Face and Neck Regions chapter 1

Question 1

Frontal region

Answer 1

includes the forehead and the area above the eyes

Question 2

Orbital region

Answer 2

Includes the eyeball and all its supporting structures that are contained in the ORBIT of the skull which is the bony eye socket

Question 3

What are all regions of the face?

Answer 3

frontal, orbital, nasal, infraorbital, zygomatic, buccal, oral, and mental regions.

Question 4

What is the main feature of the nasal region?

Answer 4

external nose

Question 5

where is the root of the nose located?

Answer 5

between the eyes

Question 6

the tip of the nose is the

Answer 6

apex of the nose

Question 7

Nostrils are called

Answer 7

Naris or nares

Question 8

what are nares seperated by?

Answer 8

the midline nasal septum

Question 9

what is Alae?

Answer 9

wing like cartilaginous structures of the nose

Question 10

Infraorbital region

Answer 10

located inferior to the orbital region and lateral to the nasal region

Question 11

Zygomatic region

Answer 11

overlies the bony support for the cheek ZYGOMATIC ARCH

Question 12

Zygomatic Arch

Answer 12

extends from just below the lateral margin of the eye toward the middle part of the external ear

Question 13

Temporomandibular Joint

Answer 13

inferior to the zygomatic arch and just anterior to the external ear

Question 14

Buccal region

Answer 14

composed of the soft tissue of the cheek

Question 15

masseter muscle

Answer 15

A strong muscle that is palpated when the patient clenches their teeth

Question 16

the sharp angle of the lower jaw inferior to the earlobe

Answer 16

angle of the mandible

Question 17

the parotid salivary gland

Answer 17

can be palpated on a patient in the buccle region as well as in the zygomatic region and is located irregularly from the zygomatic arch down the posterior border of the lower jaw

Question 18

the oral region contains the

Answer 18

lips and oral cavity

Question 19

the upper and lower lips are fleshy fold that mark the gateway to the

Answer 19

oral cavity proper

Question 20

each lip begins with the vermilion border which is

Answer 20

redder in color with variations as to tone

Question 21

the vermilion zone

Answer 21

darker reddish appearance than the surrounding skin,

Question 22

the lips are outlined from surrounding skin by a transition zone called the

Answer 22

mucocutaneous junction

Question 23

the midline of the upper lip extending downward from the nasal septum is a vertical groove called

Answer 23

the Philtrum

Question 24

the thicker area of the midline of the upper lip is the

Answer 24

tubercle of the upper lip

Question 25

maxilla

Answer 25

upper jaw

Question 26

mandible

Answer 26

lower jaw

Question 27

the upper and lower lips meet at each corner of the mouth called

Answer 27

the labial commissure

Question 28

what is the major feature of the mental region of the face?

Answer 28

the chin

Question 29

the midline of the mandible is the

Answer 29

mandibular symphysis