Head — Flashcards

Foramen of the skull: Structures passing through _____ include (Mnemonic: MEN): - Middle meningeal artery - Posterior trunk of Middle meningeal vein - Nervus spinosus (Meningeal branch of the Mandibular nerve)

All muscles of mastication cause _____ of the jaw except: Temporalis

The _____ nerve runs downwards and forwards on the surface of the medial pterygoid muscle.

The pars _____ of the ciliary body contains approximately 70 finger-like projections called ciliary processes, which are covered by the ciliary body epithelium.

_____ movements of the jaw take place in the joint space below the articular disc of the temporomandibular joint.

The _____ artery is divided into three parts by the lateral pterygoid muscle.

Nasolacrimal duct runs _____wards, backwards, and laterally from the lacrimal sac and opens into the inferior meatus.

Bony part of external nose consists of: Two _____ bones, Frontal process of maxilla, Nasal process of frontal bone

A prominent _____ process and supraorbital ridges are more commonly seen in a male skull.

The ciliary body derives its blood supply from the _____ artery and anterior ciliary arteries, which form the major arterial circle at the root of the iris.