Surgical Flashcards
Canine Space
Between levator anguli oris and levator labii superioris
Buccal space
Anterior- lips
Posterior- Masticatory Space (parotidomasseteri fascia, buccopharengeal fascia
Superior- Maxilla
Inferior- Platysma
Lateral- skin
Medial- buccinator
Contents
-buccal fat
- Stensons
- Facial artery and Vein
- CV VII and Ix
Masseteric Space
Part of masticatory spaces
Anterior- mandible
Posterior- Parotid gland
Medial- lateral pharyngeal space
Superior- temporal space
Lateral- Masseter
Contents
- IMAX and IAN
Pterygomandibular space
Part of masticatory spaces
Lateral- mandible
Medial- medial pterygoid
Inferior- medial pterygoid
Posterior- parotid
Anterior- pterygomandibular raphe (buccinator and superior constrictor muscles)
Contents- IAN, Lingual nerve,
Temporal Space
Part of masticatory spaces
Superior- temporal line
Anterior- lateral orbit
Inferior- buccal space
Sublingual space
Inferior- mylohyoid, geniohyoid, genioglossus
Superior- FOM
Contents- lingual nerve, lingual artery, hypoglossal nerve, glossopharyngeal nerve, whartons duct, sublingual gland, Batholins
Submental space
Anterior- symphsis
Lateral- anterior digastric
Superior- mylohyoid
Inferior- Fascia
Submandibular space
Anterior- mandible
Lateral - mandible
Inferior - fascia
Superior- mylohyoid
Posterior- buccopharyngeal gap
(Connection between submandibular space and lateral pharyngeal space) along styloglossus muscle
Lateral Pharyngeal Space
Superior- skull base
Inferior- hyoid
Posterior- prevertebral fascia
Anterior- raphe of buccinator and constrictors
Lateral by mandible
Anterior- prestyloid
Posterior- retrostyloid (carotid artery, IJ, CN IX, X, XI, XII
Lemierre syndrome- IJ septic thrombosis
Horner Syndrome- CN IX to XII
Airway issues from bulging pharyngeal wall
Retropharyngeal Spaces
Anterior- constrictor muscles
Posterior- alar layer of deep cervical fascia
W/ connections to danger space
Fever, stiff neck, dysphagia, drooling, bulging of posterior wall, airway obstruction.
Intubate with head down
Danger space
Superior- skull base
Anterior- alar fascia
Posterior- prevertebaral fascia
Inferior- diaphragm
Tract to mediastinum/pericardium - from retropharyngeal through buccopharyngela fascia and alar fascia down danger space
Prevertebral space
Superior- skull base
Anterior- prevertebral fascia
Posterior- Transverse process
At C3 normal is 4mm
Abnormal 7mm
Branches of Maxillary Artery
From external maxilla
- deep auricular
- anterior tympanic
- middle meningeal/accessory meningeal
- inferior alveolar
- deep temporal
- pterygoid
- masseteric
- buccinator
- posterior superior alveolar
- infraorbital
- descending palatine
- sphenopalatine
Branches of external maxillary artery
Superior thyroid
A sending pharyngeal
Lingual
Occipital
Facial
Posterior auricular
Maxillary
Superficial temporal - transverse facial
Branches of facial artery
Submental
Inferior labial
Superior labial
Lateral nasal
Angular artery