Tongue Flashcards
Identify
- Root of tongue
- Body of tongue
- Apex of tongue
Identify 1 - 3
- Epiglottis
- Glossoepiglottic folds
- Vallecula
Palatoglossal arches are also known as ___
anterior pillar of fauces
Identify 4
- Lingual tonsils
Identify 5
- Palatoglossal folds
Identify 6
- Foramen cecum
Identify 7 - 10
- Circumvallate papillae
- Foliate papillae
- Filiform papillae
- Fungiform papillae
What is special about Foramen cecum?
It is Initial developmental site for thyroid gland
There 4 types of papilla
- Circumvallate papillae
- Foliate papillae
- Filiform papillae
- Fungiform papillae
-> Which papilla have taste buds?
- Filiform
- Fungiform—have taste buds
- Foliate—have taste buds
- Circumvallate—have taste buds
Identify 1
- Deep lingual vv.
Identify 2
- Plica fimbriata
Identify 4
- Sublingual papilla
Identify 3
- Lingual frenulum
Sublingual papilla
-> Marks entrance of saliva from ____ into oral cavity
submandibular glands
Sublingual papilla
- > Marks entrance of saliva from submandibular glands into oral cavity
- > Continuous with ____ on the floor of the oral cavity
sublingual folds overlying sublingual glands
Extrinsic Muscles of the Tongue
Identify
- Palatoglossus
- Genioglossus
- Hyoglossus
- Styloglossus
Extrinsic Muscles of the Tongue
Identify 1. O & I
- Palatoglossus
O: palatine aponeurosis
I: projects into the intrinsic muscles of the tongue
Extrinsic Muscles of the Tongue
Identify 1. Action
- Palatoglossus
- depresses the soft palate
- elevates the root of the tongue → narrows the isthmus of fauces
Extrinsic Muscles of the Tongue
Identify 1. Nerve
- Palatoglossus
Glossopharyngeal nerve [IX]
Extrinsic Muscles of the Tongue
Identify 2. O & I
Genioglossus
O: mental spine of the mandible
I: lingual aponeurosis
Extrinsic Muscles of the Tongue
Identify 2. Action
Genioglossus
A - protracts and depresses the tongue
(F: moves the tongue in an anterior and inferior direction)
Extrinsic Muscles of the Tongue
Identify 2. Nerve
Genioglossus
Hypoglossal nerve [XII]
Extrinsic Muscles of the Tongue
Identify 3. O & I
Hyoglossus
O: greater horn and body of hyoid bone
I: lingual aponeurosis
Extrinsic Muscles of the Tongue
Identify 3. Action
Hyoglossus
→ Depresses the tongue
(F: moves the tongue in a posterior and inferior direction)