Anatomy [Week 1] Flashcards
What is in the SUBMANDIBULAR triangle? (4)
- Submandibular gland
- Hypoglossal n. (CN XII)
- mylohyoid m.
- facial artery/vein/branches of FACIAL NERVE
What is in the SUBMENTAL triangle? (2)
- Anterior jugular vein origin
- mylohyoid muscles
What is in the CAROTID triangle? (10)
- carotid sheath [with Common Carotid a. and branches, Internal Jugular v. and tributaries, and vagus nerve (CN X)
- External carotid a.
- Superior Thyroid a.
- Ascending pharyngeal a.
- Lingual a.
- Facial a.
- Hypoglossal n. (CN XII)
- Superior root of ansa cervicalis
- Accessory nerve (CN XI)
- Thyroid gland/cartilage
What are in the MUSCULAR triangle? (7)
- Sternothyroid m.
- Sternohyoid m.
- Thyroid gland
- Ansa Cervicalis
- Cricoid cartilage
- Cricothyroid membrane
- Tracheal ring
What is in the ROOT OF THE NECK? (9)
- Phrenic n.
- Vagus n.
- Recurrent laryngeal n.
- Common carotid a.
- Inferior thyroid a.
- Subclavian a/v
- Transverse cervical a.
- Vertebral a.
What is in the OCCIPITAL triangle? (8)
- External jugular v.
- Posterior branches of cervical plexus (4): Greater auricular n., lesser occipital n., supraclavicular n., transverse cervical n
- Accessory n.
- Trunks of brachial plexus
- Transverse cervical a.
What would be injured if there was a tumor on a patient’s thyroid? How would the patient present?
The recurrent laryngeal n. would be injured and there would be paralysis of laryngeal muscles, causing voice hoarseness
What are the EXTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY branches?
SOME: Superior thyroid ANGRY: Ascending pharyngeal LADY: Lingual FIGURED: Facial OUT: Occipital P: Posterior auricular M: Maxillary S: Superficial temporal
What are the branches of the FACIAL NERVE (motor)?
Posterior auricular TWO: Temporal ZEBRAS: Zygomatic BIT: Buccal MY: Marginal mandibular COCCYX: Cervical
What are the CAROTID SHEATH contents?
I “SEE”: Internal carotid
10: Vagus n. (X)
CC: Common Carotid a.
in the IV: Internal jugular Vein
Which nerves supply the scalp?
G: Greater occipital/Greater auricular L: Lesser occipital A: Auriculotemporal S: Supratrochlear S: Supraorbital
Which arteries supply the scalp?
O: Occipital {ECA} PA: Posterior Auricular {ECA} S: Superficial Temporal {ECA} S: Supraorbital {ICA} S: Supratrochlear {ICA}
What are the layers of the scalp?
S: Skin C: Connective tissue A: Apopneurosis L: Loose areolar tissue P: Pericranium
What happens when an infection spreads in the veins of the “DANGER TRIANGLE” of the face?
May spread to cavernous sinus via facial vein anastomoses with the superior ophthalmic vein; especially since the facial vein contains no valves
Which anastomoses are involved in the connection of the internal and external carotid arteries in the face?
Anastomoses between the facial a. and superficial temporal a. with the palpebral and dorsal nasal branches of the ophthalmic a.; all drain into the cavernous sinus (directly/indirectly)
Which nerve can be damaged with a parotidectomy? How does the patient present?
- Facial nerve
- bilateral asymmetry regarding muscles of facial expression because CN VII lesioned; tone is lost
What happens if there is an infection in the “DANGEROUS AREA OF THE SCALP”?
All the emissary veins are there and so infections spread to intracranial sinuses or to the brain via these veins
neurocranium
surrounds brain
calvaria
skullcap
viscerocranium
skeleton of face
nasion
craniometric point: junction of nasal bones and frontal bone
glabella
craniometric point: smooth portion of frontal bone
pterion
craniometric point: junction of frontal, parietal, temporal and sphenoid bones (forms an H)
bregma
craniometric point: junction of coronal and sagittal sutures
vertex
craniometric point: the most superior portion of neurocranium
lambda
craniometric point: junction of sagittal and lambdoid sutures
asterion
craniometric point: junction of parietal, occipital and temporal bones
inion
the most prominent posterior protrusion of the occipital bone
How many layers of the PERICARDIUM are there and what are they called?
2; epicranium and endocranium
What are the branches of the TRIGEMINAL NERVE (CN V)? Where does it emerge?
CNV1=Opthalmic
CNV2=Maxillary
CNV3=Mandibular
-from brainstem at mid-pons level
Where are the cell bodies of the TRIGEMINAL NERVE and what kind of neural information is sent?
- TRIGEMINAL GANGLION
- sensory neurons
What are the branches of the EXTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY?
- facial to angular
- superficial temporal
- transverse facial
What are the branches of the INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY?
- supratrochlear
- supraorbital
The superficial temporal and the maxillary v. drain into the retromandibular v. Where does the retromandibular drain and what other veins drain there as well?
