Superficial Face Flashcards
Name the muscles of facial expression.
Occipitofrontalis Orbicularis oculi Zygomaticus minor Zygomaticus major Orbicularis oris Levator anguli oris Depressor anguli oris Levator labii superioris Depressor labii inferioris
Which cranial nerve innervates the muscles of facial expression? Where does it emerge from the brain?
Facial nerve
Ponto-medullary junction
Where does the facial nerve pass through in the skull?
Internal acoustic meatus + stylomastoid foramen in base of skull
What are the branches of the facial nerve?
Temporal Zygomatic Buccal Mandibular Cervical
What are the parotid glands and where are they located?
Largest of paired salivary glands, between mandible + sternocleidomastoid
Which muscles does the parotid duct pierce?
Buccinator muscle - opens at level of upper 2nd molar
Which structures pass through the parotid gland?
Facial nerve + branches, external carotid artery, retromandibular vein
Which nerve supplies parasympathetic stimulation to the parotid gland?
Glossopharyngeal nerve
Which muscle is the parotid gland anterior to?
Masseter
Which nerve supplies cutaneous innervation to the face?
Trigeminal nerve (ophthalmic, maxillary, mandibular)
What are the branches of the ophthalmic division?
Frontal - supraorbital + supratrochlear
Nasociliary - anterior ethmoidal (into external nasal), posterior ethmoidal, infratrochlear
Lacrimal
What are the branches of the maxillary division?
Zygomaticotemporal, zygomaticofacial, infraorbital
What are the branches of the mandibular division?
Anterior
Buccal, lateral pterygoid, deep temporal, masseteric
Posterior
Auriculotemporal, lingual, inferior alveolar (into mylohyoid + mental)
What are the branches of the external carotid artery?
Superficial temporal, maxillary, superior thyroid, lingual, facial, occipital, posterior auricular, ascending pharyngeal
What are the major veins of the head and neck?
Superficial temporal, maxillary, facial, retromandibular, posterior auricular, external jugular, internal jugular
