NSE 13A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 14,17: Sternocleidomastoid Muscle, Posterior Fontanelle, Lambdoid Suture
8 May 2015
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Chapter 14: head, face, and neck, including regional lymphatic system. Skull rigid, bony box protecting brain and special sense organs; incl. cranial and facial bones. Cranial bones frontal, parietal, occipital, and temporal. 14 facial bones articulates sutures except for mandible. Cranium supported by cervical vertebra: c1 (atlas, c2 (axis, c3, c4, c5, c6, c7 long spinous process that is palpable when head exed, landmark called. Human face expressions formed by facial muscles mediated by cranial nerve vii (the. Facial sensations of pain or touch mediated by cranial nerve v (the trigeminal nerve) Two pairs of salivary glands accessible during examination of face: parotid glands are in the cheeks over mandible, anterior to and below ear. Largest of salivary glands but not normally palpable: submandibular glands are beneath mandible at the angle of jaw vertebra prominens facial nerve, third pair, sublingual glands, lie in oor of mouth. Temporal artery lies superior to temporalis muscle muscle, pulsation palpable anterior to ear.
