Gross Facial & Oral Anatomy Flashcards
What is included in the facial skeleton?
Orbits and below
Where is the cranium?
Above orbits
What parts of the face does the maxilla form?
Forms part of orbits and half of upper row of teeth (2 maxilla bones)
What does the frontal bone form?
Part of skull cap and roof of orbits
What does the mandible articulate with?
Temporal bone
What is the fancy name for cheek bone?
Zygomatic bone/zygoma
What muscles seal your mouth?
Orbicularis oris
What muscles close your eyes?
Orbicularis oculi
What muscle allows you to screw up your forehead?
Frontalis
What muscles allow movement of the jaw?
Masticatory muscles
What masticatory muscle is on the side of the jaw?
Masseter
What masticatory muscles are on the mandible?
Lateral and medial pterygoids
What are the three parts of the trigeminal nerve and what do they supply?
Ophthalmic - orbit, forehead
Maxillary - upper teeth, palate
Mandibular - lower teeth, chin, anterior two-thirds of tongue
Which cranial nerve is the facial nerve?
VII
Where does the facial nerve come out of the skull?
Stylomastoid foramen (temporal bone)
How many branches does the facial nerve have?
5
What does the facial nerve supply?
Muscles of the face
What do the parasympathetic fibres of the facial nerve do?
Stimulate gland secretion