Normal Floor Of Mouth Anatomy

On the anterior end of the mouth the hard palate is formed by the inferior surface of the maxillae and palatine bones.

Normal floor of mouth anatomy. In human anatomy the mouth is the first portion of the alimentary canal that receives food and produces saliva. Lingual vein is superficially located and easily visible. The next step is to determine if it is normal anatomy of the mouth and throat. This video shows the normal anatomy of floor of mouth and the tongue.

They include lesions that arise uniquely in this location eg ranula submandibular duct obstruction as well as various malignancies inflammatory processes and vascular abnormalities that may also occur elsewhere in the head and neck. The following are considered to be part of the normal anatomy. Normal ct anatomy of the tongue floor of mouth and oropharynx. The floor of mouth is an oral cavity subsite and is a common location of oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma.

A wide range of pathologic processes may involve the floor of the mouth the part of the oral cavity that is located beneath the tongue. Stutley j 1 cooke j parsons c. 2 coronal images obtained with computed tomography ct a and t1 weighted magnetic resonance mr imaging b show normal appearances of the anterior aspect of the floor of the mouth. In addition to its primary role as the beginning of the digestive system in humans the mouth also plays a significant role in communication while primary aspects of the voice are produced in the.

The oral mucosa is the mucous membrane epithelium lining the inside of the mouth. The stensen s duct is the duct of the parotid salivary gland and the opening can be flat or polyp shaped. Milking saliva from this duct confirms that this is the stensen s duct. Normal anatomy of the floor of the mouth.

The nasopharynx the oropharynx and the laryngopharynx. 1 department of diagnostic radiology royal marsden hospital london. The mylohyoid muscle m. Communication modifies the sound produced in the larynx to create a range of sounds.

The tongue also helps to produce speech by altering or stopping the flow of air through the mouth to produce the sounds of many consonants. Digestion receives food preparing it for digestion in the stomach and small intestine. The pharynx or throat is a tube about five inches long composed of three parts. The submandbular gland is not.

The floor of mouth is a u shaped space which extends and includes from the oral cavity mucosa superiorly and the mylohyoid muscle sling 2 3. The genioglossus g and geniohyoid gh muscle complex. The oral cavity better known as the mouth is the start of the alimentary canal. Breathing acts as an air inlet in addition to the nasal cavity.

The midline lingual septum l. The bottom of your mouth located under your tongue is called the floor. It has three major functions.