Superficial Face - List of Structures

Osteology

• • Temporal bone

    • External acoustic meatus

    • Mastoid notch

    • Mastoid process

    • Styloid process

    • Mandibular fossa

    • Petrotympanic fissure

    • Zygomatic process

    • Stylomastoid foramen

    • Tympanic canaliculus

    • Groove for greater petrosal n.

    • Groove for lesser petrosal n.

  • Frontal bone

    • Supra-orbital foramen or notch

  • Maxilla

    • Alveolar processes of maxilla

    • Infra-orbital foramen

• Nasal bone

  • Mandible

    • Angle

    • Ramus

    • Condylar process

    • Body

    • Base

    • Mental foramen

    • Mental protuberance

    • Oblique line

  • Cranial base

    • Jugular foramen

  • Frontal bone

    • Supra-orbital foramen or notch

  • Maxilla

    • Alveolar processes of maxilla

    • Infra-orbital foramen

  • Zygomatic bone

    • Zygomaticofacial foramen

  • Nasal bone 

Glands

• • Parotid gland

    • Parotid (Stensen’s) duct

    • Papilla of parotid duct

  • Submandibular gland

Nerves

• • Auriculotemporal n.

  • Vagus n. (CN X)

    • Superior laryngeal n.

  • Hypoglossal n. (CN XII)

  • Trigeminal n. (CN V)

    • Ophthalmic division (V1)

      • Frontal n. (will not see this session)

        • Supra-orbital n.

        • Supratrochlear n.

    • Maxillary division (V2)

      • Infra-orbital n.

    • Mandibular division (V3)

      • Auriculotemporal n.

      • Mental n.

  • Facial n. (CN VII)

    • Temporal brs.

    • Zygomatic brs.

    • Buccal brs.

    • Marginal mandibular br.

    • Cervical br. 

Arteries

• • External carotid a.

    • Superior thyroid a.

      • Superior laryngeal a.

    • Lingual a.

    • Facial a.

    • Facial a.

    • Superior labial br.

    • Inferior labial br.

    • Lateral nasal br.

    • Angular a.

  • Occipital a.

    • Posterior auricular a.

    • Maxillary a.

    • Superficial temporal a.

Veins

• • Internal jugular v.

    • Superior thyroid v.

    • Facial v.

  • Retromandibular v.

    • Superficial temporal v.

    • Maxillary v.

  • External jugular v.

    • Posterior auricular v.

  • Facial v.

    • Angular v.

    • Deep facial v. 

Suprahyoid Muscles

• • Digastric m.

    • Anterior belly

    • Posterior belly

  • Stylohyoid m.

  • Mylohyoid m.

  • Hyoglossus m.

Epicranial muscles

• • Occipitofrontalis m.

    • Frontal belly

    • Epicranial aponeurosis

    • Occipital belly 

Craniofacial: circumorbital & palpebral muscles

• • Orbicularis oculi m.

    • Orbital part

  • Corrugator supercilii m.

Craniofacial: buccolabial muscles

• • Buccinator m.

  • Orbicularis oris m.

  • Levator labii superioris m.

  • Levator anguli oris m.

  • Zygomaticus major m.

  • Zygomaticus minor m.

  • Risorius m.

  • Depressor anguli oris m.

  • Depressor labii inferioris m.

  • Mentalis m.

Craniofacial: nasal muscles

• • Nasalis m.

    • Transverse part (compressor naris m.)

    • Alar part (dilator naris m.)

  • Levator labii superioris alaeque nasi m.

Lymph nodes

• • Submandibular lymph nodes

  • Submental lymph nodes

Miscellaneous

• • Ala of nose

  • Nasal columella

  • Philtrum

  • Nasolabial fold

  • Mentolabial fold