Gross II Unit 1 Flashcards
Sensory innervation to the face
Trigeminal nerve (C.N. V)
Motor innervation of face
Facial Nerve (C.N. VII)
Name branches of Trigeminal Nerve.
Where does each distribute?
V1 Ophthalmic Nerve - face and scalp
V2 Maxillary Nerve - cheek and area lateral to orbit
V 3Mandibular Nerve - chin and temporal area
Name branches of Ophthalmic Nerve.
Where does each distribute?
Supraorbital nerve - above eye up toward top of scalp (end of vertex)
Supratrochlear nerve - medial to supraorbital nerve
External nasal nerve - nose
Infratrochlear nerve - bridge of nose/lacrimal area
Lacrimal nerve - along top of upper eyelid
Name branches of Maxillary Nerve.
Where does each distribute?
Zygomaticotemporal nerve - temporal area
Zygomaticofascial nerve - lateral cheeks
Infraorbital nerve - below eye/cheek
Which nerve is most frequently injured due to blows to the face?
Infraorbital nerve
Name branches of the Mandibular Nerve.
Where does each distribute?
Auriculotemporal nerve - along temporal or lateral head region
Buccal nerve - Cheek/lateral to mouth
Mental nerve - Chin
Condition characterized by sudden attacks of severe pain in the area of sensory distribution of trigeminal nerve, mostly seen in maxillary division and not so much in opthalmic.
Trigeminal Neuralgia/Tic Douloureux
Sensory innervations of the posterior aspect of neck and scalp come from what? What its branches and innervations?
Posterior (Dorsal) Primary Rami of C2-C4
- Greater Occipital Nerve (Posterior Primary Ramus of C2): occipital region
- Third Occipital Nerve (Posterior Primary Ramus of C3): upper part of back of neck
- Posterior Primary Ramus of C4: lower part of back of neck
Is C1 motor or sensory?
Motor
What is the sensory innervation of the anterior lateral aspect of the neck? What are its branches and their innervations?
Cervical Plexus (formed by anterior primary rami [C2-C4] of C1-C4)
- Lesser Occipital Nerve (C2): lateral part of occipital region, posterior to ear
- Great Auricular Nerve (C2,C3): angle of mandible, inferior to ear, accompanies external jugular vein
- Transverse Cervical Nerve (C2,C3): supplies anterior surface of neck (throat)
- Supraclavicular Nerve (C3,C4): lateral surface of neck
Where do motor fibers of Cervical Plexus arise?
Ansa Cervicalis
What are the parts of the Ansa Cervicalis? Where does each come from? What muscles do they supply?
- Superior Root - from C1 (or C1 and C2); descends from hypoglossal nerve to inferior root
- Inferior Root - from C2 and C3; descends from cervical nerve branches to superior root
- They supply three of the four infrahyoid muscles: STERNOHYOID, STERNOTHYROID, and OMOHYOID
Where infrahyoid muscle receives innervation exclusively from C1 via hypoglossal nerve?
Thyrohyoid
Discuss the Phrenic Nerve. Origin? Innervations? Location?
- Part of the cervical plexus; from C3, C4, and C5
- Motor function: diaphragm; Sensory function: membranes of thorax and abdomen
- On neck lying on anterior surface of anterior scalene muscle –> thorax
Name superficial muscles of the neck.
Platysma
Sternocleidomastoid
Trapezius
Platysma: origin? insertion? nerve? fxn?
- Superficial fascia over pectoralis major and deltoid muscles
- Lower border of mandible and angle of mouth
- Cervical branch of Facial Nerve (C.N. VII)
- Depresses mandible, draws down corner of mouth
Sternocleoidmastoid muscle: origin? insertion? nerve? fxn?
