Facial Nerve & Face Flashcards
1
Q
What is another name for the genu of the facial nerve?
A
Geniculate Ganglion
2
Q
What passes through the pterygoid canal?
A
The Nerve of the pterygoid canal = deep petrosal + greater petrosal
3
Q
Where does the facial nerve leave the skull?
A
- through Stylomastoid foramen
- divides parotid gland
4
Q
What is the duct of the parotid gland?
A
Stensen’s Duct
5
Q
What are the 5 external branches of V1?
A
- Supraorbital
- Supratrochlear
- Infratrochlear
- External nasal
- Lacrimal
6
Q
What are the 3 external branches of V2?
A
- Infraorbital
- Zygomaticofacial
- Zygomaticotemporal
7
Q
What are the 3 external branches of V3?
A
- Mental
- Buccal of V3
- Auriculotemporal
8
Q
What are the 5 layers of the scalp, starting with skin?
A
Skin
Connective tissue
Aponeurosis
Loose areolar tissue
-Pericranium (Periosteom)
9
Q
What is Bell’s Palsy?
A
- idiopathic inflammation or compression of CN VII leading to a loss of function
- patients can present with facial paralysis, loss of taste, function of salivary glands, etc
10
Q
What is an emissary vein?
A
a vein that communicates the outside of the skull to the inside of the skull
