Parotid and Temporal Regions and TMJ Flashcards
What nerve pierces the parotid gland?
Facial n.
What artery goes through the parotid gland?
External carotid a.
What vein goes through the parotid gland?
Retromandibular v.
What is the relationship of the parotid gland to the ear?
The gland is just inferior to the external acoustic meatus
What disease can cause a swelling of the parotid gland?
Mumps
The retromandibular v. is formed by these two veins.
Superficial temporal and maxillary vv.
The retromandibular v. enters the parotid gland in this area.
Posterior to ramus of the mandible
The two divisions of the retromandibular vein drain into these two veins.
External and internal jugular vv.
This portion of the external carotid artery is found in the parotid gland.
Distal
The external carotid artery parallels this vein, just deep to it.
Retromandibular v.
Where does the external carotid artery split into its two terminal branches?
Posterior to the mandibular neck
What are the two terminal branches of the external carotid artery?
Superficial temporal a.
Maxillary a.
Where does CN VII enter the cranium?
Internal acoustic meatus
Where does CN VII exit the cranium?
Stylomastoid foramen
The facial nerve forms this within the parotid gland
Parotid plexus`
The branches of the facial nerve fan out over this aspect of the face
Lateral
What are the branches of the facial nerve?
Posterior auricular n. Temporal branch Zygomatic branch Buccal branch Marginal mandibular branch Cervical branch
Where is the facial canal located?
Within the petrous portion of the temporal bone between the stylomastoid foramen and internal acoustic meatus
The muscles of facial expression are derived from this embryological arch
2nd pharyngeal arch
The parotid bed is bordered by this muscle on the posterior
Digastric m.
The anterior border of the parotid bed is this structure
Ramus of the mandible
What arteries are found in the parotid bead?
Occipital artery
Inferior Cervical artery
What vein is found in the parotid bed?
Internal Jugular v.
What nerves are found in the parotid bed?
CN VII
Hypoglossal n.
Accessory n.
Stylohyoid n.
Where is the submessenteric space found?
Deep to the masseter m.
The middle meningeal artery passes inferior to this landmark on the skull
Pterion
What are the contents of the temporal fossa?
Temporal fat pad
Temporalis m.
Neurovasculature
The middle temporal artery is a branch of this artery
Superficial temporal a.
Where does the middle temporal a. branch from the superficial a.?
Just above zygomatic arch
The middle temporal artery feeds and anastomose with these arteries
Deep temporal arteries
the deep temporal arteries branch off of this artery
Maxillary a.
The nerves that supply the temporal fossa are branches of what nerve?
CN V3 (Mandibular branch)