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100

Explain the difference between the neurocranium and viscerocranium

Neurocranium (cranium)

• Houses and protects the brain

• Provides attachment for head and neck

muscles

• Houses the special sense organ for

hearing

Viscerocranium (facial skeleton)
• Framework for the face
• Houses the special sense organs for
vision, smell and taste
• Contains the openings for the respiratory
and digestive tracts
• Contains the teeth (in oral cavity)
• Anchors the muscles of facial expression




100

What movements does the zygomatics minor and major do?

Smiling, laughing! 

100

What do the sinuses do? What are they made of?

Airpockets in skull lined with mucous: 

Functions:
• Lighten the skull
• Warm and humidify inspired
air
• Create resonance of the voice

100

Describe where the oseophagus sits and what is is connected to

Oseophagus is posterior to larynx, laryrgopharynx sits above, stomach receives food below

100

Name the three/four stages of swallow

Oral preparatory phase
Oral Transit phase
Pharyngeal phase
Oesophageal phase

200

Point to the: Maxilla, Zygomatic, Mandible, and Nasal Bones

200

Name 2 muscles involved in frowning

Procerus

Located vertically between
the eyebrows
• Action: depresses medial
aspect of eyebrows, producing
transverse wrinkles in the skin
between them
• Involved in frowning

Corrugator Supercilli

Located deep to the skin of
the eyebrows
• Action: draws eyebrows
inferomedially, producing
vertical wrinkles in the skin
between them
• “Frowning muscle”

Depressor labii inferioris 

Located inferior to the lower
lip
• Action: depresses lower lip 

Extends inferiorly from the

angle of the mouth

• Action: depresses angle of

mouth

Depressor anguli oris

* Depress mouth muscle

200

Name the three branches of CNV and what they do

Ophthalmic nerve (V1)

• Maxillary nerve (V2)

• Mandibular nerve (V3)



200

Name the three segments of the small intestine

Duodenum
• Receives chyme and digestive secretions
• Neutralises stomach acids
Jejunum
• Chemical digestion
• Nutrient absorption
The Ileum
• Ends at ileocecal valve (sphincter)

200

What part of the swallow is voluntary vs involuntary?

Oral phase: voluntary

Pharyngeal/below: reflexive/involuntary 

300

What is the purpose of the velum?

Important for closing off the upper
airway (nasopharynx) during
swallowing 

Elevates, depresses and tenses. Important for speech and swallowing.

300

Name the five branches of the nerve responsible for innervating the muscles of the face

CNVII

Temporal
• Zygomatic
• Buccal
• Mandibular (marginal mandibular)
• Cervical

300

Name the main artery and vein of the face.

External carotid artery, External and internal jugular artery

300

Name two functions of large intestine

Absorption of vitamins produced by bacteria

• Reabsorption of remaining water

• Compaction and storage of feces prior to defecation

• Produces mucous for lubrication

• Motility

• Mass movements

1-3 times/day, lasting 15 mins




300

Explain what happens during the oral prep and transit phase

Prep:lip seal, masticate, move food, form bolus

Transit: tongue lifts to palate, push food to pharynx...

400

What connected the skull bones together - what are the fibrous joints called? Name 2, and explain the difference between adults and children skulls

Sutures: 

1. Coronal: between frontal and
parietal bones
2. Sagittal: between parietal
bones
3. Lambdoid: between parietal
and occipital bones 

4. Pterion - between
frontal, parietal, temporal and
sphenoid bones 

Children - Fontanelles (squishy bits)

- smaller facial skeleton, sinuses (if any) and developing infant teeth

400

What innervates the extrinsic muscles of the tongue?

Hypoglossal CNXII (all intrinsic and extrinsic - genioglossus, styloglossus, hyoglossus), palatoglossus innervated by CNX

400

What are: palatine rugae, gingavae and buccae? What is the difference between oral cavity proper and vestibule?

Buccae: cheecks, palatine rugae: bumps on palate, gingavae: gums, 

Proper: internal to the teeth &
gingivae
• Oral vestibule:
between teeth &
gingivae and the lips
& cheeks 

400

Explain the differences between the three segments of pharynx

Nasopharynx

Function(s):

 Respiratory function

 Pharyngeal tonsil (adenoids)

 Lymphatic tissue

 Resonance variation

 Auditory tube

 Connects to middle ear cavity

 Pharyngeal recess

 Behind auditory tube


Oropharynx

• Digestive & speech function

• Palatine tonsils

• Accessory Airway

Laryngopharynx

- connects with larynx and oesophagus 

400

Name three protective mechanisms during swallow

TVF/FVF closure

Velum move upwards

Epiglottus folds over

Reflexive cough/gag is also acceptable

500

Name the 2 of the four muscles of mastication, explain their movements and what nerve they are innervated by. What kind of joint is the TMJ?

There are four muscles of
mastication (paired):
• Temporalis - elevate and retract mandible
• Masseter - elevate mandible
• Medial pterygoid - elevate/protrude mandible/deviates to contralateral side
• Lateral pterygoid - protrude/assist with depressing/deviates to contralateral side

Mandibular devision of CNV

Synovial-hinge joint

500

Name the four intrinsic tongue muscles and their function

Superior longitudinal

• Shortens tongue

• Curls tip and sides superiorly

Inferior longitudinal

• Shortens tongue

• Curls tip inferiorly

Transverse

• Elongates and narrows tongue

 Vertical

• Widens and flattens tongue



500

Salivary Glands - name the three and types of saliva they produce:

Are they activated during parasympathetic or sympathetic?

Salivary glands

Parotid gland – mostly serous
• Submandibular gland – mixed
• Sublingual gland – mostly
mucous

Parasympathetic

500

Name the two types of pharynx muscles and their role

Constrictors: peristalsis

Longtitudinal muscles: raise pharynx

500

What is a disorded swallow called? Explain what might go wrong and what this could mean for the patient

Dysphagia.... oral prep/transit or pharyngeal... stages

ASPIRATION/PENETRATION into airways is main risk.