- Sternal head from FRONT OF THE MANUBRIUM, clavicular head from the medial third of clavicle
- Lateral surface of mastoid process, lateral half of the superior nuchal line
- Accessory nerve (C.N. XI)
- Chief flexor of head
Pathological contraction of SCM where head is tilted toward and face away from affected side
Torticollis (Wryneck)
Forms of Torticollis (w/ description)
Congenital - from fibrous tissue tumor which develops at or near birth
Muscular - due to birth injury
Spasmodic - due to abnormal tonicity (adults)
Trapezius: origin, insertion, nerve, function
O: external occipital protuberance, ligamentum nuchae, spinous process of C7 and all thoracic vertebrae
I: Lateral third of clavicle, spine of scapula, and acromion process
N: Accessory nerve (C.N. XI) and C3 and C4 from cervical plexus
F: Upper portion elevates, middle portion retracts, and lower portion depresses SCAPULA
Coordination between muscles that abduct humerus and those that rotate scapula
Scapulohumeral rhythm
Drains blood from face and scalp and contains a large amount of cerebral blood
External jugular vein
Vein that forms immediately below the parotid gland by union of the retromandibular vein and posterior auricular vein
External jugular vein
External jugular vein forms immediately below parotid gland by union of what veins?
Retromandibular vein
Posterior auricular vein
Only vein to vertically run downward and backward along the lateral surface of the sternocleidomastoid. What vein does it empty into?
External jugular vein
Subclavian vein
Tributaries of external jugular vein and describe location.
Retromandibular vein - behind mandible
Posterior auricular vein - behind ear
Posterior external jugular vein - posterior scalp
Anterior jugular vein - throat/chin
Transverse cervical vein - above suprascapular
Suprascapular - branches off around lower neck
Describe prominent external jugular vein
Normal venous pressure; external jugular invisible topographically
In Congestive heart failure, superior vena cava obstruction creates prominence throughout length
Opera singers/bagpipe players may develop prominent external jugular due to increased intrathoracic pressure during singing/playing
Lymph nodes running along the external jugular vein are superficial to what muscle?
Sternocleidomastoid
Boundaries of posterior triangle
Anterior boundary: posterior border of sternocleidomastoid
Posterior boundary: anterior border of trapezius
Inferior boundary: superior border of middle third of clavicle
Boundaries of anterior triangle
Superior boundary: inferior border of mandible
Anterior boundary: anterior midline
Posterior boundary: anterior border of sternocleidomastoid
What forms the roof of the anterior triangle?
Deep cervical fascia, superficial cervical fascia, and platysma
Subdivisions of the anterior triangle
Submental triangle
Submandibular (diagastric) triangle
Carotid triangle
Muscular triangle
What anterior triangle subdivision is located below the chin?
Submental triangle
Only one of the anterior triangle subdivisions which is unpaired.
Submental triangle
Boundaries, floor, and contents of the submental triangle.
B: Left and right anterior bellies of digastric and body of hyoid bond
F: Mylohyoid muscle
C: Minor veins and lymph nodes (submental nodes)
Boundaries, floor, and contents of submandibular (digastric) triangle.
B: Inferior border of the mandible, anterior belly of digastric, posterior belly of digastric
F: Mylohyoid and hyoglossus muscles
C: Submandibular gland (one of three major salivary glands along parotid and sublingual), internal carotid artery, facial artery, internal jugular vein, glossopharyngeal nerve (C.N. IX) and Vagus nerve (C.N. X)
Why should one be careful when treating a patient for TMJ?
Mandible is close to the submandibular triangle, which contains numerous neurovascular structures
Boundaries, floor, and contents of the carotid triangle (vascular triangle)
B: posterior belly of digastric, superior belly of omohyoid, and anterior border of sternocleidomastoid
F: thyrohyoid, hyoglossus, and inferior and middle constrictor muscles
C: common and internal carotid arteries, external carotid artery (and three of its branches - superior thyroid artery, lingual artery, and facial artery -), and tributaries of internal jugular vein
Boundaries, floor, and contents of muscular triangle
B: Superior belly of omohyoid, anterior midline of neck, anterior border of SCM
F: Posterior layer of pretracheal fascia
C: Sternohyoid and sternothyroid muscles, thyroid gland, trachea, and esophagus
Point of attachment for many muscles between mandible and larynx
Hyoid bone
This bone may be broken due to strangulation
Hyoid bone
Primary function of infrahyoid muscles
Move hyoid bone and larynx
Name the infrahyoid muscles
Omohyoid
Sternohyoid
Sternothyroid
Thyrohyoid
Omohyoid: origin, insertion, nerve, function
O: inferior belly of omohyoid from upper border of scapula; ends in intermediate tendon deep to the sternocleidomastoid muscle; superior belly extends upward from tendon
I: Body of hyoid bone
N: Ansa Cervicalis (C1,C2,C3)
F: Depresses hyoid bone and larynx
Sternohyoid: origin, insertion, nerve, function
O: Posterior surface of manubrium and medial end of clavicle
I: body of hyoid bone
N: Ansa Cervicalis (C1,C2,C3)
F: depresses the hyoid bone and larynx
Sternothyroid: origin, insertion, nerve, function
O: posterior surface of manubrium, inferior to origin of sternohyoid
I: oblique line of lamina of thyroid cartilage
N: Ansa Cervicalis (C1,C2,C3)
F: depresses the larynx
Thyrohyoid: origin, insertion, nerve, function
O: oblique line on the lamina of the thyroid cartilage
I: body of the hyoid bone
N: C1 through hypoglossal nerve
F: depresses the hyoid bone
Infrahyoid muscles depress the hyoid and larynx to accomplish what functions?
