PBL - Patient With Facial Incised Wound Flashcards
What are the main vessels which supply the face?
Facial artery
Superficial temporal artery
Where does the facial artery arise from?
External carotid
Where does the facial artery cross onto the face?
Crosses lower border of mandible 2.5cm in front of the angle of the mandible.
Where in the face are the best facial artery anastomoses?
By the superior and inferior labile branches - makes a vascular ring within the tissues of the lips
Where does the superficial temporal artery arise from?
The maxillary branch of the external carotid
What is the path of the superficial temporal artery?
Runs upwards from the neck, immediately in front of the tragus of the ear, where is can be felt
Describe the venous drainage of the face.
Main veins are paired with arteries and drain to the internal jugular vein
Which salivary gland is the largest?
Parotid gland
Which important vessels are found within the parotid gland?
Facial nerve and branches
Where the external carotid artery branches to superficial temporal artey
Reteromandibular vein
How long it the parotid duct?
5cm long
What is the nervous supply of the parotid gland?
Parasympathetic nerves stimulate secretion
Effected by impulses that run in the CNXI, and then the CNVIII branch
Where is the submandibular gland located?
Between the lower surface of the mandible and myohyoid muscle
Where does the submandibular duct open in the mouth?
Beside the frenulum of the tongue
Which gland is the closest to the oral cavity?
Sublingual gland
How does the sublingual gland pass its secretions into the mouth?
Through a dozen minute ducts
- some open straight into the floor
- others open into submandibular duct
What kind of cells are found in the acinus of the salivary glands?
Serous cells
Mucous cells