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Head: Face, Facial Nerve, Trigeminal Nerve Flashcards

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Face

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  • Supraorbital margin to chin, ear-to-ear

- Role in communication and identity

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Scalp

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  • Supraorbital margin to superior nuchal lines, zygomatic arch to zygomatic arch
  • Good vascular supply
  • 5 layers
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5 Layers of the Scalp

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  • Skin
  • Connective tissue (dense)
  • Aponeurosis (epicranial aponeurosis)
  • Loose connective tissue
  • Pericranium
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Skin of the scalp contains

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  • Sweat glands
  • Sebaceous glands
  • Hair follicles
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Aponeurosis of the scalp

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  • Also called the galea aponeurotica

- Tendon sheet that connects bellies of occipitofrontalis (epicranius)

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Loose connective tissue of the scalp

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  • Potential space, allows for movement of the scalp proper (layers 1-3)
  • Danger space of the scalp
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Danger space of the scalp

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  • Emissary veins communicate with the dural sinuses in the cranial cavity
  • Infection can spread to cranial cavity structures (meninges)
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Pericranium

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  • Periosteum of the skull
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Muscles of facial expression are located/innervated

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  • Located in the subcutaneous tissue of the face, neck, scalp
  • Innervated by facial nerve (CN VII)
  • Muscle fibers intermingle
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Occipitofrontalis function

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  • Wrinkles eyebrows
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Orcibularis Oculi function

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  • Narrows palpebral fissure (closes eyelid)
  • Assist movement of lacrimal fluid
  • Palpebral and orbital parts
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Orbicularis Oris function

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  • Important in speech, eating, facial expression
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Buccinator attachments

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  • Alveolar processes of maxillae and mandible

- Pterygomandibular raphe

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Buccinator muscle

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  • Covered by buccal fat pad

- Helps keep food between teeth during eating

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Preganglionics originate in the brainstem and travel in these nerves

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  • Occulomotor nerve
  • Facial nerve
  • Glossopharyngeal nerve
  • Vagus nerve
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Preganglionics of occulomotor nerve pathway

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  1. Occulomotor nerve
  2. Ciliary ganglia
  3. Intrinsic eye muscles
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Preganglionics of Facial Nerve contains both

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  • Pterygopalatine ganglia

- Submandibular ganglia

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Pteryopalatine ganglia of facial nerve pathway

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  1. Facial nerve
  2. Pteryopalatine ganglia
  3. Lacrimal and nasal glands
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Submandibular ganglia of facial nerve pathway

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  1. Facial nerve
  2. Submandibular ganglia
  3. Sublingual and submandibular glands
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Preganglionics of glossopharyngeal nerve pathway

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  1. Glossopharyngeal nerve
  2. Otic ganglia
  3. Parotid gland
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Preganglionics of vagus nerve pathway

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  1. Vagus nerve

2. Parasympathetic function to thorax/abdomen

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Facial Nerve (CN VII) contains

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  • Somatic motor nerve fibers
  • Parasympathetic motor nerve fibers
  • Sensory nerve fibers
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Two roots of facial nerve exit the brainstem at

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  • Pontomedullary junction
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Two roots of facial nerve exiting through pontomedullary juntcion

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  • Sensory/parasympathetic root (nervus intermedius)

- Motor root

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Sensory nerve fibers of facial nerve root supply

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  • Somatosensory (part of the ear)

- Taste (anterior 2/3 of tongue and palate)

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Presynaptic parasympathetic nerve fibers of facial nerve root supply

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  • Lacrimal gland
  • Submandibular gland
  • Sublingual gland
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Motor root of facial nerve roots supply

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  • Muscles of facial expression
  • Stapedius
  • Stylohyoid
  • Posterior belly of digastric
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Two roots of facial nerve entry point

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  • Internal acoustic meatus

- Join together inside the facial canal

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Branches of facial nerve in the facial canal

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  • Greater petrosal nerve
  • Chorda tympani nerve
  • Nerve to stapedius
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Greater Petrosal Nerve contains

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  • Preganglionic parasympathetic fibers

- Go to pterygopalatine ganglion (located in the pterygopalatine fossa)

