Face and Parotid Region Flashcards
Does not include drawings
Identify the sinus cavities of the skull.
Frontal sinus
Ethmoid sinus
Sphenoidal sinus (posterior to ethmoid)
Maxillary sinus
The sinus cavities of the skull are also know as ____________.
The paranasal sinuses
The product of the paranasal sinuses is ________, and it drains into the ___________.
mucous; nasal cavity
Name the bones that form the floor of the orbit.
Maxilla bone
Zygomatic bone
Names the bones that form the roof of the orbit.
Frontal bone
Lesser wing of the sphenoid bone
Name the bones that form the medial wall of the orbit.
Ethmoid bone
Lacrimal bone
Name the bones that form the lateral wall of the orbit.
Greater wing of the sphenoid bone
Zygomatic bone
Which orbital wall bone is the thinnest and breaks during a blowout fracture of the orbit, allowing orbital fat into the maxillary sinus.
Maxilla
What structures can be damaged during a blowout fracture of the orbit?
Infraorbital nerve and artery
Which facial expression muscles produce raised eyebrows and a wrinkled forehead?
frontalis muscle (occipitofrontalis)
Which facial expression muscles produce a wink or blinking?
orbicularis oculi
Which facial expression muscles produce flared nostrils?
levator labii superioris and the alar part of the nasalis muscle
Which facial expression muscles produce a cheek bubble?
orbicularis oris and buccinator muscles
Which facial expression muscles produce a smile?
zygomatic minor and major
Which facial expression muscles produce dilation of the mouth?
zygomatic minor and major and risorius (not on the structure info list) muscles
Which facial expression muscles produce puckering lips?
orbicularis oris
Which facial expression muscles produce a frown?
depressor anguli oris
Which facial expression muscles produce tension of the skin of the neck?
platysma muscle
Which facial expression muscles produce separated lips?
levator labii superioris and depressor labii inferioris
What are the attachments, actions, and innervation of the orbicularis oculi muscle?
From the orbital margin & medial palpebral ligament to the superficial fascia of the eyelid
A palpebral sphincter (closes the eyes)
Temporal & Zygomatic branches of the Facial nerve (CN VII)