Soft Tissues of the Head Flashcards
1
Q
What nerve supplies the facial expression muscles
A
Cranial nerve VII
2
Q
What are 3 muscles of facial expression
A
Levator nasolabialis
Frontalis
Zygomaticus
3
Q
What nerve supplies the muscles of mastication
A
Trigeminal nerve (cranial nerve V), mandibular branch
4
Q
Mouth opening muscle
A
Digastricus
5
Q
Mouth closing muscles
A
Temporalis, masseter, pterygoid
6
Q
What is the function of the hyoid apparatus
A
Suspends the tongue and larynx from temporal area of skull
7
Q
What are the bones of the hyoid apparatus
A
Stylohyoid, epihyoid, ceratohyoid, basihyoid, thyrohyoid
8
Q
What muscle is split during a tracheostomy
A
The sternohyoideus
9
Q
What are 3 extrinsic muscles of the tongue
A
Styloglossus, hyoglossus, genioglossus