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Chorda Tympani Nerve

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  • Preganglionic parasympathetic fibers to the submandibular ganglion
  • Taste from anterior 2/3 of tongue
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Nerve to Stapedius

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  • Innervates stapedius muscle
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Geniculate Ganglion contains

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  • Cell bodies of sensory neurons associated with CN VII (somatosensory, taste)
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Motor to facial muscles exit point

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  • Exits skull through stylomastoid foramen
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Motor to facial muscles gives off

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  • Posterior auricular branch

- Branches to stylohyloid and posterior belly of digastric

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Entry point of motor innervation

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  • Enters parotid gland

- Forms parotid plexus (within gland)

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Branches of the Parotid Plexus

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  • Temporal
  • Zygomatic
  • Buccal
  • Marginal mandibular
  • Cervical
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Lesions to Facial Nerve

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  • Symptoms depend on location of injury
  • Paralysis of facial muscles
  • Hyperacusis
  • Loss of corneal reflex
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Loss of/altered functions/sensations in lesions to the Facial Nerve

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  • Lacrimation
  • Taste anterior 2/3 tongue
  • Salivation
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Bell’s Palsy

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  • Idiopathic facial paralysis
  • Cause: unknown exactly
  • Compression, ischemia, demyelination of facial nerve in facial canal
  • Can see other symptoms depending on location
41
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Content of the Parotid region

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  • Parotid gland and duct
  • Facial nerve (parotid plexus)
  • Retromandibular vein
  • External carotid artery
  • Parotid lymph nodes
  • Masseter muscle
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Parotid region content that passes through the glandular tissue

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  • Facial nerve (parotid plexus)
  • Retromandibular vein
  • External carotid artery
43
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Parotid Gland

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  • Largest salivary gland
  • Facial nerve plexus embedded within
  • Surrounded by parotid sheath (connective tissue capsule)
  • Inflammation is painful
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Parotid Gland location

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  • Between mandibular ramus and mastoid process
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Parotid duct (Stensons duct)

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  • 5-7 cm long
  • Finger width below zygomatic arch (superficial location)
  • Crosses masseter and dives deep at its anterior border
  • Pierces buccal fat pad and buccinator to enter oral cavity (2nd maxillary molar)
  • Buccal branches of facial found alongside
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Sensory innervation of the Parotid Gland

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  • Auriculotemporal nerve (branch of V3)

- Great auricular nerve

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Autonomic innervation of Parotid Gland influences

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  • Glandular secretion

- Blood flow to the gland

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Sympathetic innervation of the Parotid Gland

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  • Postsynaptic from superior cervical ganglia

- Travel in the the external carotid nerve plexus to the gland

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Parasympathetic innervation of the Parotid Gland

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  • Presynaptic travel in glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX)
50
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Cutaneous innervation of the face and scalp

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  • Trigeminal nerve
  • Dorsal rami of C2 and C3
  • Lesser occipital
  • Great auricular
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Trigeminal nerve innervates

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  • Face and scalp anterior to the vertex
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Dorsal rami of C2 and C3 innervate

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  • Posterior to vertex

- Upper neck

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Lesser occipital nerve innervation

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  • Cervical plexus

- C2

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Great auricular nerve innervation

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  • Cervical plexus

- C2 and 3

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Trigeminal nerve roots (motor and sensory) emerge from

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Three divisions of Trigeminal Nerve

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  • Ophthalmic (V1)
  • Maxillary (V2)
  • Mandibular (V3)
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Sensory root of Trigeminal Nerve (follows all 3 divisions)

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  • Face, oral cavity, tongue, palate, nasal cavity, sinuses

- Sensory cell bodies are located in the trigeminal ganglion

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Motor root of Trigeminal Nerve (follows V3) innervates

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  • Muscles of mastication
  • Tensor tympani
  • Tensor veli palatini
  • Anterior belly of digastric and mylohyoid
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Opthalmic Nerve (V1) passes through

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  • Passes through superior orbital fissure to enter orbit

- Branches associated with face sensation

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Frontal branches of Opthalmic Nerve (V1)

