Viscera Flashcards
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Fold of mucosa covering palatoglossus m.
palatoglossal fold
Maxillary sinus
Drains into middle meatus infraorbital, ASA, MSA, PSA n.
Paired cartilage of larynx
Corniculate arytnoid cuneiform
epiglottis
leaf like, posterior to tongue
Where does the nascolacrimal duct drain?
inferior meatus
Arytenoid cartilage
a pyramid shaped cartilage located on the superior margin of the cricoid lamina each is connected to the epiglottis, thyroid cartilage
Median Cricothyroid ligament
inferior margin of thyroid to the cricoid cartilage
Palatopharyngeal fold
fold of mucosa covering the palatopharyngeus m.
lingual n. to submandibular duct
superior and lateral to inferior and medial
Fusion of inferior laminae in median plane “adams apple”
Laryngeal Prominence
The ________ connects the tongue to the floor of the oral cavity
lingual frenulum
Cricoid cartilage
large posterior lamina and narrow anterior arch
the _______ are small openings on either side of the lingual frenulum and open from the submandibular ducts.
Sublingual papilla
Boundaries of oral cavity
Cheeks, lips, hard palate, mucosa over mylohyoid palatoglossal arch
Salpingopharngeal fold
Fold just posterior of uvula and posterior-inferior of pharyngotympanic opening
what is sound resonator?
airway
Superior Cornu
the rounded, superior projection of the posterior border of the thyroid lamina
Inferior cornu
posterior laminae border of thyroid cartilage. articulates with cricoid cartilage
what are the small openings on anterior portion of oral cavity that contain sublingual ducts?
sublingual folds
what bones make up the lateral nasal cavity?
Ethmoid, sphenoid, palatine, maxilla nasal bone
Posterior cricoid cartilage
lamina
Arytnoid
shaped like pyramid perched ons superior aspect of lamina of cricoid cart 2 processes: vocal and muscular
What is the promotory?
first turn of chochlea medial wall of middle ear that the nerves rest on.
Laryngeal cavity inferior to vocal folds
Infraglottic cavity