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how many pairs of cervical spinal nerves are there
8
how many cervical vertebrae are there
7
how is c7 different from c3-c6
no transverse foramen, huge spinous process
how many craniovertebral joints are there?
5: 2 are atlanto-occipital and 3 are atlanto-axial
what type of joints are craniovertebral joints?
synovial and there are no intervertebral disks in these joints
describe the articulation of the dens with c1
the dens sticks up and anterior to the dens is the anterior arch of c1 and posterior to the dens is the transverse ligament (which is part of the cruciate ligament)
what are the lateral prevertebral muscles
anterior, middle, and posterior scalenes
what are the scalenes innervated by
anterior rami of cervical spinal nerves
what are the anterior prevertebral muscles and what are they innervated by
longus colli, longus capitis, rectis capitis anterior, rectus capitis lateralis; innerv. by ant. rami
what joint does "yes" motion
atlanto-occipital
what joint does "no" motion
atlanto-axial
the retropharyngeal space is between the ____ and the ____
buccopharyngeal fascia (part of the pretracheal fascia) and the alar fascia
if an infection gets in the retropharyngeal space where can it spread
it can go inferiorlyas T2 where the alar fascia ends by attaching to the esophagus...cannot get into thorax
the "danger space" is b/t what two layers
alar fascia and prevertebral fascia
how can an infection get into the danger space
by first being in the retropharyngeal space and then eroding through the alar fascia to get into the danger space
what happens if an infection gets into the danger space
it can spread inferiorly all he way into the posterior mediastinum of the thorax
what is the anterior attachment of the superior constrictor
pterygomandibular raphe (the buccinator hooks onto the anterior part of the raphe)
what is the anterior attachment of the middle constrictor
hyoid
what is the anterior attachment of the inferior constrictor
thyroid cartillage and cricoid cartillage
thoracic duct and r. lymphatic duct empty back into the bloodstream where
junction of internal jugular vein and subclavian vein
lymph nodes
encapsulated bodies along the course of lymph vessels that filter the lymph
lymph nodules
found in the cortex of lymph nodes and are a collection of lymphocytes and phagocytic cells (ex: peyers patches)
lymph drainage of face
submental, submandibular, preauricular, parotid nodes
lymph drainages for anterior scalp
preauricular and parotid nodes
posterior scalp drainage
mastoid and occipital nodes
superficial cervical nodes (location)
lie along external jugular vein superficial SCM...drain to deep cervical nodes
2 classes of deep cervical nodes
superior (jugulodigastric, juguloomohyoid) and inferior
2 main superior deep cervical nodes and their significance
jugulodigastric: below angle of mandible at the crossing of the posterior digastric; drain posterior tongue and palatine tonsil
juguloomohyoid: lowest node of superior group located where omohyoid crosses IJV; clinically important b/c recieves from submental region and tip of tongue
where does the post. tongue and palatine tonsil drain to
jugulodigastric nodes
where does submental region and tip of tongue drain to
juguloomohyoid node
inferior deep cervical nodes location and signif.
below omohyoid superficial to brachial plexus and subclav v....efferents from inf. and sup. deep cervical nodes join to form jugular trunk
upper lip drainage
submandibular
anterior hard palate drainage
submandibular
posterior hard palate drainage
superior deep cervical nodes (jugulodigastric, juguloomohyoid)
soft palate drainage
retropharyngeal/superior deep cervical nodes
maxillary teeth drainage
submandibular nodes
maxillary gingiva drainage
submandibular nodes
medial lower lip drainage
submental
lateral lower lip drainage
submandibular
mandibular gums incisor region drainage
submental to juguloomohyoid
mandibular gums (anywhere except incisor area) drainage
submandibular and superior deep cervical nodes
mandibular teeth drainage
superior deep cervical nodes; drains back out through mandibular canal and foramen
what is interesting about tongue lymph drainage?
