H&N booklet Flashcards
What are the three parts of the skull?
Neuro-cranium
Viscera-cranium (facial skull)
Mandible
What joint is between most bones of the skull?
Fibrous suture
What are the layers of a skull (flat) bone?
Compact
Spongey
Compact
Where is the occipital protuberance found?
Base of occipital bone
Where is the mastoid process found?
On temporal bone
Which two bones make up the zygomatic arch ?
Zygomatic bone
Temporal bone
Where is the styloid process found?
Temporal bone
Where are the occipital condyles found?
Occipital bone
Between which two bones is the saggital suture found?
Parietal and parietal
Between which two bones is the coronal suture found?
Parietal and frontal
Between which two bones is the lambdoid suture found?
Occipital and parietal
What three fossa make up the cranial cavity?
Anterior cranial fossa
Middle cranial fossa
Posterior cranial fossa
What landforms make up the sphenoid bone?
Body
Greater wing
Lesser wing
Pituitary fossa
Where are the ear ossicles found?
In the petrous part of the temporal bone
What are the five layers to scalp?
Skin Connective tissue Aponeurosis of occipitofrontal muscle Loose connective tissue Pericranium
Where does the scalp extend from and to?
Anteriorly from supraorbital margin
Posteriorly to superior nuchal lines
Laterally to zygomatic bone
What bone is the superior nuchal line a part of?
Occipital
What is the action of the occiptofrontal muscle anterior belly?
Raising eyebrows
What is the dermatome supply to the anterior scalp?
Trigeminal nerve CN V
What is the dermatome supply to the posterior half of the scalp?
Spinal nerves C2 and C3
Both anterior and posterior rami
In which layer of the scalp are the blood vessels present?
Connective tissue
What artery supplies the blood vessels of the scalp?
External carotid
What is a dipole?
Spongey bone separating the compact bone of the skull
What is an emissary vein?
Valveless veins in the scalp
Where does the lymph of the scalp drain?
Into nodes in the head and neck
No nodes in scalp
Where do the muscles of facial expression lie?
In superficial fascia of the face
How do muscles of facial expression differ in terms of their attachment to other skeletal muscles?
They connect from connective tissue into skin.
Which nerve innervated the muscles of facial expression?
Facial nerve
CN VII
What landmarks are found eitherside of the stylomastoid foramin?
Styloid + mastoid processes
From which foramen does the facial nerve emerge onto the face?
Stylomastoid process
What are the three paired salivary glands?
Parotid
Sublingular
Submental
What is the anterior boundary of the parotid gland?
Anterior border of sternomastoid muscle
What is the superior boundary of the parotid gland?
Superiorly to zygomatic arch
What is the inferior boundary of the parotid gland?
Inferiorly extends to angle of mandible
What is the posterior boundary of the parotid gland?
Posteriorly extends to anterior to the external auditory meatus
Where does the apex the parotid gland lie?
Apex of pyramid lies over the masseter
What nerve branches emerge from the partotid gland?
Facial branches:
>Buccal
>Zygomatic
Which muscle does the parotid gland pierce?
Buccinator muscle