- Posterior branch and the AURICULAR v. drain into the external jugular
- Anterior branch and FACIAL vein drain into the internal jugular v.
helix
outermost rim of tissue
scaphoid fossa
the furrow between the helix and antihelix
tragus
anterior to the external auditory meatus (“goat”)
antitragus
projection superior to the lobule
concha
leads to external acoustic meatus
external acoustic meatus
bony and firocartilagenous passage
tympanic membrane
boundary between external ear and middle ear
What is the function of the MIDDLE EAR?
mechanically transfers acoustic energy from the tympanic membrane to the oval window of the inner ear
What are the 3 auditory ossicles?
malleus (hammer), incus (anvil), stapes (stirrups)
What is the function of the AUDITORY CANAL and what muscles make it move?
- function: equalizes pressure of the middle ear with atm pressure
- contraction is due to muscles of soft palate
The plane is taking off and you feel pressure in your ears. Which part of the body can you use to make your ears “pop”?
the AUDITORY CANAL
What does the STAPEDIUS MUCSLE do and what is its innervation?
prevents excessive movement of the stapes (dampens loud sounds); innvervated by CN VII
What does the TENSOR TYPANI MUSCLE do, where does it attach and what is it innervated by?
decreases the amplitude of oscillations on tympanic membrane (dampens loud sound), attaches to malleus and innervated by CN V3 (mandibular)
A man was rude to his girlfriend so she hit him on the side of his head with her hair dryer. The man passes out but regains consciousness a few seconds later. The man ends up at the ER when he passed out again suddenly, indicating epidural hemorrhage. Which suture junction of the head did the girlfriend hit and what artery was pierced?
- the PTERION junction [where normally, the meninges adheres to cranium]
- the middle meningeal artery [it was pierced when a piece of skull fracture pierced the vessel, creating pressure within the meninges]
What are the membranous intervals between cranial bones of a newborn called?
Fontanelles
Which two craniometric points are the locations of the ANTERIOR FONTANELLE and the POSTERIOR FONTANELLE, respectively?
- Anterior fontanelle: BREGMA
- Posterior fontanelle: LAMBDA
Patient arrives to the ER after being rescued from a car accident and X-rays show a cracked along the zygomatic arch and nasal bridge at the nasofrontal and frontomaxillary sutures, stopping at the sphenoid bone posteriorly. There is tenderness upon palpation and separation of the frontozygomatic suture. What does this patient have?
a La Fort fracture (type III)
What is located in the CONNECTIVE TISSUE of the scalp?
nerves and blood supply
A girl with very long hair was riding an ATV. She wasn’t wearing a helmet and when she pressed on the gas pedal to go, her hair got caught in the wheel, pulling her whole scalp off. Where was this separation?
At the LOOSE CONNECTIVE TISSUE layer
A patient comes to the clinic complaining of headaches. He bumped and cut the top of his head on a hanging light and a day or two later, he got a headache that wouldn’t go away. You suspect a bacterial infection. Where do you think this infection is located? What would you prescribe?
the infection traveled into the “DANGEROUS AREA” of the scalp into the LOOSE CONNECTIVE TISSUE layer through emissary veins; it probably ended up in the CSF and meninges; GO TO THE ER IMMEDIATELY
A knife-juggling circus performer comes to the ER after a knife cut the top of his head just laterally and perpendicular to the sagittal suture. Why is the wound gaping and why is it bleeding so much?
- gaping is due to occipitofrontalis muscles pulling the apopneurosis from either side
- the blood vessels that were lacerated in the scalp have tough, fibrous connective tissue surrounding them, making it hard for those vessels to contract
This guy you have a crush on has the cutest dimples. To compliment him in the nerdiest way possible, your pickup line is “Oh hey, I really like your well-defined _____ muscles”
risorius
You are attending a murder mystery dinner and someone is giving you a look of disdain, raising his eyebrow and then talking about you behind your back. You are above that, however you think that he may be the murder. Which main muscle did he use to look at you in that awful way?
corrigator supercilii
Cool party trick: I can wiggle my ears with my ____ muscles.
auricular
Yum! A grilled cheese sandwich. You take a bite then chew with these muscles: ________
temporalis, buccinator, masseter
Which foramen does the facial nerve emerge through?
STYLOMASTOID FORAMEN [near parotid gland]
What does the FACIAL NERVE innervate?
occipitalis (posterior auricular), orbicularis occuli/frontalis (temporal), platysma (cervical), [facial nerve goes through parotid gland]
A patient presents with a droopy eye and can only smile and wrinkle his brow on his right side. Which nerve was injured? Where? And what is his condition?
Facial nerve was injured distal to stylomastoid foramen; he has Bell’s Palsy
A patient presents with a sudden dizziness, a droopy eye and he can only smile on one side of his face. However, when he looks up he can wrinkle his brow. Which nerve was injured? Where/why? What is his condition?
