T2 L1 Face, temporal & infra temporal fossa Flashcards
What are the key muscles of the face?
Occipitofrontalis Orbicularis occuli Orbicularis oris Zygomaticus major Platysma Buccinator
What does the occipitofrontalis do?
Elevates eyebrows
What does the orbicularis occuli do?
Closes eyelids
What does the orbicularis oris do?
Closes mouth
What does the zygomaticus major do?
Elevates labial commisure
What does the platsyma muscle do?
Depresses mandible against resistance, tenses facia of neck
What does the buccinator muscle do?
Compresses cheek
What innervates the muscles of facial expression?
Facial nerve
What supplies the cutaneous innervation of the face?
Trigeminal nerve
What is the type & exit of cranial nerve VII (facial)
Type: sensory, taste, general motor & visceral motor
Exit: internal acoustic meatus, facial canal, stylomastoid foramen
What are the branches of the facial nerve?
Motor - posterior auricular, temporal, zygomatic, buccal, marginal, mandibular, cervical
Parasympathetic branches to pterygopalatine ganglion
How is taste supplied by cranial nerve VII?
Via chorda tympani via lingual nerve from anterior 2/3rds of tongue
What does the general sensory part of cranial nerve VII supply?
The skin over external auditory meatus
What are the 3 salivary glands in the head?
Parotid
Submandibular
Sublingual
Describe the path of the parotid duct
Leaves gland at anterior edge & passes through corner of mouth
Turns deep through buccinator
Opens into oral cavity at upper second molar tooth