Head — Flashcards

Foramen of the skull:Structures passing through the _____ foramen include:Inferior Petrosal sinus+-Meningeal branch of ascending pharyngeal artery, -Cranial nerves IX,X & XI and Sigmoid Sinus that continues as IJV+Meningeal branch of occipital artery as it passes the foramen(from anterior to posterior)

Hiatus semilunaris opens into three-dimensional area called _____ bounded by uncinate process, frontal process of maxilla medially, and lamina papyracea laterally.

Lymphatics of the tongue:_____ part of anterior 2/3rd of tongue drains into B/L jugulodigastric and jugulo-omohyoid lymph nodes

Hint: Margin/Central

Foramen of the skull:Ligaments passing through the anterior part of foramen magnum include:Odontoid process, _____ ligament, alar ligament, membrana tectoria*along with arteries?

All the muscles of the soft palate are supplied by the _____, except for tensor veli palatini which supplied by the mandibular nerve.

_____ palate is supplied by ascending palatine branch of the facial artery, ascending pharyngeal artery and lesser palatine arteries.

The layers of scalp from outward to inward are as follows: SCALPS: _____C: Connective tissue (superficial fascia) with blood vessels and nervesA: Aponeurosis (galea aponeurotica) with occipitofrontalis muscleL: Loose areolar (subaponeurotic) tissueP: Pericranium

Facial vein is valveless and connects to the _____ through the inferior ophthalmic vein and deep facial vein

The _____ turbinate(s) articulate with the maxillary bone

The height of the upper tarsal plate is about _____ mm and that of the lower tarsal plate is 4 mm.