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Temporalis origin

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Temporal fossa and fascia
Inferior temporal line

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Temporalis insertion

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Coronoid process

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Masseter origin

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Zygomatic arch

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Masseter insertion

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Outer surface of mandible

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Sternomastoid origin

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Medial third of clavicle by Clavicular head and manubrium stern I anterior surface by sternal head infront of Clavicular head

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Sternomastoid insertion

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Mastoid process and superior nuchal line

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Digastric origin

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Digastric fossa and mandible
Digastric notch and mastoid

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Digastric insertion

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Intermediate tendon

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Digastric nerve supply

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Nerve to mylohyoid and facial nerve

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Digastric action

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Elevation of hyoid and depression of mandible

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Temporalis nerve supply

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Anterior division of mandibular nerve

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Masseter nerve supply

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Anterior division of mandibular nerve

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Sternomastoid nerve supply

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Spinal root of accessory nerve and c2 and c3

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Temporalis action

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Elevation and retraction of mandible

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Action of masseter

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Elevation and protraction of mandible

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Action of sternomastoid

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Bend head to same side and rotate head to opposite side and flex neck by both sides

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Common carotid artery beginning

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Right from brachiocephalic a posterior to right sternoclavicular joint
Left from arch of aorta posterior to manubrium sternus

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Common carotid artery termination

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At upper border of thyroid cartilage dividing into external and internal carotids

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Cca branches

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Eca and ica

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Internal carotid artery origin

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Upper border of thyroid cartilage as one of 2 terminales of cca

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Internal carotid artery termination

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Anterior perforated substance of brain dividing into anterior and middle cerebral arteries

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Ica branches

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Ophthalmic and anterior and middle cerebral arteries

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External carotid artery beginning

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At upper border of thyroid cartilage as one of 2 terminales of cca

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External carotid artery termination

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In parotid by dividing into maxillary and superficial temporal arteries

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External carotid artery branches
Anterior aspect branches are lingual, facial and superior thyroid arteries Posterior aspect branches are posterior auricular and occipital arteries Medial aspect branch is ascending pharyngeal artery Terminal branches are maxillary and superficial temporal arteries
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Facial artery beginning
External carotid artery front above hyoid
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Facial artery termination
At medial angle of eye becoming angular artery
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Facial artery branches
From neck is tonsillar, ascending palatine and submental From face is inferior labial, superior labial and nasal
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Internal jagular vein beginning
Jagular foramen as continuation of the sigmoid sinus
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Internal jagular vein termination
Behind medial ends of clavicle by joining the subclavian vein to form bravhiocephalic veins
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Internal jagular vein tributaries
Common facial, lingual, superior thyroid and inferior thyroid veins
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Subclavian artery beginnning
Right behind the right sternoclavicular joint from brachiocephalic artery and left behind manubrium stern I from jagular arch
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Subclavian artery termination
At outer surface of first rib becoming axillary artery
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Subclavian artery branches
First part is thyrocrvical trunk, vertebral and internal mammary artery Second part is costocervial trunk
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Lingual nerve branches
General and taste to anterior 2/3 of tongue Parasympathetic to submandibular and sublingual glands
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Parotid gland parts
Superficial, deep and accessory
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Parotid gland duct opening site
Vestibule opposite to upper second molar
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Parotid nerves related
Auriculotmporal related to upper end Facial nerve branches like temporal, zygomatic, mandibular and Buccal from anteriorely Cervical branch from lower end
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Submandibular gland parts
Superficial and deep
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Submandibular gland site of duct opening
Floor of mouth in sublingual papillae
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Nerves related to sg
Lingual nerve hooks around the duct and hypoglossal nerve below the gland
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Thyroid gland parts
2 lobules and isthmus
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Thyroid gland nerves related
External and recurrent laryngeal
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Nerve related to gland apex and supplying muscles
External laryngeal nerve and cricothyroid
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Nerve related to lower pole and muscle supplying
Recurrent laryngeal an all muscles except cricothyroid
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Thyroid blood supply
Superior thyroid artery from eca Inferior thyroid artery from subclavian artery Thyroidema from arch aorta Superior thyroid vein drain ijv Middle thyroid vein drain into ijv Inferior thyroid vein drain into brachiocephalic vein
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Spenoethmoidal recess
Sphenoid sinus
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Superior nasal meatus
Posterior ethmoidal sinus
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Middle nasal meatus
Anterior and middle ethmoidal sinus Plus maxillary and frontal
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Inferior nasal meatus
Nasolacrimal duct
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Pharynx muscles with nerve supply
Constrictors as superior, middle and inferior and non constrictors as palatophartngeus and splangiopharyngeus by pharyngeal plexus Stylopharyngeals supplied by glossopharyngeal nerve
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Pharynx sensory supply
Sphenopalatine ganglion for nasopharynx Glosspharyngeal nerve for oropharynx Internal laryngeal nerve laryngopharynx
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Palatine tonsil site
Lateral wall of oropharynx in tonsillar fossa
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Palatine tonsil arterial supply
Tonsillar and ascending palatine from facial artery Ascending pharyngeal from eca
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Palatine tonsil nerve supply
Glosspharyngal and lesser palatine nerve
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Soft palate muscles with nerve supply
Levator palati, palatoglossus, palatophartngeus and musculus uvulae Supplied by pharyngeal plexus Tensor palati supplied by mandibular nerve
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Soft palate sensory supply
Glossophryngeal and lesser palatine nerve
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Tongue muscles with nerve supply
Exterinsic styloglossus, hyoglossus and genioglossus and intrinsic which are superior and inferior longitudinal, vertical and transverse muscles all by hypoglossus Palatoglossu by pharyngeal plexus
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Tongue sensory supply
Anterior two thirds are supplied sensory by lingual and chorda tympani for taste Posterior one third supplied by glossopharyngeal for general and taste Root by internal laryngeal for general sensations
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Genioglossus origin
Superior genial tubercle
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Genioglossus insertion
Ventral surface tongue and hyoid
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Genioglossus nerve supply
Hypoglossal nerve
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Genioglossus action
Protrude tongue to opposite and forwards by single and both

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