Random Questions Flashcards
What nerve is at risk when the submandibular duct is operated on
lingual nerve
What is the opening of the submandibular duct into the mouth
sublingual caruncle
What is the function of the carotid sinus
Contains baroreceptors that detect and maintain blood pressure
What nerve supplies the carotid sinus
glossopharyngeal nerve
Patient complains of numbness of pinna of ear, what nerve is affected
greater auricular nerve
What cranial nerve supplies sensory larynx
vagus
Importance of the mylohyoid line in the making of complete lower dentures
you activate your mylohyoid when you swallow and do certain tongue movements so if the denture lies below this line then it’ll move whenever you eat/talk because the muscle will push against it
What is the vessel under the optic nerve
internal carotid canal
What nerve supplies the middle ear
vestibulocochlear?
Stroke caused by bursting of cerebral veins?
subdural haemorrhage
What vessel is at risk when there is a fracture to the pterion
middle meningeal artery
what artery supplies the motor cortex of head and neck
middle cerebral artery
what groups of facial muscles dont work when there is a right internal capsule
left muscles of facial expression
what is the function of carotid sinus
contains baroreceptors that detect blood pressure
how do we test that the accessory nerve still works and give the anatomical basis of this test
have the patient turn their head to the right while you add resistance to the left or ask the patient to shrug their shoulders whilst you apply pressure - the sternocleidomasoid and trapezius are innervated by the accessory nerve
two folds either side of the palatine tonsils in the oropharynx
palatoglossal fold and palatopharyngeal fold
what epithelium lines the vocal fold
stratified squamous
what sensory nerve supplies sensory innervation of the pharynx
glossopharyngeal
patient has had an operation on the submandibular duct to remove stones, and the anterior 1/4 of their tongue is numb, what has caused this and what does that nerve supply
laceration or damage to the lingual nerve, supplies sensory innervation to the anterior 2/3rds of the tongue
what muscle protrudes the tongue
genioglossus
what muscle restracts the mandible
temporalis
what muscle opens the mouth
lateral pterygoid
what nerve supplies the upper 3rd molar
posterior superior alveolar nerve
Where is the opening of the maxillary ostium in the nasal cavity
semilunar hiatus
