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bony case of the brain and its membranous coverings

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neurocranium

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8 bones of the neurocranium

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frontal, ethmoidal, sphenoidal, occipital, 2 temporal and 2 parietal

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facial bones developed in the mesenchyme of the pharyngeal arches

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viscerocranium

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the viscerocranium provides and structure and support for ______

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soft tissues of the face

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15 irregular bones of viscerocranium

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mandible, ethmoidal, vomer, maxillae, inferior nasal conchae, zygomatic, palatine, nasal and lacrimal

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joins the frontal bone and two parietal bones

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coronal suture

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joins paired parietal bones

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sagittal suture

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joins parietal bones with the occipital bone

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lambdoid

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junction of the sphenoid, temporal, frontal and parietal bones

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pterion

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pterion overlies course of the anterior division of the _____

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middle meningeal artery

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articulates in the viscerocranium with the maxilla, vomer, inferior nasal concha and ethmoid bone

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palatine bone

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greatest part of the upper facial skeleton

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maxilla

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maxilla makes up ____

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upper jaw

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bridge of the nose at intersection of nasal bone and frontal bone

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nasion

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articulates with cranium via the TMJ

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mandible

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the ramus and coronoid processes of the mandible are attachment sites for _____

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muscles of mastication

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2 foramen within the mandible

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mental and mandibular

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contributes to viscerocranium and minimally to the neurocranium

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ethmoid bone

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filled with air pockets presumably to decrease weight of the bone

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pneumatized

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sinuses of the face

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maxillary, frontal, ethmoid and sphenoid

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makes up forehead, roof of orbit and contains median prominence glabella

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frontal bone

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contains foramen magnum for spinal cord

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occipital bone

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lateral skull that houses ear

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temporal bones

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between orbits, cribriform plate and ethmoidal cells

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ethmoid bone

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unpaired flat trapezoidal shaped bone that is a major part of the bony nasal septum
vomer
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the vomer separates ____
posterior nasal openings (choanae)
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articulate with superior facets of CI atlas
occipital condyle
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attachment site of raphe of the pharynx
pharyngeal tubercle
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posterior nasal apertures, opening between nasal cavity and nasopharynx
choanae
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made up of palatine processes of maxillae anteriorly and the horizontal plate of the palatine bones posteriorly
hard palate
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depression within maxilla
incisive fossa
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hole within greater wing of sphenoid bone
foramen ovale
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hole in sphenoid bone for middle meningeal artery
foramen spinosum
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temporal bones articulation with mandible
mandibular fossa
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between the styloid process and the mastoid process in the temporal bone
stylomastoid foramen
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hole within temporal bone
carotid canal
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supplies the muscles of facial expression
motor root of CN VII (facial nerve)
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CN V originates from ____ which merge to form _____ and ____
3 sensory ganglia trigeminal ganglion one motor nucleus
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_____ ganglia are associated with the trigeminal nerves
4 parasympathetic
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facial nerve (VII) provides special sensory sensation to ____ via ____ nerve
anterior 2/3 of tongue chorda tympani
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parasympathetic of facial nerve supplies many glands of head and neck including:
submandibular and sublingual salivary glands nasal, palatine, and pharyngeal mucous glands lacrimal glands
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the facial nerve exits the cranium through the ____ of the ___ bone
stylomastoid foramen temporal
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first branch of facial nerve that provides sensory to concha
posterior auricular nerve
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the root of the facial nerve continues anteriorly and inferiorly into the ___ and branches
parotid gland
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motor innervation branches to muscles of facial expression
temporal, zygomatic, buccal, marginal mandibular and cervical
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the facial nerve is associated with the derivatives of the ____
second pharyngeal arch
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the glossopharyngeal nerve is associated with the derivatives of the ____
third pharyngeal arch
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glossopharyngeal nerve sensory innervation
oropharynx, carotid body and sinus, posterior 1/3 of tongue, middle ear cavity and eustachian tube
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glossopharyngeal nerve special sensory innervation
provides taste sensation to posterior 1/3 of tongue
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glossopharyngeal parasympathetic innervation
parotid gland
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glossopharyngeal motor innervation
stylopharyngeus muscles of pharynx
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CN IX (glossopharyngeal) sends ____ fibers to the ___ ganglion and ____ fibers pass from the ganglion to the ____ via the ___ nerve
presynaptic parasympathetic (secretomtor) otic postsynaptic parotid gland auriculotemporal
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largest major salivary gland covered in dense, investing and deep cervical fascia
parotid gland
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the parotid duct exits the gland and travels of the ____ and punctures the ____ to empty into the oral cavity through a small orifice opposite the ____ tooth
masseter m. buccinator m. 2nd maxillary molar tooth
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embedded in parotid gland
parotid lymph nodes external carotid artery and peri-arterial plexus retromandibular v. parotid plexus of facial nerve
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___ runs through parotid gland but does not innervate it
facial nerve
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preganglionic parasympathetic fibers that innervate parotid gland
glossopharyngeal n. (CN IX)
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postganglionic parasympathetic fibers of the parotid gland travel with ____
auriculotemporal n. (branch of V3)
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parasympathetic ganglion
otic ganglion
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preganglionic sympathetic fibers of the parotid gland
T1-4
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sympathetic ganglion of parotid gland
superior cervical ganglion
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postganglionic sympathetic fibers of the parotid gland
carotid plexus
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primary blood supply to face and scalp
external carotid
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common carotid artery divides into ___ and ___
internal artery external artery
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branches of facial artery
inferior labial and mental superior labial lateral nasal angular (terminal branch)
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internal carotid contributes to blood supply to ____ and ___
orbital region forehead
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valveless venous structures that connect the extracranial vessels of the scalp to the intracranial dural venous sinuses and diploic veins
emissary veins
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layer of scalp that contains many sweat and sebaceous glands and hair follicles
skin
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layer of scalp that is highly vascular and is composed of dense connective tissue that holds blood vessels open
connective tissue
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layer of scalp that is the tendinous attachment of occipitofrontalis
aponeurosis
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layer of scalp where infection can spread quickly
loose connective tissues
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layer of scalp where infection from scalp can spread into the bone or inside the cranial vault via emissary veins
periosteum
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the only lymph nodes in the scalp are ___ and ___
parotid buccal
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the parotid and buccal lymph nodes drain ___ and ___ including ___
lateral face scalp eyelids
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lymph from scalp and neck drains into the ____ nodes
superficial cervical
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lymphatic drainage of lips
deep cervical nodes
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upper lip drains into ____ node
submandibular
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middle lower lip drains into ___ node
ipsilateral submental
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lateral lower lip drains into ___ node
bilateral submandibular
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all lymphatic vessels of head and neck drain directly or indirectly into _____
deep cervical nodes
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deep lymphatic vessels follow ___ while superficial follow ____
arteries veins
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chain of nodes along the ___ drain into jugular lymphatic trunks
internal jugular vein
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left jugular trunk drains into ___ duct
thoracic
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right jugular trunk drains into _____
brachiocephalic vein

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