Head Flashcards
Branch of the ophthalmic nerve which supplies a large portion of the scalp between the anterolaterla forehead and the vertex
Supraorbital nerve
Derived from the posterior ramus of c3 and supplies tje skin of the inferior occipital region
Third occiptal nerve
Branch of the mandibular nerve which supplies skin anterosuperior to the auricle
Auricotemporal nerve
Derive from anterior ramus of c2 and supplies the skin posterior to the ear
Lesser occipital nerve
Branch of the maxillary nerve that supplies the temple
Zygomaticotemporal nerve
Profuse bleeding of scalp lacerations are caused by (3)
- Elastic fibers Pull of the occipitofrontalis ms prevents closure of bleeding vessel and surrounding skin
- BV are adhered to the dense ct preventing vasoconstriction
- Many anastomoses
Most of the blood supply to the Dura, and skull or neurocranium comes from this A
Middle meningeal artery
Branch of ophthalmic nerve which supplies the anteromedial forehead
Supratrochlear nerve
Derived from the posterior ramus of c2, and supplies the skin of the occipital region
Greater occipital nerve
Loss of blood supply to the blood leads to necrosis. True or False
False
Richest cutaneous blood supply in the body
Dense CT of the Scalp
O: lateral 2/3 of superior nuchal line
I: epicranial aponeurosis
Epicranial aponeurosis occipital belly
Derived from the anterior ramis of c2 and c3 and supplies the skin sterior to the ear and over the angle of the mandible
Greater auricular nerve
O: anterior part od the aponeuorsis at the level of the coronal suture
I: skin on the lower part of the forehead
Occipitofrontalis muscle frontal belly
Scalp proper
- Skin
- Dense CT
- Epicranial aponeurosis or Galea aponeurotica
Resposible for the crowning and wrinkling of the forehead
Occipitofrontalis muscle
Broad, strong tendinous sheath that covers the calvaria
Epicranial aponeurosis
Danger area of the scalp. Sponge like layer
Loose areolar CT of the Scalp
Routes where infections are carried into the cranial cavity from the extracranial veins to the intracranial veins
Emissary veins
Continuous with the endosteum at the suture lines.
Dense layer of CT that forms the external periosteum of the neurocranium
Pericranium
Branches of external carotid artery
Superficial temporal artery - smaller (ends as postior amd terminal A)
Posterior auricular A - pass under cover of parotid gland proceeds to the auricle
Occipital A -