Lips Flashcards
Arteries that supply lips? (2)
Sup. Labial A
Inf. labial A
Where do the arteries that supply the lips branch off from?
Facial A
Lips - deep or superficial, or both, injections, and why?
Superficial injections only.
Why? Because arterial supply to lips is deep
What layer if facial A in?
Under layer 3
Facial A is a branch of which Artery?
External Carotid.
Whats the top middle (dip) part of lips called?
Cupid bow
What are the “meaty” part of the lips called?
Tubercle
What is the grove between the nostrals and top of lip called?
Philtrum column
What are the two pointy part of the upper lip called?
GK point
Whats the chewing muscle called?
Masseter muscle
Major blood supply to face is from which Artery?
Facial Artery
Whats the boarder around the lips called?
vermilion border
What gives the lips, its “meaty appearance
Layer 2 fat pad
Whats the corner of mouth called?
Oral commissures
What happens to the corner of the mouth as you age?
Dips down