Module 9 - Oral Cavity

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Vestibule

Space between lip/cheeks & teeth/gums

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Labial vs Lingual Frenula

Superior vs inferior

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Fauces

End of oral cavity

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Tongue - Intrinsic vs Extrinsic Muscles

Change shape vs position

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Palatine Tonsils

Lateral walls of fauces

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Lingual Tonsils

Back of tongue

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Tongue - Anterior

Papillae - some taste buds

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Tongue - Posterior

No papillae

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Mastication - 3 Muscles

Masseter

Temporalis

Pterygoids

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Elevation vs Depression - Muscles

Masseter/temporalis/medial ptery vs lateral ptery

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Protraction vs Retraction - Muscles

Masseter/ptery vs temporalis

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Salivary Glands - 3 Pairs

Parotid - serous

Submandibular - mixed

Sublingual - mucus

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Swallowing - 3 Phases

Voluntary

Pharyngeal reflex

Oesophageal reflex

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Pharyngeal Reflex - Process

Soft palate elevate

Upper oesophageal sphincter relax

Constrictor muscles

Epiglottis - posterior

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Oesophageal Reflex - Process

Stretch

Enteric NS

Peristalsis