisive foramen
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what does the greater palatine nerve pass through?
-greater palatine foramen
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what does the lesser palatine nerve pass through?
-lesser palatine foramen
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what are the major salivary glands?
- parotid - submandibular - sublingual
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the mucous membrane if the tongue is reflected...
from the inferior surface of the tongue to the floor of the mouth
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how is the tongue connected to the floor of the mouth??
-by the frenulum, a vertical fold of tissue
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what is the tongue composed of?
-striated muscle covered with mucous membrane
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what do the muscles of the tongue connect to above?
-styloid process and the soft process
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what do the muscles of the tongue connect to below?
-mandible and hyoid bone
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what divides the tongue into right and left halves?
-median fibrous septum
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what divides the mucous membrane of the upper surface of the tongue into anterior and posterior parts?
-sulcus terminalis
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what is the apex of the sulcus terminalis marked by?*****
-the foramen cecum
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what is the anterior 2/3 of the tongue called?
oral part of the tongue
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what is the posterior 1/3 of the tongue called?
pharyngeal part of the tongue
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what are the two types of muscles in the tongue?
intrinsic and extrinsic
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intrinsic muscles of the tongue
-confined to the tongue, not attached to the bone
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extrinsic muscles of the tongue
-attached to bones and soft palate
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what muscles are considered extrinsic muscles?
- genioglossus - hyoglossus - styloglossus - palatoglossus
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all tongue muscles are innervated by CN XII, except which one?
-palatoglossus
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palatoglossus innervation
-pharyngeal branch of CN X
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what muscle does protrusion movement of the tongue?****
-genioglossus
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what muscles do retraction of the tongue?
-styloglossus and hyoglossus
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what muscles do depression of the tongue?
hyoglossus
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what muscles do retraction and elevation of the posterior 1/3 part of the tongue?
styoglossus and platoglossus muscles
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what makes the tongue change shapes?
-intrinsic muscles
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what artery supplies the tongue?
-lingual artery
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what vein does the tongue drain into?
internal jugular vein
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where does the tip of the tongue lymph drain?
-submental nodes
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where does the sides of the anterior 2/3 of the tongue lymph drain?
-submandibular and deep cervical nodes
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where does the posterior 1/3 lymph drain?
deep cervical nodes
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innervation of anterior 2/3 of the tongue
- lingual nerve (branch of CN V)-general | - chorda tympani(branch of CN VII)-taste
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innervation of posterior 1/3 of the tongue
-CN IX -general and taste

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