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Head and neck Flashcards

1
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what is the occipital protuberance

A

lump at the back of the head found on the occipital bone

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2
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where is the styloid process

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temporal bone

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3
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what are the layers of the scalp

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skin, dense connective tissue, aponeurosis of the occipitofrontalis muscle, looser areolar connective tissue, periosteum

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4
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what is the anterior part of the scalp supplied by

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branches of the trigeminal nerve

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5
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what is the posterior part of the scalp supplied by

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greater and lesser occipital nerve

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6
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Greater occipital nerve is from ?

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C2/3

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7
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lesser occipital nerve is from

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C2

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8
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function of the orbiculares oculi

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gently closes the eyeball

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9
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function of the occipital belly of occipitofrontalis

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retracts the scalp

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10
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Function of the orbital part of the orbiculares oris

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tightly closes eyelid ie winking

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11
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function of frontal belly of occipitofrontalis

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protracts the scalp so wrinkles forehead and elevates the eyebrows

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12
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function of the buccinator

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helps maintain food within the oral cavity

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13
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function of the platysma

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depresses the mandible and tenses the sin on the neck and the chin

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14
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function of the orbicularis oris

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closes the mouth and protrudes the lips, resists pressure when blowing

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15
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what innervates all the facial muscles

A

facial nerve

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16
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where does the facial nerve enter onto the side of the face

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through the stylomastoid foramen

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17
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what are the two arteries that supply the face

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facial artery and the superficial temporal artery

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18
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what are the facial and superficial temporal artery branches of?

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external carotid artery

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19
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what is the path of the facial artery

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winds around the inferior border of the mandible and then grooves the submandibular salivary gland before entering the side of the face

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20
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venous drainage of the face

A

facial and superficial temporal vein which drain into the retromandibular and then the internal jugular

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21
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what type of gland are the salivary glands

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exocrine

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22
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where do secretions from the parotid gland go

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parotid duct which emerges from the anterior border of the gland going through the master muscle and opens into the oral cavity near the second upper molar tooth

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23
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what structures pass through the parotid gland

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facial nerve
external carotid artery
retromandibular nerve

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24
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innervation of the parotid gland?

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parasympathetic through the glossopharyngeal nerve

sympathetic from the superior cervical ganglion

25
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innervation of the submandibular and sublingual

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facial nerve

26
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what separates the two lobes of the submandibular salivary gland

A

mylohyoid muscle

27
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what are the 4 compartments found in the neck

A

vertebral, vascular, visceral, musculofascial

28
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what joint is present between the occipital condyles and C1

A

ellipsoid synovial joint

29
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what is present between C1 and C2

A

odontoid peg

also find a pivot joint

30
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what is the 7th cervical vertebrae called

A

vertebra prominens

31
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what is a key feature of the cervical vertebrae

A

spinous processes that bifurcate

32
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what is found in the neuromuscular sheath

A

common carotid, internal jugular vein, hypoglossal and vagus nerve

33
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what is found in the muscular triangle

A

strap muscles of the neck, pharynx, thyroid and parathyroid glands

34
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what is found in the submandibular triangle of the neck

A

facial artery and submandibular gland

35
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attachements of the hyoid bone

A

suprahyoid muscles infra hyoid muscles and digastric and omohyoid

36
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function and innervation of mylohyoid

A

pulls hyoid bone up and forward

mandibular nerve

37
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function and innervation of geniohyoid

A

pulls hyoid bone up and forward

C1 nerve roots that run within the hypoglossal

38
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function and innervation of the diagastric

A

anterior belly by mandibular nerve

posterior belly by facial nerve

39
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innervation of the stylohyoid

A

facial nerve

40
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innervation of the sternohyoid

A

cervical plexus C1-3

41
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innervation of sternothyroid

A

cervical plexus C1-3

42
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innervation of thyrohyoid

A

C1 roots travelling within the hypoglossal nerve

43
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innervation of omohyoid

A

cervical plexus C1-3

44
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what connects the two lobes of the thyroid gland

A

isthmus

45
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where does the isthmus lie

A

in the region of the second and third tracheal rings

46
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blood supply of the thyroid gland

A

superior thyroid artery

47
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function of the genioglossus

A

protrudes tongue to opposite side

48
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function of the hyoglossus

A

depresses and retracts and elevates the tongue

49
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function of the styloglossus

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retracts and elevates the tongue

50
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palatoglossus

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elevates the posterior aspect of the tongue and depresses the soft palate

51
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innervation of the palatoglossus

A

pharyngeal plexus of the vagus nerve

52
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muscles of the soft palate

A 
levator veli palatini
tensor veli palatini
palatoglossus 
palatopharyngeus
musculus uvalae
53
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what two bones compose the hard palate

A

palatine process of maxilla

palatine bone

54
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what are the muscles of the soft palate innervated by

A

pharyngeal branch of the vagus nerve but tensor veil is by the mandibular nerve

55
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what is transmitted through the optic foramen

A

optic nerve and ophthalmic artery

56
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superior orbital fissure

A

abducens nerve, trochlear,ocullomotr ophthalmic veins

57
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interior orbital fisure

A

maxillary nerve of trigeminal

58
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what are the terminal branches of the facial nerve

A 
temporal 
zygomatic 
buccal
marginal mandibulr
cervical

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