there is some cross-drainage from areas along the midline to the contralateral side
apex of tongue drainage
submental and juguloomohyoid
lateral tongue drainage
submandibular
medial and basal tongue drainage
deep cervical nodes
palatine tonsil drainage
jugulodigastric node
oropharynx drainage
retropharyngeal nodes
roof of nasal cavity
nasal, frontal, ethmoid, sphenoid
what is above the roof of the nasal cavity
anterior cranial fossa
the cribiform plate is in which bone
ethmoid
what goes through cribiform plate
filia olfactoria
floor of nasal cavity
anteriorly: palatine process of maxilla
post: horizontal plate of palatine
lateral walls of nasal cavity
maxilla, perpendicular plate of palatine, sphenoid (medial pterygoid plate)
what drains into inferior meatus
nasolacrimal duct
what drains into the hiatus semilunaris of the middle meatus
Frontal
Anterior ethmoidal
Maxillary
what drains into ethmoid bulla
middle ethmoidal
what drains into superior meatus
posterior ethmoidal
what drains into spheno-ethmoidal recess
sphenoid sinus
maxillary sinus is an extension of _____ and develops _____
middle meatus; 3rd fetal month
ethmoid sinus is an extension of _____ and develops _____
middle meatus; 5th fetal month
sphenoid sinus is an extension of _____ and develops _____
ethmoid sinuses; 5th postnatal month
frontal sinus is an extension of _____ and develops _____
middle meatus and ethmoid sinus; 5th year postnatally
blood supply of nasal cavity (5 arteries)
sphenopalatine, greater palatine, anterior and posterior ethmoidal, superior labial arteries
nerves of nasal cavity
anterior ethmoidal nerve: general sensation (NOT smell) of superior and anterior
maxillary nerve: via branches from pterygopalatine ganglion which is located lateral to sphenopalatine foramen...general sensory posterior and inferior
infraorbital nerve: skin of the vestibule
what does general sensation of the superior and anterior aspects of the nasal cavity
anterior ethmoidal nerve
what does genearl sensation of the posterior and inferior aspects of the nasal cavity
maxillary nerve
what innervates the skin of the vestibule of the nasal cavity
infraorbital nerve
boundaries of the pterygopalatine fossa
ant: posterior surface of maxilla
post: pterygoid process of sphenoid
medial: perp plate of palatine
lat: comm with infratemporal fossa
sup: greater wing of sphen
inf: pyramidal process of palatine
what nerves combine to form the nerve of the pterygoid canal
deep petrosal (postgang symp) and greater petrosal (pregang parasymp)
name the 7 openings of the pterygopalatine fossa
"pussy sex is fun pump, pump, pump"
pterygomaxillary fissure
sphenopalatine foramen
inferior orbital fissure
foramen rotundum
pterygoid canal
pharyngeal canal
palatine canal
what are the posterior openings of the pterygopalatine fossa
foramen rotundum, pterygoid canal, pharyngeal canal
pterygomaxillary fissure contents
maxillary artery
border of pterygomaxillary fissure
between the lateral pterygoid plate and maxilla
contents of sphenopalatine foramen
(leads into nasal cavity)
sphenopalatine artery (gives rise to posterior lateral nasal and posterior septal branches in the nasal cavity)
nasopalatine nerve
posterior lateral nasal nerves
contents of inferior orbital fissure
infraorbital nerve
zygomatic nerves (give off zygomaticotemporal and zygomaticofacial nerves...these are V2)
foramen rotundum contents
V2
through what bone does the pterygoid canal run
sphenoid (forms a ridge on the floor of the sphenoid sinus)
contents of pterygoid canal
ner of the pterygoid canal (sensory, postgang symp from deep petrosal, pregang parasymp from greater petrosal)
pterygoid branch of max. artery
pharyngeal canal location
superolateral to the alae of vomer
pharyngeal canal contents
pharyngeal nerve (V2)
pharyngeal branch of max art.
