Head and neck anatomy I Flashcards
How many bones is the skull comprised of?
22 bones
List all the bones of the skull.
Frontal bone, parietal bones (2), occipital bone, temporal bones (2), sphenoid bone, ethmoid bone, maxillae (2), inferior nasal conchae (2), lacrimal bones (2), nasal bones (2), palatine bones (2), vomer, zygomatic bones (2), mandible
What is the nose composed of?
The nose is composed of nasal cartilages and nasal bones, anterior to the nasal cavity
The arteries of the nose :
Facial, sphenopalatine, greater palatine, and ophthalmic arteries
The nerves of the nose :
olfactory nerve (CN I), ophthalmic nerve (CN V1), maxillary nerve (CN V2)
What does the eye consist of?
The eye consists of ocular bulbs (eyeballs) with associated extraocular muscles located in orbits
Name the main artery of the eye.
Ophthalmic artery
List the main nerves of the eye.
optic nerve (CN II), oculomotor nerve (CN III), trochlear nerve (CN IV), trigeminal nerve (CN V), and abducens nerve (CN VI)
What is the ear comprised of?
The ear is comprised of the outer, middle and inner ear
Name the main arteries of the ear.
external carotid, maxillary, and basilar arteries
Name the main nerves of the ear
facial nerve (CN VII) and vestibulocochlear nerve (CN VIII)
What does the mouth/oral cavity consist of?
The mouth/oral cavity consists of teeth, tongue, hard and soft palates, uvula and tonsils, oropharynx
Name the main arteries of the mouth/oral cavity
descending palatine, facial, lingual, and maxillary arteries
Name the main nerves of the mouth/oral cavity
maxillary nerve (CN V2), mandibular nerve(CN V3), vagus nerve (CN X), hypoglossal nerve (CN XII), and facial nerve(CN VII)
What does the neck contain?
The neck contains the hyoid bone, thyroid gland, parathyroid glands, pharynx and larynx; externally divided into triangles, internally divided into compartments
