Head and neck 3 Flashcards
Which cervical vertebra is most prominant?
C7
Where is this vertebra from and why?
How many vertebra per level?
Where is this vertebra from and why?
What movement occurs at the atlantooccipital joint?
Rotating saying ‘yes’ movement.
What movement occurs at the atlantoaxial joint?
Rotating saying ‘no’ movement.
Where is this bone from and why can you tell?
Axis: Dense= stolen body of atlas.
What is this structure and what does it do?
What is this ligament and its function?
What is this structure and its function?
How does curvature in the spine change from birth to adulthood?
What is this called?
What is this gland and which muscles does it sit deep to?
What are the gland which are near it called?
Thyroid and parathyroid glands (small yellow glands nearby).
What are these?
Parathyroid glands.
What is the blood supply to the thyroid gland?
Explain the venous and lymphatic drainage of thyroid gland?
What is this nerve and what does it supply? Where is this nerve found?
Runs in the scalene triangle (between anterior and scalene medius).
The thyrocervical trunk arises from the __________ artery and has 3 large branches. The largest _________ artery goes to supply the ______ portion of thyroid gland.
subclavian, inferior thyroid artery, inferior.
What is this artery and what does it supply?
Where has it come from?
Superior thyroid artery comes off the external carotid artery to supply the superior portion of the thyroid.
What is this artery and what does it supply?
The lingual artery supplies the oral floor and tongue.
Where has this artery come from, what is it called and what does it supply?
supplies all of the face and also some of the soft palate and surrounding muscles.
What is this artery and what does it supply?
What is this artery and what does it supply?
What are the 3 branches of external carotid artery?
Superior thyroid artery, lingual artery and facial artery.
What is this artery and what does it supply?
What are all of these arteries?
What are these veins?
The internal jugular vein meets the _______- vein to get the _________ vein.
subclavian vein to make the brachiocephalic veins.
________ branch of _________ supplies the nasopharynx mucosa.
_____ nerve supplies the sensation to oropharynx.
_________ supplies the sensation to the laryngopharynx.
These nerves form the _________ plexus.
pharyngeal branch of maxillary.
Glossopharyngeal nerve.
Vagus.
pharyngeal.
What is the soft palate? What does it contain and what two cavities does it separate?
What is this muscle and its function?
Tensor veli palitini muscle
It tenses the soft palate and opens the auditory tube.
What is this muscle and its function?
Levator veli palati.
Action is to elevate the soft palate.
What is this muscle and its function?
Palatoglossus muscle (forms the palatoglossal arch).
The action is to pull the tongue up and close the oropharyngeal isthmus.
What is this and which muscle forms it?
Platoglossus to form the platoglossal arch.
What is this muscle and its function?
Palatopharyngeus muscle (forms the palatopharyngeal arch).
Action: elevate the larynx and pharynx OR depress the soft palate.
What is this structure and which muscle forms it?
Palatopharyngeal arch by the palatopharyngeal muscle.
What is found between the palatoglossal arch and the palatopharyngeal arch?
Palatine tonsils.