palatine canal location
runs vertically lateral to the perp. plate of palatine bone
palatine canal contents
greater and lesser palatine nerves (V2)
descending palatine artery (divides into greater and lesser palatine arteries as it exits the hole)
THESE GET INTO MOUTH VIA GREATER AND LESSER PALATINE FORAMEN
zygomatic nerve gives off a branch called ______ to get parasymp to lacrimal glans
lacrimal nerve
sensory innervation of pharynx
V2 does upper pharynx
9 does the rest of it
pterygopalatine fossa comm with infratemporal fossa via
pterygomaxillary fissure
pterygopalatine fossa comm with nasal cavity via
sphenopalatine foramen
pterygopalatine fossa comm with orbit via
inferior orbital fissure
pterygopalatine fossa comm with oral cavity via
palatine canal
pterygopalatine fossa comm with cranial cavity via
foramen rotundum
pterygopalatine fossa comm with pharynx via
pharyngeal canal
pterygoid canal
you can see the auditory tube between what 2 muscles
levator palati (medially) and tensor palati (laterally)
MOTOR innervation of muscles of the soft palate
pharyngeal branch of CN 10 except for tensor palati is V3
SENSORY innervation of palate
nasopalatine, greater palatine, lesser palatine nerves
blood supply of palate
greater palatine (main source), lesser palatine, ascending palatine (a branch of the facial artery) anastomoses with the lesser palatine artery
veins: pterygoid plexus
sensory of upper lip
V2 (infraorbital)
sensory of lower lip
V3 (mostly mental nerve)
upper lip extends all the way to the ____
nares
the inferior border of the lower lip is the _____
mental crease
buccinator attachments
ant: orbicularis oris
post: pterygomandibular raphe
sup: alveolar processes of maxilla
inf: alveolar processes of mandible
what pierces the buccinator
parotid duct
describe the path of the parotid duct
pierces buccinator and opens into oral cavity near maxillary 2nd molar
mucosa of the inside of the cheeks is innervated by
buccal nerve (V3)
motor of buccinator muscle is by what nerve
7
is the incisive papilla anterior or posterior to the incisive canal
the papilla is just anterior to the canal so when giving injections for the nasopalatine nerve do it just behind the papilla
what muscle forms the palatine aponeurosis
tensor palati
what muscle wraps around the pterygoid hamulus
tensor palati
what 2 nerves are involved in swallowing
cn5 (tensor palati pulls down soft palate/tenses it) and cn10 (levator palati raises palate back up)
describe what happens during swallowing
first the soft palate is tensed which pulls the palate down (tensor palati via cn5) then it is relaxed/pulled back up by levator palati via cn10
if you are removing palatine tonsils why do you have to be careful (what structures are deep to them?)
-part of cn9
-lingual artery
where do adenoids sit
pharyngeal recess
what muscles attach to torus tubarus
levator palati
tensor palati
salpingopharyngeous
(this is why when you swallow the auditory tube opens up and pressure is equalized b/t middle ear and oropharynx)
what is the significance of levator palati, tensor palati, and salpingopharyngeous attaching to torus tubarus
b/c when you swallow these muscles open up the auditory tube to equalize pressure b/t the middle ear cavity and the oropharynx
sensory innervation of hard palate
nasopalatine
greater palatine
sensory innervation of soft palate
lesser palatine
what artery anastomoses with the lesser palatine artery
ascending palatine artery (branch of facial artery)
what is the foramen cecum
remnant of thyroglossal duct
what are the extrinsic muscles of the tongue
hyoglossus
genioglossus
palatoglossus
stylogolssus
what 4 things is the tongue attached to
styloid process
hyoid bone
mandible
pharynx
the terminal sulcus is the connection b/t pharnygeal arches ___&______
1 and 3
name 3 things found on the undersurface of the tongue
frenulum: attaches tongue to floor
hole of submandibular duct: on the submand. papilla on either side of the frenulum
sublingual fold: formed by the sublingual gland under the mucous membrane
what is found on the pharyngeal part of the tongue
lingual tonsils
glossoepiglottic folds (1 median and 2 lateral)
epiglottic valleculae (spaces b/t glossoepiglottic folds)
what are the spaces b/t glossoepiglottic folds called
epiglottic valleculae
what is the anterior attachment of the genioglossus muscle
superior mental spines
what attaches to the superior mental spines
genioglossus muscle
what attaches to the inferior mental spines
geniohyoid muscle
what is the action of the genioglossus muscle
pulls tongue forward and depresses medial region to make tongue concave
what is the action of hyoglossus muscle
depresses and retracts tongue
what is the action of styloglossus muscle
retracts tongue
what is the action of palatoglossus muscle
elevates tongue
constricts the oropharyngeal isthmus by bringing the two posterior pillars together
