Padalecki 5 Flashcards
Anterior and Posterior Boundaries of the Parotid Region
A. Anterior - anterior border of the mandibular ramus
B. Posterior - mastoid process of temporal bone
Superior and Inferior Boundaries of the Parotid Region
C. Superior - zygomatic arch
D. Inferior - posterior belly of the digastric muscle
Medial and Lateral Boundaries of the Parotid Region
E. Medial - to the styloid process and beyond
F. Lateral - superficial layer of parotid fascia
Location of the Parotid Gland
- Inferior and anterior to the auricle
- Lateral and posterior to masseter muscle
- Lateral, posterior, and medial to the mandibular ramus
Shape of the Parotid Gland
- Roughly triangular
2. Apex points inferiorly
Parotid gland is sometime described as _______.
Bilobate
a. Constricted between _____ and _____.
b. Deep “lobe” expands into the ________.
c. Lobes demarcated by courses of ______; there is fatty tissue between the lobes to allow for movement
a. mandible and styloid process
b. lateral pharyngeal space
c. facial nerve branches
Embedded within the parotid from superficial to deep:
- parotid plexus and branches
- retromandibular vein
- external carotid artery
The parotid space location is ________.
encompasses parotid gland
a. Extension of investing cervical fascia
b. Thick superficial lamina
c. Thin deep lamina - abuts medially on the lateral pharyngeal space
d. Septa penetrate gland
Parotid fascia
Attachments of Parotid fascia
(1) Superior - zygomatic arch
(2) Inferior - fascia on sternocleidomastoid
(3) Anterior - masseteric fascia
- Arises from anterior surface of gland
- Course - 1 to 2 cm inferior to zygomatic arch
a. Curves around anterior border of masseter muscle
b. Pierces buccinator muscle - Empties into buccal cavity
a. At parotid papilla
b. Opposite maxillary second molar tooth
Parotid Duct
Arteries are branches of…
a. Maxillary artery
b. Superficial temporal artery
c. Transverse facial artery
Veins & location of drainage
a. Maxillary vein
b. Superficial temporal vein
c. Transverse facial vein
d. Drain into retromandibular vein
Lymphatics
a. Parotid nodes
b. Superficial cervical nodes
c. Superior deep cervical nodes