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  • Supraorbital

- Supratrochlear

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Nasociliary branches of Opthalmic Nerve (V1)

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  • External nasal

- Infratrochlear

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Branches of Opthalmic Nerve (V1) associated with facial sensation

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  • Fronatl
  • Nasociliary
  • Lacrimal
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Maxilarry Nerve (V2) passes through

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  • Passes through foramen rotundum to enter pterygopalatine fossa
  • Branches associated with face sensation
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Branches of Maxillary Nerve (V2) associated with facial sensation

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  • Zygomatic

- Infraorbital

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Zygomatic branches of Maxillary Nerve (V2)

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  • Zygomaticotemporal

- Zygomaticofacial

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Mandibular Nerve (V3) passes through

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  • Passes through foramen ovale to enter infratemporal fossa

- Branches associated with facial sensation

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Branches of Mandibular Nerve (V3) associated with facial sensation

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  • Auriculotemporal
  • Buccal
  • Mental nerve
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Arteries of face and scalp are primarily branches of

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  • External carotid
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Branches of external carotid that supply the face and scalp

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  • Occipital
  • Posterior auricular
  • Superficial temporal
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Superficial Temporal branch of ECA

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  • Terminal branch of external carotid
  • Passes between TMJ and auricle
  • Travels with auriculotemporal nerve
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Branches from opthlamic artery (which is a branch of the internal carotid) that supply the face and scalp

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  • Supraorbital

- Supratrochlear

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Arteries of the face

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  • Transverse facial artery
  • Branch of superficial temporal
  • Mental artery
  • Supraorbital and supratrochlear arteries (from the internal carotid)
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Facial artery branches

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  • Inferior and superior labial arteries
  • Lateral nasal
  • Angular: terminal continuation of facial
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Veins of the scalp (same names as the arteries)

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  • Supraorbital vein
  • Supratrochlear vein
  • Superficial temporal vein
  • Occipital vein
  • Posterior auricular vein
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Veins of the face

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  • Supraorbital
  • Supratrochlear
  • Angular vein
  • Facial vein
  • Retromandibular vein
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Angular vein

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  • Communicates through orbit with superior ophthalmic vein

- Route of infection spread from face to intracranium

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Facial vein

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  • Continuation of angular vein
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Retromandibular vein is formed by/passes through

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  • Superficial temporal and maxillary veins

- Passes through parotid gland superficial to ECA

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Posterior division of retromandibular vein

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  • Joins posterior auricular > EJV
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Anterior division of retromandibular vein

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  • Joins facial > common facial > IJV
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Supraorbital and supratrochlear veins

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  • Unite to form the angular vein
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Facial pulse location

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  • Anterior to masseter muscle
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Superficial temporal pulse location

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  • Anterior auricle
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Lymph drainage of the superficial face and scalp

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  • Drain into pericervical collar of lymph nodes
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Submental node receive drainage from

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  • Chin

- Central lip

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Submandibular nodes receive drainage from

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  • Lateral nose
  • Upper lip
  • Lateral lower lip
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Parotid nodes receive drainage from

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  • Lateral face
  • Ffrontal/temporal scalp
  • Eyelids
  • External acoustic meatus
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Preauricular nodes receive drainage from

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  • Lateral parietal scalp

- Anterior ear

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Mastoid nodes receive drainage from

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  • Posterior ear
  • Posterolateral scalp
  • Posterior external auditory meatus
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Occipital nodes receive drainage from

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  • Posteror scalp (occipital area)
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All superficial face and scalp eventually drain into

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  • Superficial and deep cervical lymph nodes (mostly deep cervical nodes)
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Tympanic nerve (branch of CN IX) travels to

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  • The tympanic plexus

- Exits tympanic cavity in the lesser petrosal nerve

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Foramen ovale

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  • Exit point for tympanic nerve

- Nerve travels along floor of middle cranial fossa, exits out the foramen ovale

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After exiting the foramen ovale, the tympanic nerve

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  • Synapses in the otic ganglion located in infratemporal fossa
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Postsynaptic fibers of tympanic nerve

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  • Travel within the auriculotemporal nerve (branch of V3) to the parotid gland

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