SOME BONES TO PICK (AND THEIR MEAT COATING)
This muscle of mastication is primarily used to depress the mandible
What is the lateral pterygoid muscle?
This common oral infection can cause halitosis.
What is periodontitis or dental caries?
Collectively, the name for the alveolar bone, cementum, PDL and gingiva.
What is the periodontium?
The inferior alveolar artery passes through this foramen.
What is the mandibular foramen?
The nerve that innervates the palatal tissue of the maxillary molars.
What is the Greater Palatine nerve?
This tissue made mostly of connective tissue, surrounds the muscles and allows independent movement.
What is fascia?
Your head would be so heavy if you didn’t have these
What are the paranasal sinuses?
This saliva type is more “viscous”/sticky and more resistant to flow.
Which (major) fascial space contains both part of the mandible and the inferior alveolar nerve and vessels?
What is the space of the body of the mandible
These two nerves both supply parts of the maxillary first molars.
What are the PSA and MSA Nerves?
This muscle of mastication's primary actions are elevating& retracting the mandible. Insertion is the coronoid process of the mandible.
What is the temporalis muscle?
The salivary glad that produces the most amount of saliva.
What is the submandibular glad?
Bad breath is a common reason why individuals seek dental treatment. What is the name of this condition?
What is Halitosis?
The nose is medial to the zygomatic bone. Is this use of directional termoniology correct?
Yes
The artery that together, with its terminal branches, supplies all of the mandibular teeth.
What is the Inferior alveolar artery?
This muscle helps to squeeze the saliva ejector to spit after a rinse.
What is the orbicularis oris muscle?
The facial nerve travels through this soft tissue but does not innervate it.
What is the parotid gland?
The intraoral lymphoid tissue that sits between the anterior and posterior faucial pillars
What are the palatine tonsils?
Which bone is suspended within the neck without any bony articulations?
What is the Hyoid bone?
The artery that supplies the muscles of facial expression.
What is the facial artery?
What muscle group is mainly located within the deep cervical fasciae?
What is all muscles of mastication
The parotid gland is the largest salivary gland and contributes to _____% of total saliva.
This strong muscle felt when the patient clenches their teeth together during an extraoral examination?
What are the Masseter muscles?
Which cranial bone is not paired?
What is the occipital bone?
A branch of the external carotid artery that supplies the floor of the mouth and the tongue.
What is the lingual artery?