Face and Parotid Region

Question 1

What are the attachments of the buccinator?

Answer 1

From alveolar processes of the maxilla and mandible, pterygoid hamulus and pterygomandibular raphe to the buccal angle.

Question 2

What are the actions of the buccinator?

Answer 2

Compresses cheek

Question 3

What is the innervation of the buccinator?

Answer 3

Buccal branch of facial n.

Question 4

What are the attachments of depressor anguli oris?

Answer 4

From mandible to buccal angle

Question 5

What are the actions of depressor anguli oris?

Answer 5

Depresses buccal angle laterally

Question 6

What is the innervation of depressor anguli oris?

Answer 6

Buccal and mandibular branch of the facial n.

Question 7

What are the attachments of frontalis?

Answer 7

From the superficial fascia of the eyebrows to the epicranial aponeurosis

Question 8

What is the function of the frontalis?

Answer 8

Protracts the scalp or elevates eyebrows and nose.

Question 9

What is the innervation of frontalis?

Answer 9

Temporal branch of facial n.

Question 10

What are the attachments of levator labii superioris?

Answer 10

From the inferior orbital margin to the lateral aspect of the upper lip

Question 11

What is the function of levator labii superioris?

Answer 11

Rasies and everts upper lip.

Question 12

What is the innervation of levator labii superioris?

Answer 12

Buccal and zygomatic branches of the facial n.

Question 13

What are the attachments of nasalis?

Answer 13

From the maxilla lateral and inferior to the nasal nothch to the bridge and ala of the nose.

Question 14

What are the actions of nasalis?

Answer 14

Transverse fibers compress and alar fibers widen the nasal aperture

Question 15

What is the innervation of nasalis?

Answer 15

Buccal branch of facial n.

Question 16

What are the attachments of orbicularis oculi?

Answer 16

From the orbital margin and medial palpebral ligament to the superficial fascia of the eyelid

Question 17

What is the function of orbicularis oculi?

Answer 17

A palpebral sphincter (closes eyes)

Question 18

What is the innervation of orbicularis oculi?

Answer 18

Temporal and zygomatic branches of the facial n.

Question 19

What are the attachments of orbicularis oris?

Answer 19

From the angle of the mouth to the superficial fascia of the upper lip

Question 20

What is the function of orbicularis oris?

Answer 20

An oral sphincter (closes mouth)

Question 21

What is the innervation of orbicularis oris?

Answer 21

Buccal and mandibular branches of facial n.

Question 22

What are the attachments of platysma?

Answer 22

From the lower border of the mandible to the superficial fascia of the skin if the neck overlying the clavicle.

Question 23

What is the function of platysma?

Answer 23

Wrinknles the anterior nuchal skin

Question 24

What is the innervation of platysma?

Answer 24

Cervical branch of facial n.

Question 25

What are the attachments of zygomaticus major?

Answer 25

From the zygomatic bone to angle of the mouth.

Question 26

What is the function of zygomaticus major?

Answer 26

Raises the buccal angle

Question 27

What is the innervation of zygomaticus major?

Answer 27

Buccal and zygomatic branches of the facial n.

Question 28

What muscles are used to puff out your cheeks?

Answer 28

Buccinator and orbicularis oris.

Question 29

What muscle is used to make a kissing face?

Answer 29

Orbicularis oris.

Question 30

What muscle is used to turn down the corners of your mouth?

Answer 30

Depressor anguli oris

Question 31

What muscles are used to bare your teeth?

Answer 31

Levator labii superioris and depressor labii.

Question 32

What muscles are used to pull your lips back and show your teeth?

Answer 32

Dilators of mouth: | Risorius plus levator labii superioris and depressor labii inferioris

Question 33

What muscles are used to pull top corner of lip up?

Answer 33

Zygomaticus major and minor.

Question 34

What muscles are used to flare your nostrils?

Answer 34

Levator labii superioris alaeque nasi and alar part of nasalis.

Question 35

What are the sinus cavities of the skull?

Answer 35

Frontal sinuses, Maxillary sinuses, and sphenoidal sinuses.

Question 36

What are the bones that make up the roof of the orbit?

Answer 36

Frontal bone and lesser wing of sphenoid.

Question 37

What are the bones that make up the medial wall of the orbit?

Answer 37

Ethmoid bone and lacrimal bone

Question 38

What are the bones that make up the floor of the orbit?

Answer 38

Maxilla and zygomatic bone.

Question 39

What are the bones that make up the lateral wall of the orbit?

Answer 39

Greater wing of sphenoid bone and zygomatic bone.