Head and Neck

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Alimentary System
1. Oral cavity
  1. Lips
    1. Angle of the mouth
  2. Cheeks
  3. Gingivae
  4. Proper
    1. Lingual frenulum
    2. Sublingual papilla [L. a nipple]
    3. Sublingual fold
2. Salivary glands
  1. Parotid gland [G. para, beside + ous, ear]
    1. Parotid duct
  2. Sublingual gland
  3. Submandibular gland
    1. Submandibular duct
3. Tongue
  1. Root
  2. Sulcus terminalis [L. furrow, ditch; L. terminus, a boundary]
  3. Foramen caecum [L. caecus, blind])
  4. Lingual tonsil
4. Soft palate (uvula [L. uva, a grape])
5. Pharynx
  1. Surface
    1. Tubal elevation
    2. Palatoglossal fold (pillar)
    3. Palatopharyngeal fold (pillar)
    4. Salpingopharyngeal fold
    5. Median glosso-epiglottic fold
  2. Spaces
    1. Opening of auditory tube
    2. Oropharyngeal isthmus
    3. Pharyngeal recess
    4. Tonsilar sinus [L. tonsilla, a stake]
    5. Valleculae [ L. vallis, small valley]
    6. Piriform recess [L. pirum, pear + forma, form]
  3. Lymphatics
    1. Palatine tonsil
      1. crypts
    2. Pharyngeal tonsil
Endocrine glands
1. Thyroid gland
  1. Lobes
  2. Isthmus
2. Parathyroid glands
3. Carotid bodies
Nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses
1. Spaces
  1. Atrium [L. entrance hall]
  2. Vestibule [L. antechamber, entrance court]
  3. Inferior meatus [L. a going, a passage]
    1. Opening of the nasolacrimal duct
  4. Middle meatus
    1. Openings of the ethmoidal air cells
    2. Openings of the nasofrontal duct
    3. Hiatus semilunaris [L. an aperature; semi + L. luna, moon]
    4. Opening (ostium) of the maxillary sinus
  5. Superior meatus
    1. Openings of the posterior ethmoidal air cells
  6. Sphenoethmoidal recess
    1. Opening for the sphenoid sinus
2. Surface
  1. Septum
  2. Conchae (turbinates) [L. shell]
  3. Lateral wall
    1. Ethmoidal bulla
3. Sinuses
  1. Frontal
    details - drains into middle meatus via frontonasal duct
    innervation - supraorbital n.
  2. Anterior ethmoidal air cells
    details - drain into middle meatus via frontonasal duct
    innervation - anterior ethmoidal n.
  3. Middle ethmoidal air cells
    details - drain into middle meatus via hiatus semilunaris
    innervation - anterior & posterior ethmoidal n.
  4. Posterior ethmoidal air cells
    details - drain into superior meatus
    innervation - posterior ethmoidal n.
  5. Sphenoidal
    details - drains into sphenoethmoidal recess
    innervation - posterior ethmoidal n.
  6. Maxillary
    details - drains into middle meatus
    innervation - infraorbital, ASA, MSA & PSA n.
Larynx
1. Spaces
  1. Vestibule
    details - laryngeal cavity superior to the vestibular folds
  2. Ventricle
    details - laryngeal cavity between the vestibular and vocal folds
  3. Infraglottic cavity
    details - laryngeal cavity inferior to the vocal folds
2. Surface
  1. Laryngeal prominence
  2. Vestibular (false) folds
  3. Vocal (true) folds
3. Cartilages
  1. Cricoid
    1. Lamina
    2. Arch
  2. Thyroid
    1. Angle
    2. Laminae
    3. Inferior cornu
      details - articulates with cricoid cartilage
    4. Superior cornu
  3. Arytenoid (vocal & muscular processes)[G. arytainoeides, ladle-shaped]
  4. Corniculate [L. corniculatus, horned]
  5. Cuneiform [L. wedge]
4. Ligaments & membranes
  1. Cricothyroid ligaments
    1. Median
    2. Laterals
  2. Thyrohyoid membrane
Orbit
1. Eye
  1. Cornea [L. corneus, horny]
  2. Iris [G. iris, rainbow]
  3. Pupil
  4. Sclera [G. skleros, hard])
2. Surface features
  1. Conjunctiva [L. conjunctivus, to bind together]
  2. Caruncle [L. a small fleshy mass]
  3. Palpebral commissures
3. Spaces
  1. Fornices [L. arch, vault]
  2. Palpebral fissure
  3. Lacus lacrimalis
4. Fascia
  1. Orbital septum
  2. Medial palpebral lig.
5. Nasolacrimal system
  1. Lacrimal gland
  2. Papilla and punctum
  3. Canaliculi
  4. Nasolacrimal duct and sac
Brain and meninges
1. Surface features
  1. Cerebral hemispheres
    1. Lobes
      1. Frontal
      2. Parietal
      3. Temporal
      4. Occipital
    2. Fissures
      1. Central sulcus
      2. Lateral
    3. Olfactory bulb & tract
  2. Diencephalon
    1. Optic nerve
    2. Optic chiasm
    3. Optic tract
    4. Infundibulum
    5. Mammillary bodies
  3. Midbrain
    1. Cerebral peduncles
    2. Oculomotor n.
    3. Trochlear n.
  4. Pons
    1. Trigeminal n.
    2. Abducens n.
    3. Facial n.
    4. Vestibulocochlear n.
  5. Medulla [L. marrow, middle]
    1. Pyramids
    2. Olives
    3. Glossopharyngeal n.
    4. Vagus n.
    5. Hypoglossal n.
2. Meninges
  1. Dura mater
    1. Falx [L. sickle] cerebri
    2. Falx cerebelli
    3. Tentorium cerebelli
  2. Arachnoid [G. arachne, spider, cobweb] mater
    1. Arachnoid villi
External ear
1. Auricle or Pinna [L. feather or wing])
  1. Helix [G. coil]
  2. Antihelix
  3. Concha [L. shell]
  4. Tragus [G. tragos, goat, like a goatee]
  5. Antitragus
  6. Lobule [L. small lobe])
2. External acoustic meatus

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