問題一覧
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where are conchae found?
nasal cavity
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what is the primary muscle of the cheeks?
buccinator
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what does the lower sphincter control?
food from coming up
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what does the lower sphincter control?
food from coming up
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what muscle does not elevate the mandible?
zygomaticus major
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what is the function of the zygomaticus major muscle?
moves the corners of your mouth to smile and frown
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what muscle closes the mandible?
massater muscle
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function of the modiolus key
controlled movement of the lips
9
what palate takes up 2/3rds of the mouth?
hard palate
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what is the velum connected to?
the soft palate
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what muscle pulls the corners of the mouth downwards?
depressor anguli oris
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what is the function of the upper sphincter?
allows things to go down the esophagus
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what is the opening that connects the middle and inner ear?
eustachian tube
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what muscle is parallel and superficial to the buccinator muscle?
risorius
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what is the facial nerve?
VII (7th)
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what part of the mastoid process is the inner found in?
within the petrous region of the temporal bone
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what is the cause of hypernasility?
occurs from a lack of closure in the soft palate or velopharyngeal sphincter
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what are the palatine tonsils composed of?
lymphatic tissue
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what does the mandible form?
the inferior border of the face
20
fuction of the transverse muscle of the tongue
narrows and elongates tongue
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what bone houses your nasal cavity?
sphenoid bone
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in what direction is the nasal cavity divided?
medially by the nasal septum
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where are the tonsils located?
the posterior wall of the nasopharynx
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The lower esophageal sphincter is the muscular junction between the esophagus and the stomach. It is ___ to prevent gastroesophageal reflux by smooth esophageal muscle and crural portions of the diaphragm.
closed
25
name the three salivary glands
1. Parotid glands 2. Submandibular glands 3. Sublingual glands
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what connects your lips to your maxilla and mandible
labial frenulum
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what anatomy piece modifies the coupling between the oral and nasal cavities?
velopharyngeal mechanism
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what is the primary muscle of the tongue?
genioglossus muscle
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the malleus is pulled inward by which muscle?
tensor tympani
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where is the eustachian tube located?
it runs from the nasopharynx to the middle ear
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function of the lateral pterygoid bone
moves mandible laterally
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function of the digastric muscle
elevates the hyoid bone
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function of the mylohyoid
elevates the floor of the mouth
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function of the genioglossus muscle
contributes to jaw opening
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what muscle elevates the soft palate?
levator veli palatini
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what muscle dilates the pharyngotympanic tube during swallowing and yawning and tenses the palate
tensor veli palatini
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what muscle directs bolus to pharynx and the soft palate down Constricts and lifts the pharynx
Palatopharyngeus
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what muscle pulls the velopharyngeal wall forward?
superior pharyngeal constrictor
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what muscle elevates the pharynx?
salipingophargeus
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what muscle elevates the larynx and expands the pharynx?
stylopharynx