Swallowing
Speech
Breathing
If hyoid fixed diastric depresses mandible opening jaw against resistance
Dense, sheet-like layer of connective tissue
Fascia
Surrounds and supports both the superficial and deep structures of the neck
Cervical fascia
What are the two major layers of the cervical fascia?
Superficial cervical fascia
Deep cervical fascia
Thin layer of connective tissue which encloses the platysma muscle, and contains cutaneous nerves, superficial veins and lymph nodes
Superficial cervical fascia
What are the layers of the deep cervical fascia? What is the function of each?
Investing layer of the deep cervical fascia - deep to superficial; encloses the sternocleidomastoid and trapezius
Pretracheal fascia - encloses thyroid gland, trachea, esophagus
Prevertebral fascia - encloses the vertebral column and the deep muscles of the back
Carotid Sheath - cylinder of fascia extending from base of skull to root of neck
What does the carotid sheath of the deep cervical fascia contain?
Common carotid artery, internal carotid artery, internal jugular vein, vagus nerve, and deep cervical lymph nodes
Function and clinical significance of fascial layers
Slippery surface to reduce friction (allows gross movements of head and neck; and swallowing)
Adhesion, which can be reduced with myofascial release
Can serve as a channel for infection: (1) pretracheal fascia can spread from head and neck to mediastinum directly, (2) Dental abscess, strepthroat (fistula)
Cancer involving deep cervical lymph nodes can compress internal jugular veins (can also cause headaches)
Opening through which structures of the neck pass into the thorax
Superior thoracic aperture
What are the boundaries of the superior thoracic aperture? Hint: its kidney-shaped.
First thoracic vertebra
First ribs and their cartilages
Manubrium of sternum
Name all the major arteries and veins that pass through the superior thoracic aperture
Brachiocephalic trunk Left common carotid artery Left subclavian artery Internal thoracic artery Brachiocephalic vein
Name the nerves that pass through the superior thoracic aperture.
Phrenic nerve
Vagus nerve
Recurrent laryngeal nerve
Sympathetic trunk
Name the viscera that can be found in the superior thoracic aperture.
Trachea, esophagus, cervical pleura, apex of lung, and thymus
Explain how the lung may collapse with a neck injury
Cervical pleura and lung apex pass through superior thoracic aperture, posterior to SCM origin
A broken 1st rib on penetrating wound to neck can cause collapse lung
Condition where broken 1st rib due to penetrating wound can cause lung to collapse
Atelectasis
Where is the thymus located? What does the thymus produce? What is the thymus blood supply? What innervates the thymus?
Posterior to the manubrium
It produces T-lymphocytes
Internal thoracic artery
Stellate ganglion of sympathetic trunk and vagus
What muscles lie anterior to the thymus and thyroid gland?
Sternohyoid
Sternothyroid
What does the thyroid gland produce?
Thyroxine
Calcitonin
Parts of the thyroid gland
Left lobe
Right lobe
Isthmus
50% of the time, pyramidal lobe
Muscle which connects the isthmus of the thyroid glad with hyoid bone
Levator glandulae thyroideae muscle
Which arteries supply blood to thyroid gland? Where does each branch from?
Superior Thyroid artery (from the external carotid artery)
Inferior thyroid artery (from the thyrocervical trunk)
(Variation) Thyroid Ima Artery (brachiocephalic trunk)
Which veins run from the thyroid gland? Where does each go?
