Oral cavity and pharynx — Flashcards

What lymph node cluster drains the apex of the tongue, floor of the mouth, and lower lip?_____

What lymph node cluster drains the oropharynx, hypopharynx, nasopharynx?_____

Which tongue muscle elevates the posterior tongue when swallowing? _____

What nerve(s) are found on the lateral walls of the cavernous sinus?_____

The motor innervation to most muscles of the tongue is via CN _____

Which tongue muscle retracts and depresses the tongue? _____

CN 9

parafollicular cells (C-cells) of thyroid

bones of the skull

Into what vein do the dural venous sinuses empty?