Clinical Anatomy of the Face Flashcards
What are the two parts of the skeleton of the head?
neurocranium
viscerocranium
What does the neurocranium encompass?
(bony covering of brain and meninges)
Roof called the calvaria
Floor called the cranial base
What are the bones of the neurocranium?
Eight bones
frontal (1)
ethmoid (1)
sphenoid (1)
occipital (1)
temporal (2)
parietal (2)
What does the viscerocranium encompass?
facial skeleton
What are the bones of the facial skeleton?
14 bones
maxillary (2)
mandible (1)
nasal (2)
inferior nasal concha (2)
zygoma (2)
palate (2)
lacrimal (2)
vomer (1)
What does pneumatised mean and what bones have this property?
air within the bones.
the frontal, sphenoid, ethmoid and maxillary bones, these are in the form of paranasal sinuses.
Where are mastoid air cells and where it is found?
in the temporal bone where the mastoid lies behind ear
Where is the weakest point of the skull?
the pterion
What is the ear canal called?
external auditory meatus
What can rupture due to trauma to the pterion and what would it be called?
middle meningeal artery
extradural haemorrhage
How much of communication do our faces provide?
80-90%
What areas of the facial skeleton take longer to grow than the calvaria?
orbit, nasal cavity, paranasal sinuses, teeth
What are the 6 regions of the head?
Occipital
Temporal
Parietal
Frontal
Auricular
Mastoid
What are the 8 regions of the face?
Zygomatic region
Infra-orbital region
Nasal region
Orbital region
Oral region
Buccal region
Parotid region
Mental region
What are 10 regions of the neck
Submandibular triangle
Carotid triangle
Muscular triangle
Submental triangle
Sternocleidomastoid Region
Lesser supraclavicular fossa
Lateral Cervical Region (Posterior Triangle of Neck)
Omoclavicular triangle
Posterior Cervical Region
Where is oral cancer found usually?
side of the tongue – lateral, and would be a squamous cell carcinoma.
What does more inflamed lymph nodes mean in a cancer patient?
The greater the number of lymph nodes, and the further the spread of this in a patient, the worse the prognosis for their condition.
Memorise surface anatomy of face
Moore and Daley - Clinically Orientated Anatomy
What are the spinal nerves?
Cervical - 8
Thoracic -12
Lumbar -5
Sacral -5
Coccygeal -1
What are the cranial nerves?
Olfactory
Optic
Oculomotor
Trochlear
Trigeminal
Abducens
Facial
Vestibulocochlear
Glossopharyngeal
Vagus
Accessory
Hypoglossal
Where do cranial nerves arise?
brain and brainstem
What are the divisions of the trigeminal nerve?
ophthalmic, maxillary and mandibular divisions
What divisions provide only sensory sensation?
ophthalmic and maxillary
What motor function does the mandibular division have?
motor function to muscles of mastication
anterior belly of the digastric muscle and the mylohyoid muscle (these are suprahyoid muscles)
What glands does the facial nerve innervate?
submandibular
sublingual
What muscles does the facial nerve innervate?
muscles of facial expression
What special sense does the facial nerve?
taste from anterior 2/3 of the tongue
supplied by the chorda tympani, a branch of the facial nerve
What does the ophthalmic nerve provide sensory innervation to?
Forehead and scalp
Frontal, ethmoid and sphenoid sinuses
Upper eyelid and its conjunctiva
Cornea
Dorsum of the nose
Lacrimal gland
Parts of the meninges and tentorium cerebelli (recurrent tentorial branch)
What does the maxillary nerve provide sensory innervation to?
Lower eyelid and its conjunctiva
Cheeks and maxillary sinus
Nasal cavity and lateral nose
Upper lip
Upper molar, incisor, premolar canine teeth and the associated gingiva
Superior palate
What does the mandibular nerve provide sensory innervation to?
Mucous membranes and floor of the oral cavity
External ear
Lower lip
Chin
Anterior 2/3 of the tongue (only general sensation)
Lower molar, incisor and canine teeth and the associated gingiva