skull/face/scalp Flashcards
muscles of the eye region
frontalis m.
corrugator supercilii m.
orbicularis oculi m.
action of frontalis m.
raises eyebrow in surprise
action of corrugator supercilii m.
draws eyebrow in frowning
action of orbicularis oculi m.
closes eye (winking)
muscles of the nasal region
procerus m.
nasalis m.
levator labii superioris alaeque nasi m.
action of procerus m.
wrinkles bridge of nose
A of nasalis m.
compresses and dilates nostril
A of levator labii superioris alaeque nasi m.
dilates nostril
A of temporalis m.
elevates and retracts the mandible
A of masseter m.
elevates and clenches the mandible
A of medial pterygoid m.
elevates, protracts, and rotates mandible
A of lateral pterygoid m.
protrudes and rotates mandible; opens the mouth
____ provides sensory innervation to the face and anterior scalp
trigeminal (CN V)
____ provides sensory innervation to the back of the head, ears and jaw
cervical nerve (C2, C3)
cervical spinal nerves that provide sensory innervation to the posterior head include:
greater occipital n. (C2)
lesser occipital n. (C2)
greater auricular n. (C2/3)
branches of the ophthalmic division of trigeminal nerve
supraorbital n. - to central forehead supratrochlear n. - to medial forehead infratrochlear n. - to upper nose external nasal n. - to lower nose lacrimal n. - to lateral brow
____ passes through the parotid gland; damage to this nerve results in paralysis of facial mm on affected side
facial n. CN VII
prior to entering the parotid gland, CN VII gives off a branch that innervates the _____ and ____
posterior belly of digastric m.
stylohyoid m.
when CN VII enters the parotid gland, it bifurcates into _____ branches
superior temporofacial
inferior cervicofacial
6 branches of the facial n.
posterior auricular temporal zygomatic buccal marginal mandibular cervical
superficial temporal a. and v. travel with ____ n.
auriculotemporal