Superior thyroid vein (to the internal jugular vein)
Middle thyroid vein (to the internal jugular vein)
Inferior thyroid vein (to the brachiocephalic vein)
What does the thyroid gland innervate?
Superior, middle, and inferior cervical sympathetic ganglia
Condition where thyroid gland is abnormally enlarged, seen in anterior neck
Goiter
What is endemic goiter?
Goiter due to dietary deficiency of iodine, which is necessary to produce thyroxine; gland increases to increase output; hormone largely inactive; symptoms include hypothyroidism (moon face and weight gain
What is exothalamic goiter?
Goiter due to autoimmune disease; thyroid stimulating immunoglobulins bind to receptor site cause overactivity of gland hormone and active; symptoms include hyperthyroidism (Granes disease: hunger, skinny, hot) and bulging eyes (fat deposit in center behind eyes)
This nerve branches off the vagus within the thorax and then travels up into the neck to supply motor innervation to all but one of the laryngeal muscles
Recurrent laryngeal nerve
Describe the recurrent laryngeal nerve location, where is runs, and what is controls?
It branches off the vagus within the thorax and then travels up into the neck to supply motor innervation to all but one of the laryngeal muscles: speech and airway
Which endocrine gland is involved with calcium homeostasis?
Parathyroid gland
Small ovoid bodies on posterior surface of the thyroid gland
Parathyroid glands
How many parathyroid glands are usually found in body?
Usually there are four. It can vary between two and six.
What is the blood supply for the parathyroid gland?
Inferior thyroid artery
Superior thyroid artery
What does the parathyroid gland innervate?
Inferior or middle cervical sympathetic ganglia
What are some factors that make performing a thyroid surgery difficult?
Vascularity
Parathyroid glands (essential for life)
Recurrent laryngeal nerve (if damaged, my paralyze half of larynx affecting speech and airway)
“Windpipe”, begins at larynx at the level of cervical vertebra six and will split into left and right bronchi
Trachea
What are cartilaginous rings?
Incomplete supporting rings along the trachea that open posteriorly where the trachealis muscle (smooth) spans
What supplies blood to the trachea?
Inferior thyroid artery
What innervates the trachea?
Recurrent laryngeal nerve
Describe the esophagus.
Muscular tube connecting pharynx to the stomach; begins at cervical vertebra six; lies posterior to trachea
Main arteries of the head and neck
Carotid arteries
Where does the common carotid artery split?
Carotid triangle
What does the common carotid artery split into?
Internal carotid artery
External carotid artery
Which artery is the main source of blood to structures of the neck, face, and scalp (external skull)?
External carotid artery
What are the branches of the external carotid artery?
Superior thyroid artery Ascending pharyngeal artery lingual artery facial artery occipital artery posterior auricular artery superficial temporal artery maxillary artery
Slight dilation of the internal carotid artery where it joins the common carotid. What is this structure’s function? What is it innervated by?
Carotid sinus
Baroreceptor (blood pressure sensor): within increased blood pressure, heart rate decreases
Glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX)
Small reddish-brown mass located within or deep to the bifurcation of the common carotid artery. What is this structure’s function? What is its innervation?
Carotid body Chemoreceptor: detects changes in the chemical makeup of the blood within carotid Glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX)
Vein deep to the sternocleidomastoid and never topographically visible
Internal Jugular Vein
Where does the internal jugular vein begin? What is it a continuation of? Where does it drain?
Jugular foramen
Sigmoid sinus
Brachiocephalic vein
Dilation of the internal jugular vein at its origin below the jugular foramen
Superior jugular bulb
Tributaries of the internal jugular vein
Inferior petrosal sinus Pharyngeal veins Facial vein Lingual vein Superior thyroid vein Middle thyroid vein
Structure of the internal jugular vein with dilation near its termination into the brachiocephalic vein
Inferior Jugular bulb
Branches of the glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX)
Tympanic nerve Branch to the Carotid sinus Pharyngeal branch Branch to the stylopharyngeus Tonsillar Branch Lingual Branch
Nerve that is sensory to the tympanic cavity and secretomotor to the parotid gland; senses pain in otitis media
Tympanic nerve
Branch of CN IX that is sensory to both the carotid sinus and carotid body; changes in blood pressure and blood gases
Branch to the Carotid Sinus
Branch of CN IX that unites with branches from vagus and sympathetic trunk to form the pharyngeal plexus; sensory to pharynx, senses pain in acute pharyngitis, and afferent limb of gag reflex
Pharyngeal branch
Branch of CN IX sensory to the mucous membrane over the tonsil and to the soft palate; only muscle of pharynx not innervated by vagus nerve
Branch to the Stylopharyngeus
Branch of CN IX sensory to the mucous membrane over the tonsil and to the soft palate; senses pain in tonsillitis
Tonsillar branch
Branch of CN IX that supplies taste and general sensation to the posterior third of the tongue
Lingual branch
Longest cranial nerve and has extensive distribution in head, neck, thorax, and abdomen; name means “wanderer”
Vagus nerve
Where does the vagus nerve emerge? Where does it exit the skull? Do any other nerves exit from the same location?
