Head and Neck Anatomy Set 2

The foramen cecum is unpaired.

The cavity of the medulla oblongata forms the inferior part of the fourth ventricle

The scalp is composed of skin, connective tissue, aponeurosis, loose connective tissue, and pericranium.

The dura mater is innervated by all three divisions of the trigeminal nerve, C1–C3, and possibly the vagus nerve.

Parasympathetic fibers from CN IX synapse in the otic ganglion before traveling to the parotid gland.

The lacrimal nerve passes through the palpebral fascia of the upper eyelid near the lateral
canthus of the eye

The supratrochlear and supraorbital arteries are branches of the internal carotid artery, while most other arteries of the face are branches of the external carotid artery.

The mental nerve is a branch of the trigeminal nerve

The cavernous sinus contains the internal carotid artery with its small branches, the carotid plexus of sympathetic nerves, the oculomotor nerve, the trochlear nerve, the trigeminal nerve (the ophthalmic division and occasionally the maxillary division), and the abducent nerve.

The lacrimal nerve is distributed to the
lacrimal gland and a small area of skin as well
as part of the conjunctiva. The external nasal
nerve is distributed to skin on the dorsum of
the nose, including the tip of the nose

Cerebrospinal fluid flows from each lateral ventricle through an interventricular foramen into the 3rd ventricle, then through the cerebral aqueduct into the 4th ventricle, and finally through median and lateral apertures into the subarachnoid space.

Within the parotid gland are found the facial nerve and its branches, the retromandibular vein, the external carotid artery, and parotid lymph nodes

The cavernous sinus receives blood from the superior ophthalmic veins, the inferior ophthalmic veins, the superficial middle cerebral vein, and the sphenoparietal sinus.

The facial artery has the following branches: inferior labial, superior labial, lateral nasal, and angular

The stylomastoid foramen is located between the styloid and mastoid processes of the temporal bone. CN VII and the stylomastoid branch of the posterior auricular artery travel through it

The superficial temporal artery supplies the facial muscles and skin of the frontal and temporal regions, while the transverse facial artery supplies the parotid gland and duct as well as muscles and skin of the face.

The carotid canal is located in the inferior surface of the petrous temporal bone in the middle cranial fossa and contains the internal carotid artery, sympathetic plexus, and internal carotid venous plexus.

The lacrimal nerve innervates the lacrimal
gland with fibers borrowed via a communicating branch from the maxillary nerve

The external nasal nerve is a cutaneous
nerve derived from the ophthalmic nerve

The parasympathetic component of the glossopharyngeal nerve travels to the parotid gland via the auriculotemporal nerve.

The maxillary nerve gives off branches to
the pterygopalatine ganglion

The ophthalmic nerve gives rise to the nasociliary nerve, which in turn gives rise to the infratrochlear nerve

The cavernous sinus is situated on each side of the sella turcica. It extends on each side from the superior orbital fissure to the petrous part of the temporal bone.

The zygomatic branch of CN VII innervates the inferior part of the orbicularis oculi

The auriculotemporal nerve arises by two
roots that surround the middle meningeal
artery