Head and Neck Anatomy Flashcards



- periform aperture











Majority of vasculature and nerves of the faical region enter through the ________ located at the _______ of the maxilla and the perpendicular of the palatine
sphenopalatine foramen; frontal process
_______ sinuses are present at birth
ethmoid
_____ sinuses continue to develop until the 20s
frontal
_____ sinuses continue to develop until the 60s
maxillary

the walls of the nasal cavity are covered with ____ ______
mucous membrane that is thick and highly vascularized
label lateral and medial


which meatus receives drainage from the majority of sinuses?
middle meatus
From where does the middle meatus receive mucosal drainage



the pituitary gland sits in the _____ just above the _____ sinus
bony sella turcica; sphenoid

____ sinusitis can cause a tooth ache
maxillary
CN V
trigeminal nerve, primary sensory nerve of the facial region
the three main divisons of the trigeminal nerve
opthalmic (V1), maxillary (V2), and mandibular (V3) division
the two main arteries that vascularize the nasal cavity branching from the external carotid
maxillary and facial artery
the main artery that vascularizes the nasal cavity and branches off the internal carotid is the
opthalmic
_____ artery gives rise to the ethmoid arteries
opthalmic
sources of innervation of the nasal cavity arise from the
trigeminal (CN V), olfactory (CN I), and facial nerve (CN VII)






lateral portion of the septum












what surgical treatment is this picture depicting?
vidian neurectomy





vidian nerve conveys preganglionic/postganglionic parasympathetics and preganglionic/postganglionic sympathetic to the nasal cavity
preganglionic/postganglionic
_____ meatus recieves drainage from the nasolacrimal duct
inferior




what structures are located in the nasopharynx?
pharyngeal tonsil and pharyngotympanic tube

another term for pharyngeal tonsil
adenoids
the space between the epiglottis and the tongue base is the _____
valleculae
which portion of the pharynx are the palatine tonsils located in?
oropharynx


what nerve courses posterior to the palatine tonsil ?
lingual branch of the glossopharyngeal nerve CN IX
the pharynx is a fibromuscular tube that extends from the base of the skull to the inferior aspect of the _____ process
cricoid









____ are common sites for food to get trapped in

perfiorm recess

______ innervates the nasopharynx; ______ innervates the oropharynx; ______ innervates the laryngopharynx

maxillary division of the trigeminal nerve; glossopharyngeal nerve; vagus nerve

CN IX
glossopharyngeal nerve
CN X
vagus nerve

Superficial Nodes
- occipital nodes
- mastoid nodes
- parotid nodes
- submandibular nodes
- submental nodes

deep cervical nodes positioned along the right side of the IJV drain into the _______
right lymphatic duct
deep cervical nodes positioned along the left IJV drain into the ______
thoracic duct

what are the three layers of deep cervical fascia
- investing layer
- pretracheal layer
- prevertebral layer

the posterior portion of the pretracheal layer is referred to as the
buccopharyngeal fascia

what divides the buccopharyngeal fascia ?
alar fascia
what does the danger space lie inbetween?
retropharyngeal spaccce and alar fascia


what three main functinos does the larynx have?
- sound productino
- protectino
- increase our intra-abdominal pressure
what is the only portion of the larynx that forms a full complete circle around the larynx?
cricoid process


vocal cord vs. vestibular fold
true vocal cord; false
the posterior cricoarytenoid is the only muscle of the larynx that _____ the vocal cords
abducts (opens)










all pharyngeal muscles are innervated by the _____ nerve except the _____ muscle which is innervated by the _______
vagus (CN X); stylopharyngeus muscle; glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX)
the ______ laryngeal nerve innervates above the vocal cords and the cricothyroid muscle
superior
the ______ laryngeal nerves innervate below the vocal cords and innervate all the muscles of the larynx
supperior
what does the vagus nerve innervate
all of the pharynx excpet the stylopharynx and innervates all of the larynx
CN I
olfactory nerve
CN VII
facial nerve









