Head and Neck Flashcards
cranial nerve V2
Name: maxillary
Foramen: foramen rotundum
Function: sensory over the teeth, face, gums
cranial nerve V1
Name: opithalmic
Foramen: superior orbital fissure
Function: sensory over the teeth, face, gums
mucous membranes
- nasal cavity lined by mucous membrane
bones of nasal cavity
- ethmoid
- sphenoid
- maxillary
- palatine
- frontal
which vertebra is the axis?
C2
which vertebra is the vertebra prominens?
C7
term for C2
axis
paranasal sinuses
air-filled extensions of nasal cavity
- frontal
- ethmoid
- sphenoid
- maxillary

the danger triangle of the face is drained by the ___
facial vein
OINA: orbicularis oculi
o: frontal and maxillary bones
i: circles orbit, extends within eyelid
n: facial
a: closes eyelids, tightens skin of forehead (when eyes are firmly closed)

spread of infections from nasal cavity
- cribiform plate
- middle ear
- nasopharynx
- tear duct, conjuctiva
- paranasal sinus
unique feature of facial vein
the facial vein does not have valves
OINA: mentalis
o: mandible near symphysis
i: chin skin
n: facial
a: elevate lower lip

cranial nerve II
Name: optic
Foramen: optic canal
Function: vision
term for C1
atlas
veins of the head and neck
external nose cartilage
- 2 large lateral cartilages
- 2 alar cartilages
- nasal septum
cranial nerve X
Name: vagus
Foramen: jugular foramen
Function: sensory – viscera; motor – pharyngeal muscles
cranial nerve I
Name: olfactory
Foramen: olfactory foraminae (cribiform plate)
Function: olfaction
anterior triangles (cervical regions)
- submandibular 2. submental 3. carotic 4. muscular
cranial nerve III
Name: occulomotor
Foramen: superior orbital fissure
Function: eye muscles (4)
region that connects head to trunk
neck
OINA: zygomaticus major
o: zygomatic arch
i: orbicularis oris at mouth corner
n: facial
a: Real smiler (draws angle of mouth superolaterally)

cranial nerve VII
Name: facial
Foramen: internal auditory meatus
Function: facial muscles, taste-tongue
landmark of the linguinal artery
greater horn of the hyoid bone
nasal cavity
- nasal septum divides the nasal cavity into 2 halves
- opens into the nasopharynx
- mucosa lines the whole cavity except vestibule
why is it hard to feel spinous processes C3 to C5?
spinous processes are short on these
cranial nerve IV
Name: trochlear
Foramen: superior orbital fissure
Function: eye muscle (1)
which vertebra is the atlas?
C1
facial artery supplies blood to the:
face
OINA: levator labii superioris
o: maxilla
i: orbicularis oris of upper lip
n: facial
a: elevate upper lip

OINA: levator anguli oris
o: maxilla
i: orbicularis oris at mouth corner
n: facial
a: smiling muscle

cranial nerve IX
Name: glossopharyngeal
Foramen: jugular foramen
Function: tongue, taste, muscle (1)
arteries of the head and neck
cranial nerve VI
Name: abducens
Foramen: superior orbital fissure
Function: eye muscle (1)
OINA: orbicularis oris
o: nasal septum, maxilla, mandible
i: fascia and lip muscles
n: facial
a: closes lips and is important in mastication (chewing)

OINA: risorius
o: platysma and masseter fascia
i: orbicularis oris and skin at mouth angle
n: facial
a: abducts angle of mouth

posterior triangles (cervical regions)
- subclavian 6. occipital
functions of nasal cavity and nose
- pathway for respiration
- filtration
- olfaction
- warms air
- moistens air
- receives secretions from paranosal cavity
the ____ artery and _____ artery meet up at the base of the brain to form the ____ artery
internal carotid and vertebral join to become the basal artery
the basal artery is part of a structure referred to as the ___
circle of Willis
cranial nerve XII
Name: hypoglossal
Foramen: hypoglossal canal
Function: tongue muscle
cranial nerve VIII
Name: vestibulocochlear
Foramen: internal auditory meatus
Function: balance and hearing
bones of nasal septum
- perpendicular plate of ethmoid
- septal cartilage
- vomer
salivary glands
- submandibular gland
- parotid gland
OINA: buccinator
o: alveolar ridge of mandible and maxilla
i: orbicularis oris at mouth angle
n: facial
a: when blowing on trumpet - sucks in sides of mouth compresses cheek, pulls corner of mouth laterally (presses cheeks against teeth while chewing)

OINA: depressor anguli oris
o: lower border mandible
i: lip near mouth angle
n: facial
a: depress angle (corner) of mouth

OINA: masseter
o: zygomatic arch
i: angle and ramus of mandible
n: trigeminal (V)
a: raises mandible (closing jaw)

cranial nerve XI
Name: accesory
Foramen: spinal, cranial
Function: trapezius muscle, sensation to the pharynx
term for C7
vertebra prominens
cranial nerve V3
Name: mandibular
Foramen: foramen ovale
Function: sensory over the teeth, face, gums
OINA: occipitofrontalis
occipital body
o: occipital bone i: aponeurosis (epicranial/galea)
frontal body
o: aponeurosis
i: skin of eyebrows and nose
n: facial nerve (VII)
a: move scalp back and forth, wrinkle forehead, elevates eyebrows