Facial nerve; thrombus on jugular vein of one side caused nerve damage; person can wrinkle forehead because left/right CN VII upper motor neurons cross-innervate at this point; the patient had a STROKE
A patient complains that she has sudden extreme pain in her chin, which her sister tells her looks like a twitch. Which dermatome is affected and which nerve innervates it? What is your diagnosis?
the Mandibular dermatome (Trigeminal V3)
-Trigeminal neuralgia (Tic Douloureux)
What is a special characteristic of the emissary veins that allows infectious agents to travel easily through them to the meninges?
they have NO VALVES
A patient presents with Bell’s Palsy symptoms and says that it sounds like everyone is yelling! Which nerve is affected and where does it innervate to cause this problem?
Facial nerve; innervates the stapedius muscle which usually adjusts to dampen sound
You have numbness on your chin and on the top, anterior portion of your ear. You also complain that everyone seems to be yelling when they speak. What nerve is most likely damaged and what is it innervating to cause this problem?
Trigeminal V [Mandibular branch]; innervating TENSOR TYMPANI MUSCLE which usually adjusts to dampen sound
The coroner is doing an autopsy and notices something in the neck region that suggests that this homicide case patient was strangled. What did he notice?
the hyoid was broke {the hyoid protects the trachea}
A patient presents with a stab wound in ZONE 2, causing her chin to deviate to the left side of her body and she cannot look to the right. Which structure was definitely lacerated and on which side?
Her ACCESSORY NERVE on the left side, which innervates her STERNOCLEIDOMASTOID MUSCLE
What is in the SCALENE GAP?
brachio plexus and SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY
You are looking to identify a vessel but you can’t figure out what it is because there are two next to each other. One is (A) in front of the ANTERIOR SCALENE and (B) one is between the anterior scalene and the MIDDLE SCALENE. What are they, respectively?
(A) SUBCLAVIAN VEIN
(B) SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY
Where is the PLATYSMA located?
in the SUPERFICIAL CERVICAL FASCIA
A patient comes into the dentist complaining of a molar toothache, fatigue, low blood pressure and dizziness. The dentist notices a posterior molar abscess and thinks the patient might have an infection, because he notices that he has “pinpoint pupils”. What is the path of this infectious agent and what nerves are affected? And why must this patient be rushed to the ER immediately?
The pathogen ate through the BUCCOPHARYNGEAL FASCIA, entering the RETROPHARYNGEAL SPACE; in this space is the SYMPATHETIC CHAIN, containing the SNS nerves; the infectious agent could have gone as far caudally as the T1-T2 level [where the ALAR FASCIA and buccopharyngeal fascia fuse]
-don’t want infection to go into the pleural space (thorax)
A patient’s MRI suggests a clot in his JUGULAR VEIN and so he needs surgery. The surgeon opens him up and sees two vessels, one more lateral and one more medial. Which one contains the clot? Through which fascial layer did he cut?
lateral; through the DEEP CERVICAL FASCIA (superficial layer and pretracheal layers)
During a thyroid surgery, the surgeon must accidentally cuts a nerve. Post-op, the patient talks with a hoarse voice. Which nerve did the surgeon cut?
RECURRENT LARYNGEAL that innervates the voice muscles
What fills the spaces between the various layers of DEEP CERVICAL FASCIA? And what are these spaces called? Why?
LOOSE AREOLAR, CONNECTIVE TISSUE; these spaces are POTENTIAL SPACES because they can fill up with infectious material, causing swelling and potentially breathing problems
Some guys are part of a Fight Club and one decides to bring a knife to a fight, deciding that he will kill his opponent [he’s been watching too many Quentin Tarantino movies]. In which ZONE should he stab his opponent and why?
ZONE 1 because the most vital nerves, arteries (carotid/sublavian), veins (jugular/subclavian) going to the brain are located there
Some guys are part of a Fight Club and one decides to bring a knife to a fight, deciding that he will kill his opponent [he’s been watching too many Quentin Tarantino movies]. During the fight, the guy knifes his opponent in the deadliest of zones (ZONE 1), causing him to immediately gasp for air. What structure did the knife pierce through and what resulted?
it pierced through the CERVICAL PLEURA, causing a PNEUMOTHORAX
A patient comes into the ER with a deep stab wound to the side of the neck. The patient’s chin deviates to that side and he is loosing a lot of blood. Which muscle and vessel did the knife cut though?
the SCM and the INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN (posterior to SCM)
A patient was shot in the neck. The surgeon wants to perform exploratory surgery to find the bullet. In which zones can he do this safely?
ZONE II only
CN I
Olfactory n.
F: special SENSORY–smell
CBs: olfactory epithelium
P: ethmoid bone–cribriform plate
What happens when there is a fracture to the cribriform plate?
olfactory nerve is damaged and anosmia results
anosmia
loss of smell
CN II
Optic n.
F: special SENSORY–vision
CBs: retina
P: sphenoid bone–optic canal
What happens if there is eyeball trauma? What nerve is damaged?
Optic (CN II); results in anopsias
Anopsias
visual field defects