Head and Neck Anatomy

Question 1

What 3 nerves does the trigeminal nerve divide into

Answer 1

Opthalmic nerve (V1)
Maxillary nerve (V2)
Mandibular nerve (V1)

Question 2

What area does the opthalmic nerve give sensory innervation

Answer 2

Upper face - forehead, front of scalp, upper eyelids

Question 3

What area does the maxillary nerve give sensory innervation

Answer 3

Middle face - nose, cheeks, lower eyelids, upper lip, upper teeth, upper gums

Question 4

What area does the mandibular nerve give sensory innervation

Answer 4

Lower face - jaw, lower teeth, lower gums, lower lip, front 2/3 of tongue

Question 5

Which artery does the facial artery come from

Answer 5

External carotid

Question 6

What 4 arteries come from the facial artery

Answer 6

Inferior labial
Superior labial
Lateral nasal
Angular

Question 7

Which artery does the occipital artery come from

Answer 7

External carotid

Question 8

Which artery does the posterior auricular artery come from

Answer 8

External carotid

Question 9

Which artery does the superficial temporal artery come from

Answer 9

Terminal branch of external carotid

Question 10

Which artery does the transverse facial artery come from

Answer 10

Superficial temporal artery within parotid gland

Question 11

Which artery does the mental artery come from

Answer 11

Terminal branch of inferior alveolar artery

Question 12

Which artery does the supra-orbital artery come from

Answer 12

Terminal branch of opthalmic artery

Question 13

Which artery does the supratrochlear artery come from

Answer 13

Terminal branch of opthalmic artery

Question 14

What artery does the opthalmic artery come from

Answer 14

Branch of the internal carotid

Question 15

Which vein is the primary drainage of the face

Answer 15

Facial vein

Question 16

Where does the facial vein drain

Answer 16

Internal jugular vein

Question 17

Which vein lies just between the eyes and nose

Answer 17

Angular vein

Question 18

Which 2 veins lie above the eyes

Answer 18

Supra-orbital
Supratrochlear

Question 19

Which vein lies behind the jaw and just below the ears

Answer 19

Retromandibular

Question 20

Which veins lie just below the ears

Answer 20

Posterior auricular

Question 21

Which vein runs along the back of the head

Answer 21

Occipital vein

Question 22

Which vein runs down the side of the head

Answer 22

Superficial temporal vein

Question 23

Which muscle surrounds the eye

Answer 23

Orbicularis oculi

Question 24

Which muscle covers the top of the head

Answer 24

Occipitofrontalis

Question 25

What are the 3 parts of the occipitofrontalis

Answer 25

Occipital belly (back) Epicranial aponeurosis Frontal belly (forehead)

Question 26

What muscles surround the lips

Answer 26

Orbicularis oris

Question 27

What is the cheek muscle called

Answer 27

Buccinator

Question 28

What muscle depresses the mandible and tenses skin of the inferior face

Answer 28

Platysma

Question 29

What is the parotid gland enclosed within

Answer 29

Parotid sheath

Question 30

What is the area that the parotid gland occupies called

Answer 30

Parotid bed

Question 31

What nerve innervates the parotid gland

Answer 31

Great auricular nerve

Question 32

What are the nerve roots of the great auricular nerve

Answer 32

C2 and C3

Question 33

What joints connect bones of the neurocranium

Answer 33

Cranial suture/Syndesmosis

Question 34

What is the spongey bone of the cranium called

Answer 34

Diploe

Question 35

What is the hole in the skull bones that the external ear canal runs through called

Answer 35

External auditory meatus

Question 36

What is the cheek bone's name

Answer 36

Zygomatic

Question 37

What is the biggest bone on top of the skull

Answer 37

Parietal

Question 38

What is the forehead bone

Answer 38

Frontal

Question 39

What is the upper jaw bone

Answer 39

Maxilla

Question 40

What is the lower jaw bone

Answer 40

Mandible

Question 41

What bone is at the back of the skull

Answer 41

Occipital

Question 42

What skull bone lied behind the ear

Answer 42

Temporal bone

Question 43

What bones does the sagittal suture lie between

Answer 43

Parietal left Parietal right

Question 44

What bones does the coronal suture lie between

Answer 44

Frontal bone Parietal bone

Question 45

What does the lambdoid suture lie between

Answer 45

Parietal bone Occipital bone

Question 46

What are the soft spots on a baby's head called

Answer 46

Fontanelles

Question 47

What is the process on top of the occipital bone called

Answer 47

Occipital protuberance

Question 48

What are the two processes at the bottom of the temporal bone called

Answer 48

Mastoid process Styloid process

Question 49

The zygomatic arch is between which 2 bones?

Answer 49

Zygomatic Temporal

Question 50

What is the process on the bottom of the occipital bone called

Answer 50

Occipital condyle