Head and Neck Powerpoints Flashcards
Name the 7 bones of the skull and face.
- Frontal
- Parietal
- Occipital
- Temporal
- Sphenoid
- Maxilla
- Mandible
What bone is the zygomatic process a part of?
Frontal bone and temporal bone
What is the point that connects the parietal and frontal bones?
Bregma
What is the point that connects the parietal bones and the occipital bone?
Lambda
What are the contents of the jugular foramen
CN IX, X, XI, and internal jugular vein
What enters through the foramen lacerum?
Internal coratid artery
What two muscles does the brachial plexus travel between?
Middle scalene and anterior scalene
What makes up the borders of the anterior triangle of the neck?
Superior border: Mandible
Lateral border: Anterior border of SCM
Anterior border: Median plane of the neck
What does the anterior triangle of the neck contain?
- Common carotid artery
- Internal jugular vein
- Vagus nerve
What makes up the borders of the posterior triangle?
Anterior border: Posterior border of SCM
Posterior border: Trapezius m.
Inferior border: Clavicle
What are the structures located in the posterior triangle from posterior to anterior?
- Splenius Capitis m.
- Levator Scapulae m.
- Middle Scalene m.
- Brachial Plexus
- Anterior Scalene
What can happen if scalene muscles become tight?
Can cause brachial plexus compression and the corresponding symptoms
Besides the muscles and brachial plexus, what other structures are located in the posterior triangle?
External jugular vein, and cutaneous nerves from the cervical plexus
What is a mnemonic for the cranial nerves
OLd OPie OCcasionally TRies TRIgonometry And Feels VEry GLoomy, VAGUe, And HYPOactive
What is the name for CN I? Is it sensory, motor, or both? What is its function?
Olfactory; Sensory; Smell
What is the name for CN II? Is it sensory, motor, or both? What is its function?
Optic; Sensory; Vision
What is the name for CN III? Is it sensory, motor, or both? What is its function?
Oculomotor; Motor; Moves eye
What is the name for CN IV? Is it sensory, motor, or both? What is its function?
Trochlear; Motor; Superior Oblique m. of the eye
What is the name for CN V? Is it sensory, motor, or both? What is its function?
Trigeminal; Both; Sensory to the skin of the face, motor to muscles of mastication
What is the name for CN VI? Is it sensory, motor, or both? What is its function?
Abducens; Motor; Lateral Rectus m. of the eye
What is the name for CN VII? Is it sensory, motor, or both? What is its function?
Facial; Both; Sensory to anterior ⅔ of the tongue and motor to the m’s of facial expression
What is the name for CN VIII? Is it sensory, motor, or both? What is its function?
Vestibularcochlear; Sensory; Vestibular (orientation, motion) and cochlear (hearing)
What is the name for CN IX? Is it sensory, motor, or both? What is its function?
Glossopharyngeal; Both; Sensory to gag reflex, motor for swallowing
What is the name for CN X? Is it sensory, motor, or both? What is its function?
Vagus; Both; Sensory to organs and gag reflex, motor to organs
What is the name for CN XI? Is it sensory, motor, or both? What is its function?
Spinal Accessory; Motor; SCM, Traps
What is the name for CN XII? Is it sensory, motor, or both? What is its function?
Hypoglossal; Motor; Tongue m.
What anterior rami are part of the cervical plexus?
C1-C4
What spinal level is the phrenic nerve? what does it innervate?
C3-C5; diaphragm