what is the rule for innervation of tongue/head muscles (if ___unless____unless____)
if gloss 12
unless palat 10
unless two tiny tensors 5
what is interesting about the intrinsic muscles of the tongue
only place in the body that skeletal muscle is arranged in several planes: longitudinal, transverse, and vertical
they are all responsible for the form and shape of tongue
general sensory of anterior 2/3 of tongue
lingual nerve V3
taste anterior 2/3 of tongue
chorda tympani (7)
sensory of posterior 1/3 of tongue
9
taste of posterior 1/3 of tongue
9
sensory and taste of epiglottis, soft palate, and posteriormost tongue
10 (internal laryngeal nerve)
lymphatic drainage of tip of tongue
submental
lymphatic drainage of anterior 2/3 of tongue
submandibular and deep cervical nodes
lymphatic drainage of posterior 1/3 of tongue
deep cervical nodes
relationship of lingual nerve and submandibular duct
submandibular duct goes over the lingual nerve
the submandibular duct goes ______ the lingual nerve
over
the lingual nerve is ____the submandibular duct
under
what are the 4 suprahyoid muscles
digastric
stylohyoid
mylohyoid
geniohyoid
innervation of ant. belly of digastric
nerve to mylohyoid (V3)
inner. of post. belly of digastric
7
action of digastric muscles
pulls chin down and back
action of stylohyoid muscle
pulls hyoid back to elongate the floor of the mouth
innerv. of stylohyoid
7
action of mylohyoid
forms muscular floor and supports the mass of the tongue
innerv. of mylohyoid
nerve to mylohyoid V3
action of geniohyoid
goes from inf. mental spines to hyoid and protrudes hyoid
innerv. of geniohyoid
C1 via 12
3 muscles of floor of mouth from bottom up
mylohyoid, geniohyoid, genioglossus
what is the nerve of arch 1
5
what is the nerve of arch 2
7
what is the nerve of arch 3
9
what is the nerve of arch 4
internal laryngeal (part of 10)
what is the nerve of arch 6
recurrent laryngeal (part of 10)
what embryo structures for the tongue form in arch 1
2 lateral lingual swellings (aka distal tongue buds)
tuberculum impar (median tongue bud)
what structures form in arch 2 for the tongue (embryo)
foramen cecum
copula (eventually enlarges and carries CN 7 to tongue)
the hypobranchial eminence (tongue embryo) is in what arches
3 and 4
foramen cecum is an accumulation of what type of tissue....endoderm, mesoderm, ectoderm?
endoderm
copula migrates to distal tongue buds and drags what nerve?
7
hypobranchial eminence enlarges and since it is from arches _____&_____ it carries what nerves?
from arches 3 and 4 so it carries CN 9 and 10 (internal laryngeal n)
in the pharyngeal plexus sensory is by _____ and motor is by ______
sensory 9; motor 10
the sensory of the posterior part of the tongue is innervated by ____ with a small contribution from ______
most is 9 but a small part is from 10 b/c the hypobranchial eminence was partly in arch 4 which is cn 10
all muscles of the tongue except palatoglossus are derived from _____
mesoderm of the occipital somites (so all are innerv. by 12)
ant 2/3 of tongue sensory and taste?
sensory 5; taste 7 (b/c cells from the copula originate in arch 2 and bring cn7 with it)
exam question: failure of copula to dissociate and grow to meet the distal tongue buds does what?
there will be no cn7 innervation for the ant 2/3 of tongue so taste cannot be conveyed this way
what happens if you pierce the tongue right on the midline (median septum)
you mess up the cartillage and may get bifid tongue
what muscle causes you to gleek?
hyoglossus contractine
exam question: where are the cell bodies responsible for saliva from the submandibular gland?
pregang: inferior salivary nuc
postgang: submandibular ganglion
what are the structures called that run from the tongue back to the epiglottis
glossoepiglottic folds (1 median, 2 lateral)
what are the spaces b/t the glossoepiglottic folds called
epiglottic valleculae (food can get stuck here so when you gargle you are rinsing here)
genioglossus attached to ____mental spines
superior
intrinsic muscles of tongue innervated by
12
what makes tongue short and fat
superior and inferior longitudinal muscles (intrinsic)
what makes tongue long and thin
vertical and transverse muscles (intrinsic)
which is more superior...lingual nerve or hypoglossal nerve
lingual nerve
does the lingual nerve go into the tongue
yes
does the submandibular duct go into the tongue
no it wraps over the lingual nerve and goes forward but never goes into the tongue
all glands above the level of the oral fissure are innervated by
greater petrosal (think parasympathetics)
all glands located below the level of the oral fissure are innervated by
chorda tympani (think parasympathetics)
if styloid process gets snapped what is affected
stylohyoid
styloglossus
stylopharnygeus
what attaches to the inferior mental spines
geniohyoid
what attaches to the superior mental spines
genioglossus