where is the coronoid process found?
on the mandible - connects to muscles for mastication.
what nerves comes out through the mandibular foramen?
inferior alveolar nerve
why is the mylohyoid line important?
in swallowing and where the bone resorbs to when teeth are lost.
what nerves comes out through the mental foramen?
mental nerve
where is the mandibular foramen located?
on the inside of the mandible .
where is the mental foramen located?
on the mandible outside on the body.
what are the names of the dental arches that bind the oral cavity?
palatoglossal arch
palatopharyngeal arch
what happens if the maxilla bones do not fuse during development?
cleft palate / cleft lip.
what is the free floating bone in the neck called?
hyoid bone.
what muscles are supplied by the facial nerve?
where is the levator labii found and what does it do?
- bends the lip up.
where are the zygomaticus muscles found and what does it do?
- they move the corners of the lip up.
where is the oribicularis oris found and what does it do?
- enables you to pout.
where is the depressor anguli oris found and what does it do?
- moves the lips downwards
where is the buccinator found and what does it do?
- moves thew edges of the lips together - allowing for a sucking motion.
what nerve supplies the muscles of facial expression?
facial nerve
where is the modiolus located?
on the sides of the lips, it is where all the muscle around the mouth join.
what are the branches of the facial nerve?
what causes bells paulsy?
swelling of the facial never on one side of the face in the boney cannel causing paralysation on the muscles of facial expression.
what are the 3 divisions of the trigeminal nerve?
what branch of what cranial nerve supplies the muscles of mastication?
mandibular branch of the trigeminal nerve.
what are the muscles of mastication?
where is the articulator disc found?
where does the temporallis attach?
temporal bone and coronoid process.