Masticatory Muscles
This masticatory muscle has two heads. One being medial, and one being lateral.
What are the pterygoid muscles.
The TMJ is responsible for these two types of jaw movement.
Adults have this many teeth.
This is another name for loss of taste.
What is ageusia
In this phase, the pharyngeal constrictor muscles relax to let the bolus pass through, while the superior and middle pharyngeal constrictors relax.
What is the esophageal phase?
These four muscles make up the masticatory muscles.
The masseter, the temporalis, the medial pterygoid, and the lateral pterygoid.
TMJ disorders affect this percent of the population.
This set of teeth are tusk like.
What are canines?
This nerve is responsible for motor control of the tongue.
What is the hypoglossus nerve?
What is the pharyngeal phase?
What is the temporalis muscle?
This disorder of the TMJ is characterized by a restricted range of motion of the jaw.
What is Trismus?
Mandible protrusion can be achieved by bilateral activation of these muscles.
What are the inferior bellies of the lateral pterygoid muscles?
This gland produces mainly saliva.
What is the submandibular gland?
In this phase of feeding, the larynx remains open.
What is the oral phase?
These three muscles are known as the mandible depressors.
This TMJ disorder is characterized by fusion of the joint.
What is ankylosis?
This these structures located in the periodontal ligament can detect tooth motion.
What are mechanoreceptors?
This gland produces mainly mucous
What is the sublingual glands?
In the pharyngeal phase, this group of muscles is responsible for guiding the bolus towards the esophagus and raising the larynx.
What are the longitudinal pharyngeal muscles? (made up of the stylopharyngeus, salpingopharyngeus and the palatopharyngeus)
The masticatory muscles are innervated by this cranial nerve.
What is CN V - the trigeminal nerve?
The TMJ is characterized by the articulation of these three structures.
What is the head of the condylar process + the articular disk + the mandibular fossa
Lateral movement while chewing can be achieved by simultaneous contraction of these six muscles.
What are the ipsilateral temporalis, the deep masseter muscles, the contralateral superficial masseter, the medial and lateral pterygoids, and the mylohyoid muscle fibres.
This type of papillae cover a large area of the tongue and have taste buds.
What are fungiform papillae? (note: papillae are projections of the dermis containing taste buds).
In this phase of feeding, activity of the thyroarytenoids and the posterior cricoarytenoid muscles is increased.
What is the pharyngeal phase?