The Face

Question 1

what is muscle A and what is its function?

Answer 1

• Orbicularis oculi (palpebral part)
• gentle eyelid closing

Question 2

what is muscle B and what is its function?

Answer 2

• occipital belly of occipitofrontalis
• retracts scalp

Question 3

what is muscle C and what is its function?

Answer 3

• orbicularis oculi (orbital part)
• tight eyelid closing

Question 4

what is muscle D and what is its function?

Answer 4

• frontal belly of occipitofrontalis
• elevates eyebrows

Question 5

what is muscle E and what is its function?

Answer 5

• buccinator
• presses cheek against molar teeth

Question 6

what is muscle F and what is its function?

Answer 6

• platysma
• depresses mandible

Question 7

what is muscle G and what is its function?

Answer 7

• orbicularis oris
• closes the lips to narrow the oral opening

Question 8

which nerve innervates all the muscles of facial expression?

Answer 8

• facial nerve (CN VII) via its terminal branches.

Question 9

as it leaves the cranial cavity, from which foramen does the facial nerve emerge onto the side of the face?

Answer 9

stylomastoid foramen

Question 10

where does the facial nerve split into its terminal branches?

Answer 10

after it enters the parotid gland

Question 11

del

Answer 11

del

Question 12

label this

Answer 12

Question 13

what type of gland is the parotid gland?

Answer 13

exocrine

Question 14

what is the course of the parotid duct?

Answer 14

the parotid duct runs forward from the gland, superficial to the masseter muscle and then pierces the buccinator muscle to open into the oral cavity.

Question 15

where does the parotid duct open into the oral cavity?

Answer 15

opposite the upper second molar

Question 16

which structures pass into the parotid salivary gland?

Answer 16

1. facial nerve (VII)
2. external carotid artery
3. retromandibular vein

Question 17

innervation of parotid salivary gland?

Answer 17

• parasympathetic > glossopharyngeal nerve (IX)
• sympathetic > superior cervical ganglion

Question 18

label the nerve branches that innervate the face, scalp and neck

Answer 18

Question 19

which bone does the facial artery wind around to reach the face?

Answer 19

body of mandible

Question 20

which muscle on the side of the face lies immediately posterior to the facial artery as it enters onto the face?

Answer 20

masseter muscle

Question 21

just before the facial artery enters onto the sdie of the face, which gland does it groove?

Answer 21

submandibular gland

Question 22

where does the facial artery end?

Answer 22

angular artery

Question 23

which major vein in the neck do the facial vein and superficial temporal veins drain into?

Answer 23

internal jugular vein