Medulla Oblongata Jugular foramen glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX) and accessory nerve (CN XI)
Name the two ganglia of the vagus nerve. Are they motor or sensory?
- Superior (jugular) ganglion: located in jugular foramen, generally smaller
- Inferior (nodose) ganglion: generally bigger
Both are sensory
Functions of nasal cavity
Provide airway
olfaction
warming and moistening inspired air
cleansing inspired air
Where does nasal cavity extend?
Nostrils (nares) anteriorly to choanae posteriorly
Posterior apertures of the nasal cavity which open into the nasopharynx
Choanae
External nose consists of:
Tip: free end of nose
Root: connects the nose to the forehead
Nares: (Nostrils)
Alae: bound the nares laterally
What are the boundaries of the nasal cavity? What does each boundary consist of?
Roof: nasal bone, frontal bone, cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone, and body of the sphenoid bone
Floor: Palatine process of the maxilla and the horizontal plate of the palatine bone; both these bones form the HARD PALATE
Medial Wall: septal cartilage, perpendicular plate of the ethmoid bone, and the vomer
Condition where the nasal septum does not lie in the median plane
Deviated Septum
A severely deviated septum may touch what? What symptom might this create?
The lateral wall
Difficulty breathing
What are causes of a deviated septum?
Congenital malformation
Birth injury
Postnatal injury
What makes up the nose’s lateral wall?
Nasal bone Frontal process of the maxilla Lacrimal bone Ethmoid bone Inferior nasal concha perpendicular plate of the palatine bone Medial pterygoid plate of the sphenoid bone
What are the structures within the lateral wall?
Superior nasal concha (of the ethmoid)
Middle nasal concha (of ethmoid)
Inferior nasal concha (separate bone)
Small space located above and behind the superior nasal concha that receives the opening of the sphenoid sinus
Sphenoethmoidal recess
Space below the superior nasal concha that receives the opening of the posterior ethmoidal cells
Superior Meatus
The space below the middle nasal concha that receives the openings of the frontal sinus, the maxillary sinus, the middle ethmoidal cells, and the anterior ethmoidal cells
Middle Meatus
Rounded projection into the middle meatus where the middle ethmoidal cells open onto this structure
Ethmoidal Bulla
A curved slit lying below the ethmoidal bulla within the middle meatus where the frontonasal duct, anterior ethmoidal cells, and maxillary sinus open into this slit
Hiatus Semilunaris
Space below the inferior nasal concha that receives the opening of the nasolacrimal duct
Inferior Meatus
Connects the lacrimal sac of the orbit to the nasal cavity
Nasolacrimal duct
Area just inside each nostril; contains hair, sebaceous glands, and sweat glands
Nasal Vestibule of the Nasal cavity
Lower two-thirds of the nasal cavity
Respiratory Region of the nasal cavity
Superior nasal concha and the upper one-third of the nasal septum; contains the fibers of the olfactory nerve, which pass down through the cribriform plate
Olfactory region of the nasal cavity
Which nerve innervates the special senses of the nasal cavity?
Olfactory nerve (CN 1)
Where does general sensory innervation of the nasal cavity come from?
Branches of the maxillary and ophthalmic divisions of the trigeminal nerve (CN V)
Where does autonomic innervation (sympathetic and parasympathetic) of the nasal cavity come from?
Pterygopalatine ganglion
What provides primary blood supply to the nasal cavity?
Sphenopalatine branch of the maxillary artery
Anterior ethmoidal branch of the ophthalmic artery