Face 2 Flashcards
what are the 5 layers on the head?
Skin
Connective tissue
Aponeurotic layer
Loose CT
Pericranium
(SCALP)
what are the major nerves on the scalp?
CN V1, V2, V3, Lesser occipital and Greater occipital
what branches off CN V1?
Supratrochlear n.
Supraorbital n.
what branches off CN V2?
zygomaticotemporal n
what branches off CN V3?
Auriculotemporal n
what is special about the auriculotemporal n. area?
Only area in face where there is overlapping motor/sensory
-sensory from cervical plexus
where does the greater occipital nerve come from?
DPR off C2
.what are the 2 major arteries for blood supply in the scalp? what branches off of them?
REMEMBER: posE sIs
- external carotid a.
- Superficial temporal a.
- Posterior auricular a.
- Occipital a.
- Internal carotid a.
- Supratrochlear a.
- Supraorbital a.
________ drain into internal and external jugular v
Companion veins
how can you differentiate a nerve vs artery?
- Sensory nerves run anterior/posterior, not too many right angles
- Arteries look like lattice work, usually branches come off at right angles
_______ vein will be behind parotid gland
Retromandibular
_______ fossa houses the temporalis muscle and is bounded by inferior/superior temporal lines, zygomatic bone
Temporal
________ fossa is deep toward sphenoid bone, behind coronoid process
infratemporal
The parotid gland is in the _________ region
retromandibular
Masseter m. and parotid gland invested by _________ fascia
parotidomasseteric