Face, temporal and infratemporal fossa Flashcards
What is the role of occipitofrontalis
elevates eyebrows
What is the role of the the Orbicularis oris
closes mouth
What is the role of the Orbicularis oculi
closes eyelids
What is the role of the Zygomaticus major
elevates labial commissure
What is the role of the Platysma
depresses mandible against resistance, tenses fascia of neck.
What is the role of the buccinator
compresses cheek
What is the cutaneuos innervation of the mouth
Trigeminal nerve (CNV)
What nerve innervates muscles of facial expression?
CNVII
Which muscles are involved in mastication?
- temporalis-elevation
- masseter- elevation
- medial pterygoid- elevation
- lateral pterygoid- depression
What is the arterial supply to the face
external carotid artery
What are the branches of the external carotid artery? (6)
Lingual Facial Maxillary Superficial temporal Superior thyroid Ascending pharyngeal
What runs through the parotid gland?
Retromandibular vein, external carotid artery and facial nerve
What does the parotid gland open into?
Oral cavity
Upper second molar tooth
What is contained within the infratemporal fossa?
Maxillary artery
V3
Medial and lateral pterygoids
CN7 & CN9 and pterygoid plexus of veins
What is the pathway of V2 maxillary nerve?
Enters pterygopalatine fossa, gives off branches to pterygopalatine ganglion, through infraorbital fissure