Head, Neck, Brain, and Skull Anatomy

Vocabulary flashcards reviewing head and neck musculature, associated innervations, neurovascular structures, salivary glands, brain anatomy, cranial nerves, cerebral vasculature, and skull sutures.

Frontalis m.

A muscle of facial expression innervated by CN VII Facial n.

Orbicularis oculi m.

A muscle of facial expression innervated by CN VII Facial n.

Orbicularis oris m.

A muscle of facial expression innervated by CN VII Facial n.

Buccinator m.

A muscle of facial expression innervated by CN VII Facial n.

Platysma m.

A muscle of facial expression innervated by CN VII Facial n.

Temporalis m.

A muscle of mastication innervated by CN V3 Mandibular n.

Masseter m.

A muscle of mastication innervated by CN V3 Mandibular n.

Sternocleidomastoid m.

A neck muscle innervated by CN XI Accessory n.

Digastric m.

A neck muscle that consists of anterior and posterior bellies.

Mylohyoid m.

A muscle listed under the head and neck musculature.

Stylohyoid m.

A muscle listed under the head and neck musculature.

Omohyoid m.

A neck muscle that consists of superior and inferior bellies.

Sternohyoid m.

A muscle listed under the head and neck musculature.

Thyrohyoid m.

A muscle listed under the head and neck musculature.

Sternothyroid m.

A muscle listed under the head and neck musculature.

Common Carotid artery

An arterial blood vessel listed under the vessels, nerves, and glands of the neck and head.

External carotid artery

An artery listed under the vessels, nerves, and glands of the neck and head.

Internal carotid artery

An artery categorized under vessels, nerves, and glands as well as the arterial supply to the brain.

Internal jugular vein

A venous vessel listed under the vessels, nerves, and glands of the neck and head.

External jugular vein

A venous vessel listed under the vessels, nerves, and glands of the neck and head.

Vagus Nerve

A cranial nerve listed under the vessels, nerves, and glands of the neck and head.

Submandibular gland

A salivary gland listed under the vessels, nerves, and glands category.

Parotid gland

A salivary gland associated with the parotid duct, listed under vessels, nerves, and glands.

Parotid duct

The duct associated with the parotid gland.

Frontal lobe

One of the four cerebral lobes of the brain listed in the lecture notes.

Parietal lobe

One of the cerebral lobes of the brain listed in the lecture notes.

Occipital lobe

One of the cerebral lobes of the brain listed in the lecture notes.

Temporal lobe

One of the cerebral lobes of the brain listed in the lecture notes.

Cerebellum

A brain structure listed alongside the brainstem components.

Pons

A brainstem structure listed alongside the midbrain and medulla oblongata.

Midbrain

A brainstem structure listed alongside the pons and medulla oblongata.

Medulla oblongata

A brainstem structure listed alongside the pons and midbrain.

Longitudinal fissure

A major fissure of the brain listed alongside the lateral and transverse fissures.

Lateral fissure

A major fissure of the brain listed alongside the longitudinal and transverse fissures.

Transverse fissure

A major fissure of the brain listed alongside the longitudinal and lateral fissures.

Central sulcus

A prominent sulcus of the brain listed alongside the precentral and postcentral gyri.

Precentral gyrus

A cerebral gyrus of the brain listed alongside the central sulcus and postcentral gyrus.

Postcentral gyrus

A cerebral gyrus of the brain listed alongside the central sulcus and precentral gyrus.

Dura mater

A meningeal layer of the brain, listed alongside the arachnoid mater and pia mater.

Arachnoid mater

A meningeal layer of the brain, listed alongside the dura mater and pia mater.

Pia mater

A meningeal layer of the brain, listed alongside the dura mater and arachnoid mater.

Olfactory bulb

A brain structure associated with olfaction, listed alongside the olfactory tract.

Olfactory tract

A pathway associated with olfaction, listed alongside the olfactory bulb.

Optic nerve

A cranial nerve listed under the structures of the brain.

Oculomotor nerve

A cranial nerve listed under the structures of the brain.

Trigeminal nerve

A cranial nerve listed under the structures of the brain.

Abducens Nerve

A cranial nerve listed under the structures of the brain.

Vertebral arteries

Arteries listed under the cerebral blood supply that relate to the basilar artery.

Basilar artery

An artery supplying the brain, listed alongside the vertebral, superior cerebellar, and posterior cerebral arteries.

Superior cerebellar arteries

Arteries listed under the arterial supply of the brain.

Posterior cerebral arteries

Cerebral arteries listed under the arterial supply of the brain.

Posterior communicating arteries

Communicating arteries listed under the vascular supply of the brain.

Anterior cerebral arteries

Arterial vessels supplying the brain, listed alongside the anterior communicating artery.

Anterior communicating artery

An arterial vessel providing communication between anterior cerebral arteries in the brain.

Coronal suture

A cranial suture of the skull.

Sagittal suture

A cranial suture of the skull.

Lambdoidal suture

A cranial suture of the skull.

Squamosal suture

A cranial suture of the skull.