Anatomy of the Face Flashcards
How does Bell’s Palsy occur?
- It’s caused by some kind of trauma to the facial nerve (CNVII)
- Seems to occur more often in people who have diabetes or are recovering from viral infections (e.g., herpes simplex 1 virus).
- Most of the time, symptoms are only temporary.
What is the common function of the Zygomatic major and zygomatic minor?
Smile (Zmile)
Zygomatic minor lift the lips at the angle of the mouth and the zygomatic major lifts the upper lip
What is the characteristic of Bell’s Palsy?
•It affects only one side of the face at a time, causing it to droop or become stiff on that side

The maxillary artery give of many branches. What are thr three branches we need to know currently?
- Infra-orbital: enters the face through the infra-orbital foramen and suplies the lower eyelid, upper lip and the area between these structures
- Buccal artery: enters the face on the superficial surface of the buccinator muscle and supplies structures in this area
- Mental artery: enters the face through the mental foramen and supplie the chin

Of pts affected with Lyme diseas, 10% develop ______ _______, with 25% of the patients presenting with _______ _________.
Facial paralysis (paralysis of muscles of facial expression)
Bilateral Palsy

What are the branches of the facial nerve?
- T–Temporal
- Z– Zygomatic
- B– Buccal
- M– Marginal mandibular
- C– Cervical (innervates platysma muscle)
“Two Zebras Bit My Cat”

What is the function of the Epicranius?
Elevates eyebrows and wrinkles forehead. Pulls scalp back and forth
Out of all the muscles of the mouth how many are used for laughing and how many for frowning?
22 for a full laugh
6 for frowning
Describe the Maxillary sinus?
It develops in the 3rd fetal month
Invagination of nasal sac that expands within the maxillary bone

Trigeminal neuralgia (a.k.a. tic doulereux)
Disorder of the sensory root of CNV, demyelination of axons in the sensory root caused by pressure of a small aberrant artey or pathological process which affects neurons
*Branches of maxillary division are most involved
Mentalis
Origin
Insertion
Nerve
Actions
- Origin: anterior mandible
- Insertion: skin of chin
- Nerve: mandibular branch of facial nerve
- Actions: elevates and wrinkles skin of chin, protrudes lower lip

Which nerve supplies the face?
Trigeminal Nerve - CN V
Sensory: face
Facial Nerve - CN VII
Motor: mm of facial expression
What is sinusitis?
- Inflammation of membranes lining the paranasal sinuses
- Can be caused by infection or other health problem
- Symptoms include facial pain and nasal discharge
Makes sure food stays in mouth
Orbicularis oris
What are the 3 muscles of the mouth that originate from the maxilla?
A.Levator labii superioris alaeque nasi
B.Levator labii superioris
I.Levator anguli oris
The facial nerve exits the skull through the stylomastoid foramen and gives off two initial branches. What are they?

Posterior: Posterior auricular nerve (VII) - not part of the face
Anterior - transveres parotid gland and divides into 5 main branches (deep to skin) - this is know as the parotid plexus
Terminal branch of the external carotid artery
Superficial temporal artery
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Herpes primarily affects which divison of the trigeminal nerve?
Opthalmic n.
Levator labii superioris alaeque nasi and levator labii superioris share a function. What is it?
Lift upper lip
Additional function of Levator labii superioris alaeque nasi is wing of nose
Fronatalis
Origin
Insertion
Innervation
Origin: galeaaponeurotica/ epicranialaponeurosis
Insertion: skin of eyebrows
Innervation: temporal branches of
Describe the Sphenoid sinuses?
Developes in the 5 postnatal month
extensions of ethmoid sinuses into sphenoid sinuses

What are the branches of CN V2?
Zygomatico-temporal n.
Sygomaticofacial n.
Infra-orbital n.
Occipitalis
Origin
Inseriton
Innervation
Origin: superior nuchal line
Insertion: galeaaponeurotica
Innervation: posterior auricular branch/nerve
























