Chapter 1

Question 1

Regions of face

Answer 1

• Frontal
• Orbital
• Nasal
• Infraorbital
• Zygomatic
• Buccal
• Oral
• Mental

Question 2

Frontal region of face

Answer 2

Forehead area and above eyes

Question 3

Orbital region of face

Answer 3

Eyeball and all supporting structures contained in orbit of skull (bony eye socket)

Question 4

Nasal region of face

Answer 4

• External nose
• Root of nose
• Apex of nose
• Naris
• Nasal septum
• Ala

Question 5

Naris

Answer 5

Nostrils

Question 6

Ala

Answer 6

Wing-like cartilaginous structures that laterally bind nares

Question 7

Infraorbital region of face

Answer 7

Inferior to orbital region, lateral to nasal region

Question 8

Zygomatic region of face

Answer 8

Farther laterally than infraorbital, overlies zygomatic arch (bony support for cheek)

Question 9

Zygomatic arch

Answer 9

Extends from below lateral margin of eye toward middle part of external ear

Question 10

Temporomandibular joint (TMJ)

Answer 10

Inferior to zygomatic arch and anterior to external ear
- Where upper skull forms joint w/ lower jaw

Question 11

How to palpate TMJ

Answer 11

Finger placed gently into external ear canal during movement

Question 12

Buccal region of face

Answer 12

• Composed of soft tissue of cheek
• Includes masseter muscle
• Angle of mandible
• Parotid salivary gland

Question 13

Masseter muscle

Answer 13

Muscle that forms cheek
- Palpated when clenching teeth together

Question 14

Angle of the mandible

Answer 14

Sharp angle of the lower jaw, inferior to earlobe

Question 15

Parotid salivary gland

Answer 15

• Has small part that can be palpated on patient in buccal and zygomatic regions
• Located from zygomatic arch down to posterior border of lower jaw

Question 16

Oral region of mouth

Answer 16

Includes
- Lips
- Oral cavity
- Philtrum
- Maxilla
- Mandible
- Labial commissure

Question 17

Upper and lower lips

Answer 17

Fleshy folds that mark gateway of oral cavity proper
- Has vermillion zone, mucocutaneous junction, vermillion border

Question 18

Vermillion zone

Answer 18

Darker reddish appearance compared to surrounding skin

Question 19

Mucocutaneous junction

Answer 19

Surrounding skin by transition zone, outlines lips

Question 20

Vermillion border

Answer 20

Where vermillion zone and mucocutaneous junction meet?

Question 21

Philtrum

Answer 21

Groove above upper lip, like the divot above cupids bow

Question 22

Maxilla

Answer 22

Bone that underlies lip (upper jaw)

Question 23

Mandible

Answer 23

Bone that underlies lower lip (lower jaw)

Question 24

Labial commissure

Answer 24

Where upper/lower lips meet at corners of mouth

Question 25

Mental region of face

Answer 25

Chin area, chin is main feature

Question 26

Mandibular symphysis

Answer 26

Marks midline of mandible (mental region of face)

Question 27

Mandibular ramus

Answer 27

- Stout flat plate on lateral aspect of mandible - Extends superiorly and posteriorly from body of mandible on each side

Question 28

Coronoid process

Answer 28

At anterior border of ramus - A beaklike process in the ramus of the mandible

Question 29

Coronoid notch

Answer 29

Main part of anterior border of ramus - Forms concave inward curve

Question 30

Facial Esthetics

Answer 30

Face is divided into thirds - Aka vertical dimension of face

Question 31

Golden proportions

Answer 31

Set of guidelines that allows for comparison of dimensions of face for functional and esthetic purposes

Question 32

Regions of the neck

Answer 32

- Regions of neck extend from skull and lower jaw down to clavicles and sternum - Can be further divided into cervical triangles using large bones and muscles in area - Lymph nodes located in some areas of neck (should be noted when palpated)

Question 33

Sternocleidomastoid muscle (SCM)

Answer 33

- Easily palpated on each side of the neck - Borders of this muscle divide neck into further regions

Question 34

Hyoid bone

Answer 34

- At anterior midline, suspended in neck - Many muscles attach to it, controls base of tongue

Question 35

Thyroid cartilage

Answer 35

- Found in anterior midline and inferior to hyoid bone - Prominence of larynx (voice box)

Question 36

Larynx

Answer 36

Voice box

Question 37

Where vocal cords are attached as ligaments of larynx

Answer 37

Posterior surface of thyroid cartilage

Question 38

Thyroid gland

Answer 38

- Endocrine gland - Can be palpated - Inferior to thyroid cartilage at junction of larynx and trachea

Question 39

Parathyroid gland

Answer 39

- Endocrine gland - Located close to/within posterior aspect of ea. side of thyroid gland - CANNOT be palpated

Question 40

Other glands that can be palpated in neck

Answer 40

Submandibular salivary and sublingual salivary gland