Muscles Of Floor Of Mouth Ct Anatomy

Normal ct anatomy of the tongue floor of mouth and oropharynx clinical radiology vol.

Muscles of floor of mouth ct anatomy. It provides structural support to the floor of the mouth and pulls the larynx forward during swallowing. The palate also known as the roof of the mouth forms a division between the nasal and oral cavities it is separated into two distinct parts. The two mylohyoid muscles arise from the. 1 department of diagnostic radiology royal marsden hospital london.

Mancuso and robert hermans imaging approach techniques and relevant aspects general examination patients should be positioned with the neck extended so that the mandibular body is perpendicular to the tabletop for either computed tomography ct or magnetic resonance mr study. Hard palate comprised of bone. A defect in the mylohyoid muscle sometimes referred to as a boutonniere is a common normal anatomic variant in the floor of the mouth that is seen in as many as 77 of ct examinations. Stutley j 1 cooke j parsons c.

Muscular diaphragm comprised of the bilateral mylohyoid muscles. Often in such cases the sublingual salivary gland herniates through the defect into the adjacent submandibular space sometimes producing a clinically. Geniohyoid muscles pull the larynx forward during swallowing. Its medial fibers form the angular head which arises by a pointed extremity from the upper part of the frontal process of the maxilla and passing obliquely downward and lateralward divides into two slips.

The muscles of the mouth human anatomy. A computed tomography ct technique is described which demonstrates the structures and tissue planes in the floor of mouth tongue and oropharynx. A computed tomography ct technique is described which demonstrates the structures and tissue planes in the floor of mouth tongue and oropharynx. Normal ct anatomy of the tongue floor of mouth and oropharynx.

The floor the floor of the oral cavity consists of several structures. The anatomy which forms the basis for understanding pathological change is given in detail and illustrated by axial and coronal images and line drawings. 3 a comparative study of magnetic resonance imaging versus computed tomography for the evaluation of maxillary and mandibular tumors. The floor of mouth is an oral cavity subsite and is a common location of oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma.

Oral cavity and floor of the mouth. 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. Soft palate comprised of muscle fibres covered by a mucous membrane. When using multidetector computed tomography.