Parotid gland and styloid apparatus Flashcards
What is in the carotid sheath?
Internal jugular vein, common carotid (internal carotid) artery, IX, X, XI, XII
What muscles attache to the styloid process?
Styloglossus, Stylopharyngeus and stylohyoid
What nerve crosses the lingual artery?
Hypoglossal
What 2 muscles are attached to mastoid process?
Sternocleidomastoid and posterior belly of digastric
What 2 muscles attache tot he rams of the mandible?
Medial pterygoid and massater
What nerve runs through parotid gland but does not innervate it?
VII
What nerve innervates parotid gland?
IX
What arteries and veins run through parotid gland?
Superficial temporal and maxillary artery and vein
What muscles lie posteriorly and medial to the parotid gland?
Masseter, stylohyoid, medial pteyrgoid, sternocleidomastoid and posterior digastric
What are the boundaries of the submandibular region of the neck?
Posterior wall of the anterior digastric. Anterior wall of the posterior digastric. Inferior border of the mandible
What forms the floor of the submandibular region?
Mylohyoid, hyoglossus and middle constrictor
What forms the roof of the submandibular region?
Deep cervical fascia