Face and Parotid Gland Flashcards
1
Q
Bones of Anterior Skull
A
- Frontal Bone - forehead & roof of orbit
- Maxillae - floor of orbit; surrounds piriform aperture
- Mandible - lower jaw; body & ramus; mental protuberance
2
Q
Major foramina of facial region and nerves
A
- Supraorbital notch - supraorbital nerve & vessels
- Infraorbital foramen - infraorbital nerve & vessels
- Mental foramen - mental nerve & vessels
- Stylomastoid foramen - terminal part of Facial Nerve (CN VII)
3
Q
Innervation of all muscles of facial expression
A
Facial Nerve (CN VII)
4
Q
Which arch do muscles of facial expression develop with
A
2nd pharyngeal arch
5
Q
Major Muscles of Facial Expression
A
- Levator labii superioris alaeque nasi
- Zygomaticus Major
- Orbicularis Oris
- Depressor anguli Oris
- Buccinator
- Orbicularis Oculi
- Frontalis
- Corrugator supercilii
6
Q
What pierces Buccinator
A
Duct of Parotid gland
7
Q
Major vascular supply of face
A
- External carotid artery
- Facial artery
- Superficial temporal artery
- Transverse facial
- Internal Carotid artery
- opthalmic artery - eye/orbit
- joins Supraorbital & Supratrochlear arteries
- opthalmic artery - eye/orbit
- Anastomose at midline
8
Q
Branches of Facial artery
A
- Inferior Labial
- Superior Labial
- Lateral Nasal
- terminates as Angular Artery towards medial corner of eye
9
Q
Vein of Face and Communications
A
Facial Vein
- No Valves
- drains into IJV
- Communicates with
- Opthalmic vein
- Infraorbital vein
- Deep Facial Vein
- Pterygoid vein
- All communicate with Intracranial veins
10
Q
Parotid Gland
A
- Largest salivary gland
- Passes into oral cavity via parotid duct
- Pierces Buccinator
- Innervation: Glossopharyngeal Nerve (CN IX)
11
Q
Structures that pass through Parotid Gland
A
- Facial Nerve (CN VII)
- Retromandibular Vein
- External Carotid
12
Q
Branches of Facial Nerve
A
- Temporal
- Zygomatic
- Buccal
- Mandibular
- Cervical
- Posterior auricular branch (to occipitalis and auricular muscles)
- “To Zanzibar By Motor Car”
13
Q
Retromandibular Vein Divisions
A
-
Anterior Branch
- Joins Facial Vein
-
Posterior Branch
- joins External Jugular Vein
14
Q
Branches of External Carotid Artery
A
- Maxillary artery
- Superficial Temporal artery
15
Q
Lymph nodes of Head & Neck
A
-
Superficial Lymph Nodes
- Occipital Nodes
- Mastoid Nodes
- Parotid Nodes
- Submandibular Nodes
- Submental Nodes
- All drain to Deep Cervical Nodes