the mouth Flashcards
(30 cards)
what are the general sensory functions of the mouth?
nociception (pain), mechanoreception (where things are), thermoreception
what does special senory functions in the mouth detect
gustation (salty/bitter tatste)
what do higher level perceptions in the mouth do
determine how you feel about something
what are the motor functions of the mouth
feeding and communications
what is the boundary name for lips?
anterior
what is the boundary name for cheeks?
lateral
what is the boundary name for floor of mouth (mylohoid) and tongue?
inferior
what is the boundary name for palate?
superior
what is the boundary name for fauces (behind mouth cavity)?
posterior
what are the 4 jaw muscles?
temporalis, masseter, medial pterygoid and lateral pterygoid
what are the 2 facial muscles?
oribicularis oculi and buccinator
what are the 3 salivary glands and there secretions?
submandibular (seriomucinous), sublingual (mucinous) and parotid (serous)
what is the anterior boundary of the mouth?
lips
what is the posterior boundary of the mouth?
fauces (pillars)
what is the superior boundary of the mouth?
palate
what is the inferior boundary of the mouth?
mylohoid, tonhue
where does the parotid gland secretions open into the oral cavity?
opposite upper 2nd molar
where does the sublingual and submandibular gland secretions open into the oral cavity?
opposite lingual franulum
which pathologies may affect the salivary glands?
sialolithiasis (calcified mass in salivary gland), sialodentitis (salivary gland infection), tumour
which facial nerve passes through parotid gland, making surgery in this area difficult?
facial
where are the tubular tonsils?
posterior to eustachian tube
where are the pharyngeal tonsils?
behind nasal cavity, where nose blends to throat
give another name for pharyngeal tonsils?
adenoid
where are the palatine tonsils?
between fauces
