The Scalp

Question 1

What can the five layers of the scalp spell?

Answer 1

Skin, Connective tissue, Aponeurosis, Loose connective tissue, Periosteum…SCALP

Question 2

What are the principal sources of blood to the scalp?

Answer 2

internal carotid and external carotid artery branches

Question 3

Branches of nerves from what parts of the CNS innervate the scalp?

Answer 3

both cranial and spinal nerves

Question 4

What name is given to the trigeminal nerve?

Answer 4

the great sensory nerve of the face

Question 5

Which divisions of the trigeminal nerve receive sensory information from the scalp?

Answer 5

all 3 divisions: opthalmic nerve, maxillary nerve & mandibular nerve

Question 6

Which ventral rami branches supply the scalp?

Answer 6

greater auricular and lesser occipital nerves

Question 7

Which dorsal ramus nerve branch (name and cord level of origin) supplies the scalp?

Answer 7

greater occipital nerve - C2, C3 communicating ramus

Question 8

Motor pathways to skeletal muscle derived from the branchial arches are given what name?

Answer 8

Branchial Efferent (BE) pathways

Question 9

What type of motor fibers to skeletal muscles are given off by the facial nerve?

Answer 9

branchial efferent (BE)

Question 10

What are the lymph noes located along the base of the head collectively called?

Answer 10

collar chain nodes

Question 11

What is the third layers of the scalp associated with?

Answer 11

muscular component of the scalp

Question 12

What muscle(s) are specifically associated with the scalp?

Answer 12

frontalis and occipitalis bellies of the epicranius muscle