Facial Muscles, Eyelids and Ears Flashcards
Facial muscles
Muscles involved with facial expression
Different from muscles of mastication which raise and lower jaw
Innervated by cranial nerve VII - Facial nerve
Somatic muscles
Develop from somites
-Extrinsic eye muscles
-Tongue muscles
Visceral muscles
Develop from pharyngeal arches
-Muscles of facial expression
-Other muscles of the face
Facial nerve
Exits skull caudal to external acoustic meatus through stylomastoid foramen
Platysma m.
Cutaneous muscle
Innervated by dorsal and ventral buccal brs. and caudal auricular br. of facial n.
Draws commissure of lips caudally
Orbicularis oris m.
Located along free border of lips around angle of the mouth
N: dorsal and ventral buccal brs. of facial n.
A: Close mouth opening
Pull nose downward during sniffing
Dilates nostril
Buccinator m.
Forms foundation of cheek; located deep to platysma and partly deep to orbicularis oris m.
N: Dorsal and ventral buccal brs. of facial n.
A: Move food from vestibule to masticatory surface of teeth
Levator nasolabialis m.
Naso - nose, labia - upper lip
N: Auriculopalpebral br. of facial n.
A: Dilate nostril and raise upper lip
Zygomaticus m.
N: Auriculopalpebral br. of facial n.
A: Draw commissure of mouth dorsocaudally
Draw scutiform cartilage and ear rostrally
Parotidoauricularis m.
N: Facial n.
A: Depress the ear
Components of the eyelid
Palpebra (superior and inferior)
Palpebral fissure
-Opening between palpebrae
Commissure (medial and lateral)
-Corners
Lacrimal caruncle
-Triangular prominent structure located at medial angle of the eye; color usually relates to color of animal
Palpebral ligaments
-Medial attaches medial palpebral commissure to frontal bone
-Lateral attaches lateral palpebral commissure to zygomatic bone
Eyelashes
-Cilia present of superior palpebra but absent or few on inferior palpebra
Tarsal (meibomian) glands
Modified sebaceous glands that open at eyelid margin
Secrete lipids as part of superficial layer of tear film
Better developed in upper eyelid
Lacrimal gland
Located dorsolateral to the eye
Produces aqueous portion of tears
Innervated by facial n. (parasympathetic)
Superficial gland of the third eyelid
Located ventromedial to the eye
Produces aqueous portion of tears
Innervated by facial m.
Tear film
Superficial layer
-Lipids secreted by tarsal glands and ciliary glands located in palpebrae
-Limits evaporation of underlying aqueous layer
Middle aqueous layer
-Watery substance from lacrimal gland and superficial gland of third eyelid
-Flushes foreign material from conjunctival sac and lubricates palpebral/corneal interfaces
Inner mucoid layer
-Mucoprotein secretion from conjunctival cells
-Located between aqueous layer and cornea
-Binds aqueous film to cornea