Som: Anatomy and Procedures

Question 1

Largest salivary gland

Answer 1

Parotid gland

Question 2

The main trunk of the facial nerve exits the skull base via this foramen

Answer 2

Stylomastoid foramen

Question 3

There is an important nerve which connects the facial nerve and the mandibular nerve (V3). This nerve is the ____. Tumor from a parotid malignancy can extend along this nerve and then spread in a retrograde manner along the trigeminal nerve.

Answer 3

Auriculotemporal nerve