Exam 3: Parotid Region Flashcards
Superior boundary of parotid region
Zygomatic arch and TMJ
Ant boundary of parotid region
Ramus of mandible
Post boundary of parotid region
EAM
Styloid process
Mastoid process
Medial boundary of parotid region
Post belly digastric
Muscles originating from styloid process
Characteristics of parotid gland
Lobulated
Yellowish
Encapsulated
Exocrine gland
Muscle stensen’s duct penetrates
Buccinator
Tooth stensen’s duct opens near
2nd maxillary molar
Arteries embedded within parotid gland
External carotid artery
Post auricular artery
Internal maxillary artery
Superficial temporal artery
What vein formed within parotid gland
Retromandibular vein
Within parotid gland what branches of facial nerve are given off
Post auricular
Digastric
Stylohyoid
Forms facial nerve plexus
Within parotid gland what does facial nerve form
Facial nerve plexus
What branch of facial nerve penetrates parotid gland, but not given off within in
Chorda tympani nerve
What branches of mandibular division of trigeminal nerve are given off within parotid gland
Auriculotemporal and lingual nerves
Sensory Innervation of parotid region derived from
Greater auricular nerve ventral rami C2, C3
How will S reach submandibular and sublingual salivary glands
Neurovascular plexus around facial A