Face Flashcards
Supraciliary arch
Bony ridge above orbit
Palpebral sulci
Creases formed by upper and lower eyelids
Ala of nose
Lateral walls of nostrils
Philtrum
Midline indentation of upper lip
Labial commissures
Corners of mouth
Nasiolabial sulcus
Crease running from ala of nose to commissure of mouth
Vermillion border
Edge of lips
Mental protuberance
Chin
Mentolabial sulcus
Crease between chin and lower lip
Where is the parotid gland located?
Between posterior border of ramus of mandible and anterior border of SCM
What is the parotid sheath and what is it derived from?
Fibrous capsule around parotid gland
Derived from investing layer of deep cervical fascia
Stensen’s duct
Duct of the parotid gland
Courses anteriorly over masseter - pierces buccinator opposite Mx 3rd molars
Parotid papilla
Elevation of mucosa at opening of Stensen’s duct
What structures run through the parotid gland?
Facial nerve (VII) - part going to muscles of facial expression
External carotid artery
Retromandibular vein