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In the Head and Neck Block, many structures will appear in more than one lab and therefore appear in more than one Structures Revealed list. The purpose of these lists is for you to be able to check the list to see whether any of the terms are unfamiliar after you have done the labs and studied the material.
Bones, bony structures and spaces:
Bones, bony structures and spaces:
Axis
Dens
Atlas
Perpendicular plate of ethmoid bone
Vomer
Inferior concha
Middle concha
Superior concha
Hard palate
Paranasal sinuses
Frontal sinus
Sphenoid sinus
Ethmoidal air cells
Maxillary sinus
Nasal septum
Inferior meatus
Middle meatus
Superior meatus
Hiatus semilunaris
Ethmoidal bulla
Sphenoethmoidal recess
Palatine canal
Greater and lesser palatine foramina
Infraorbital canal
Ligaments:
Ligaments:
Anterior longitudinal ligament
Posterior longitudinal ligament
Cruciate (cruciform) ligament
Alar (check) ligaments
Vessels:
Vessels:
External carotid a.
Superior thyroid a.
Lingual a.
Facial a.
Occipital a.
Maxillary a.
Superficial temporal a.
Transverse facial a.
Greater palatine a. & v.
Lesser palatine a. & v.
Nerves:
Nerves:
Superior cervical ganglion
Vagus n.
Recurrent laryngeal nn.
Superior laryngeal n.
Internal laryngeal n. branch
External laryngeal n. branch
Hypoglossal n.
Spinal accessory n.
Greater and lesser palatine nn.
Pterygopalatine ganglion
Additional:
Additional:
Cervical viscera
Tectorial membrane
Nasopharynx
Soft palate
Uvula
Auditory tube
Torus tubarius
Nasopharyngeal tonsils (adenoids)
Palatine tonsils
Palatoglossal arch
Palatopharyngeal arch
Arytenoid cartilages
Vestibular folds (false vocal cords)
Vocal folds (true vocal cords)
Ventricle
Rima glottis
Choana
Septal nasal cartilage
Olfactory epithelium
Nasolacrimal (tear) duct
Clinical Correlations:
Clinical Correlations:
Dysphagia
Eustachian tube
Tonsils
Muscles:
Muscles:
Longus colli mm.
Longus capitis mm.
Pharyngeal constrictor mm.
Stylopharyngeus m.
Stylohyoid m.
Posterior belly of digastric m.
Palatoglossus m.
Palatopharyngeal m.
Salpingopharyngeus m.
Cricoarytenoid mm. (posterior and lateral)
Oblique arytenoid mm.
Aryepiglottic mm.
Transverse arytenoid mm.
Thyroarytenoid m.
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