Mouth and Throat

Pharyng/o

pharynx (throat)

Esophag/o

esophagus

Dent/o

teeth

Odont/o

teeth

Gingiv/o

gums

Gloss/o

tongue

Lingu/o

tounge

Or/o

mouth

Stomat/o

mouth

Ptyal/o

saliva

Saial/o

saliva, salivary glands

-algie

pain

-dynia

pain

-phagia

swallowing, eating

Physiology of the mouth and throat

taste, chewing, speech articulation, digestive process, protection, immune system

What does CN IX (Glossopharangeal) do?

gag reflex, swallowing, phonation, and saliva

What does CN X (Vagus) do?

swallowing, phonation, and peristalsis

What does CN II (Hypoglossal) do?

tounge movement speech, sound articulation, and swallowing

What are the RED FLAGS of the mouth and throat?

Perforated soft palate

Tonsils touching/+4

Dysphagia

Dysphonia

Oral edema

Missing gag reflex

Asymmetry

tissue that forms the lip or palate does not completely fuse during development

clef lip and palate

Bacterial infection of the throat

strep throat

White plaque coating the entire tounge

thrush

What does it mean if you have a red, dark, and swollen tounge?

low in B12