Head — Flashcards

The **pre-epiglottic space of Boyer** is bounded anteriorly by the _____ and thyrohyoid membrane, superiorly by the hyoepiglottic ligament and posteriorly by the infrahyoid epiglottis and thyroepiglottic ligament.

Sensory supply to middle ear cavity is provided by the _____ branch of the glossopharyngeal nerve

The tonsil is supplied by five arteries:_____ branch of facial artery (the main artery)Ascending palatine branch of facial artery.Ascending pharyngeal branch of external carotid artery.Dorsal lingual branches of lingual artery.Descending palatine branches of maxillary artery.

Lymphatics of the tongue:_____ part of anterior 2/3rd of tongue drains into U/L submandibular lymph nodes

Hint: Margin/Central

Lateral crus of the alar cartilage forms the _____ and medial crus runs in the columella.

Structures present in parotid gland from superficial to deep are _____ nerve, retromandibular vein, and external carotid artery

The _____ aponeurosis is attached to the superior border of the upper tarsal plate.

The _____ artery enters the skull through the foramen spinosum

Relations of parotid gland:Anteromedial surface is related to the posteroinferior part of the _____, masseter, medial pterygoid, and temporomandibular joint

The _____ segment of the facial nerve starts at the level of Processus cochleariformis