PAROTID GLAND AND CRANIAL NERVE VII Flashcards
The______ region is the Part of face in front of the ear and below the _______ arch
parotid, zygomatic
The parotid region is ?
he Part of face in front of the ear and below the zygomatic arch
The parotid Region features the?
Masseter and the Parotid gland
The parotid Region features the __________ and the ___________ gland
Masseter and the Parotid gland
___________ is the largest and the major salivary gland
it is Mainly serous and has few scattered mucous acini
Parotid Gland
The Parotid gland is the?
Largest and major salivary gland
it secrete mainly serous and has few scattered mucous acini
The Parotid gland is mainly _________ and has few scattered ________ acini
serous and mucous
Extent of the Parotid Gland:
Superior = Zy____tic Arch
Inferior = upper part of the n__k (overlaps poste. belly of digastric + SCM-Ante. border)
Anterior = It overlaps ma___ter
Posterior = below external ac__ic meatus and mas__id process
- Zygomatic
- neck
- masseter
- acoustic ,mastoid
Extent of the Parotid Gland:
Superior = ____________
Inferior = ________________ (overlaps poste. belly of digastric + SCM-Ante. border)
Anterior =________________
Posterior =_________________
- Zygomatic Arch
- upper part of the neck
- It overlaps masseter
- below external acoustic meatus and mastoid process
Investing fascia splits to __________ the parotid gland
surround
RELATIONS OF PAROTID GLAND
Surfaces =
3.
- Lateral (superficial)
- anteromedial
- posteromedial
Lateral surface consist of :
- S__n
- su__cial fascia
- deep ce__cal fascia (investing layer)
- Skin
- superficial fascia
- deep cervical fascia (investing layer)
Lateral surface consist of :
- Skin
- superficial fascia
- deep cervical fascia (investing layer)
Anteromedial surface consist of :
- Masseter
- Mandibular ramus
- medial pterygoid muscle
- parotid duct
- facial nerve
Posteromedial surface consist of:
- Ma__oid process
- ster__cleidomastoid
- Posterior belly of the dig__ric muscle
- Sty__id process
- Stylo__oid Muscle
- Stylog__ssus Muscle
- Stylo__ayrngeus muscle
- Mastoid process
- sternocleidomastoid
- Posterior belly of the digastric muscle
- Styloid process
- Stylohyoid Muscle
- Styloglossus Muscle
- Stylophayrngeus muscle
Posteromedial surface consist of:
- Mastoid process
- sternocleidomastoid
- Posterior belly of the digastric muscle
- Styloid process
- Stylohyoid Muscle
- Styloglossus Muscle
- Stylophayrngeus muscle
Parotid duct and facial nerve runs deep to ______ border
anterior
_________ and _________ runs deep to anterior border
Parotid duct and facial nerve