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What is the function of the eye ?

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For vision

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What is the function of the nose ?

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Part of the upper respiratory tract and for olfaction

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What is the function of the mouth ?

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Taste and digestion

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What is the function of the ear ?

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Hearing and balance

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Why is the face important ?

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  • allows recognition
  • conveys mood by facial expression
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How is the shape of the face determined ?

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By the underlying bones

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Name some bones of the facial skeleton

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  • nasal
  • lacrimal
  • zygomatic
  • vomer
  • maxilla
  • mandible
  • inferior conchae
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What forms the middle 1/3 of the face ?

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The maxilla

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How is the facial skeleton divided ?

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By Le Fort fractures

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What are the 3 Le fort fractures ?

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  • Le Fort I
  • Le Fort II
  • Le Fort III
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Summarise Le Fort I

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  • mildest fracture
  • linear fracture
  • separates the hard palate from the rest of the face
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Summarise Le Fort II

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  • pyramidal fracture
  • the apex is at the level of the nasal bone
  • the base is from the maxilla
  • it misses the orbit but slightly involves the floor of the orbit
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Summarise Le Fort III

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  • most severe fracture
  • pretty much the whole face will be dissociated
  • starts at the nasal bone but involves the medial, posterior and inferior border of the orbit
  • spares the superior orbital fissure
  • CSF leak can occur
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Which nerve supplies the skin over the face ?

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  • the trigeminal nerve
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What are the 5 branches of the ophthalmic division of the trigeminal nerve ?

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  • Supratrochlear
  • Lacrimal
  • Infratrochlear
  • External nasal
  • Supraorbital
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What are the 3 branches of the maxillary division of the trigeminal nerve ?

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  • Zygomaticotemporal
  • Zygomaticofacial
  • Infraorbital
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What are the 3 branches of the mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve ?

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  • Auriculotemporal
  • Buccal
  • Mental
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What is the test for the ophthalmic division of the trigeminal nerve ?

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Corneal reflex - the whites of the sclera are touched with cotton and there is a blinking reflex

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What is the test for the maxillary division of the trigeminal nerve ?

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Fine touch - close eyes and touch the territories of V2

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What is the test for the mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve ?

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Motor - clench jaw so masseter becomes prominent

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What are the 2 groups of facial muscles ?

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  • muscles of facial expression
  • muscles of mastication
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What is the innervation of the muscles of facial expression ?

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Innervated by the facial nerve

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What is the innervation of the muscles of mastication ?

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Innervated by the mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve

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What is the function of the depressor labii inferioris ?

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Lowers the lower lip

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What are the different parts of the orbicularis oculi ?
- palpebral part - lacrimal part - orbital part
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What is the function of the depressor anguli oris ?
Depresses the corners of the mouth
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What is the function of the frontal belly of the occipitofrontalis ?
Frowning and raising the eyebrows
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Why do cheek dimples form ?
Because the zygomaticus major is short or split
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Why do chin dimples form ?
Because the mentalis hasn't fused properly in the midline
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What are the muscles of mastication ?
- temporalis - masseter - medial and lateral pterygoids
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Describe the route of the facial nerve
- emerges via the stylomastoid foramen - runs through the parotid gland
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How is the superficial and deep lobes of the parotid gland differentiated ?
The facial nerve is used as a landmark to differentiate
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What are the 5 branches of the facial nerve ?
1) temporal 2) zygomatic 3) buccal 4) marginal mandibular 5) cervical
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What does occlusion mean ?
Occlusion is when the teeth in the mandibular arch come into contact with those in the maxillary arch in any functional relation
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What is Angle’s classification of occlusion ?
The mesiobuccal cusp of the upper first molar should align with the buccal groove of the mandibular first molar in a normal occlusion
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What is meant by malocclusion ?
Anything which deviates from a normal occlusion
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Summarise Classe I of Angle’s classification
The maxillary first molar is moved back
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Summarise Classe II of Angle’s classification
The maxillary first molar is moved in front and this is known as an overbite
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Summarise Classe III of Angle’s classification
The mandibular first molar is moved in front and this is known as an underbite
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What is bone resorption ?
With age the bone density decreases and the distance between the nose and chin may decrease due to tooth and bone loss
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What are the consequences of the mental foramen moving closer to the surface of the teeth due to bone resorption ?
The mental foramen is a passage for the mental nerve which is a sensory nerve and so if this nerve was pushed down the person would experience more pain
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What is the function of the parotid gland ?
It produces saliva - secretions are serous in nature meaning they are watery and enzymatic
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What is the largest salivary gland ?
The parotid gland
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Describe the structure of the parotid gland
- it has 2 lobes : superficial and deep - it is pyramid shaped - it is surrounded by a fibrous capsule - it is associated with the stylomandibular ligament
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What is mumps disease ?
It occurs due to swelling of the parotid gland
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Describe the course of the parotid duct
- starts at the anterior sulcus of the parotid gland - crosses the masseter - pierces the buccinator - opens by the maxillary 2nd molar - can be an accessory gland
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What are the 3 structures associated with the parotid duct ?
- facial nerve - retromandibular vein - external carotid artery
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Describe the innervation of the parotid gland
- the facial nerve is embedded in the parotid gland but it doesn’t innervation it Sensory innervation - - auriculotemporal nerve (branch of V3) - greater auricular nerve (cervical plexus) Parasympathetic innervation - - presynaptic from the lesser petrosal nerve - postsynaptic from the auriculotemporal nerve
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Why is the facial artery slightly wiggly ?
Because it is found on bone which can move is it gives the artery stretch so it doesn’t snap
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Why is the facial artery pulsated ?
It is a superficial artery and it is found over a bone so it doesn’t push down when pressed
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Which artery does the facial artery anastomose with ?
It anastomoses with terminal branches of the ophthalmic artery
52
Summarise the danger triangle of the face
It is a triangle on the face including the nose and upper lip - this area of the face contains emissary veins meaning if any spots in this area get infected then the infection will spread to the brain
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What are emissary veins ?
Emissary veins are veins which connect intercranial and extracranial veins
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What are the advantages of emissary veins ?
They can have a cooling effect on the brain
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What are the disadvantages of emissary veins ?
They don’t have any valves so infection can reach the cavernous sinus in the skull
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What is the function of the orbicularis oculi ?
closes the eyelids gently
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What is the function of the orbicularis oris ?
closes the lips or protrudes the lips
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What is the function of the zygomaticus major ?
draws the corners of the mouth upwards and laterally
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What is the nerve supply of the buccintor muscle ?
facial nerve
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Which nerve innervates the skin over the parotid gland ?
Auricular temporal nerve - branch of V3
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Give an extra function of the facial nerve
special sensory innervation to the anterior 2/3 of the tongue

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