Head, Face, and Neck Anatomy Flashcards

Vocabulary and picture identification flashcards covering head, face, and neck muscles, osteology, landmarks, and vascular anatomy.

Identify Highlighted Muscle 1

Sternocleidomastoid

Identify Highlighted Muscle 2

Anterior scalene

Identify Highlighted Muscle 3

Middle scalene

Identify Highlighted Muscle 4

Posterior scalene

Identify Highlighted Muscle 5

Longus colli

Identify Highlighted Muscle 6

Longus capitis

Identify Highlighted Muscle 7

Splenius capitis

Identify Highlighted Muscle 8

Splenius cervicis

Identify Highlighted Muscle 9

Spinalis capitis

Identify Highlighted Muscle 10

Spinalis cervicis

Identify Highlighted Muscle 11

Semispinalis capitis

Identify Highlighted Muscle 12

Semispinalis cervicis

Identify Highlighted Muscle 13

Rectus capitis posterior major

Identify Highlighted Muscle 14

Rectus capitis posterior minor

Identify Highlighted Muscle 15

Obliquus capitis inferior

Identify Highlighted Muscle 16

Obliquus capitis superior

Identify Highlighted Muscle 17

Upper trapezius

Identify Highlighted Muscle 18

Middle trapezius

Identify Highlighted Muscle 19

Lower trapezius

Identify Highlighted Muscle 20

Levator scapulae

Identify Skull View B1

Norma frontalis

Identify Highlighted Skull Bone B2

Ethmoid

Identify Nasal Region Bones B3

Nasal bones

Identify Nasal Cavity Structures B4

Nasal conchae

Identify Anterior Cheek / Upper-Jaw Bones B5

Zygomatic and maxilla

Identify Highlighted Lower Jaw Bone B6

Mandible

Identify Cranial Bone Landmarks B7

Temporal bone

Identify Posterior Skull View B8

Norma occipitalis

Identify Cervical Vertebra B9

C1 (Atlas)

Identify Cervical Vertebra B10

C2 (Axis)

Identify Vertebral Group B11

Typical cervical vertebrae (C3–C7)

Identify Arterial System V1

Carotid system

Identify Highlighted Artery V2

Vertebral artery

Identify Superficial Neck Vein V3

External jugular vein

Identify Anterior Neck Vein V4

Anterior jugular vein

Identify Deep Neck Vein V5

Internal jugular vein

Identify Lateral Vascular Compartment Structures V6

Carotid vessels, internal jugular vein, vagus nerve

Norma Frontalis

The anterior view of the skull, which includes superiorly the frontal bone and inferiorly the facial skeleton (orbits, nasal region, zygomatic bones, maxilla, and mandible).

Ethmoid Bone

A skull bone that forms the roof of the nasal cavities and the posteromedial portion of the orbits.

Piriform Aperture

The anterior nasal opening bounded superiorly by the two nasal bones and laterally/inferiorly by the two maxillary bones.

Nasal Conchae

Three bony scroll-like structures (superior, middle, inferior) inside the nasal cavity crucial for humidifying and bringing air into the pulmonary system.

Mandible

The lower jaw bone consisting of a horseshoe-shaped body, angles, and a pair of flat rami.

Coronoid Process

The process located anteriorly on each ramus of the mandible.

Condylar Process

The process located posteriorly on each ramus of the mandible that articulates with the temporal bone at the mandibular fossa to form the TMJ.

Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ)

The joint formed by the articulation of the condylar process of the mandible with the temporal bone at the mandibular fossa.

Norma Occipitalis

The posterior view of the skull featuring landmarks such as the external occipital protuberance, superior nuchal line, and inferior nuchal line.

Atlas (C1)

The ring-shaped atypical first cervical vertebra that supports the head, lacks a vertebral body and spinous process, and transfers weight to Axis (C2).

Axis (C2)

The second atypical cervical vertebra featuring the dens (odontoid process) and a bifid spinous process, transmitting load from the head and atlas to the remainder of the cervical spine.

Dens (Odontoid Process)

A tooth-like upward projection on Axis (C2) that articulates with the facet for dens on the anterior arch of Atlas (C1).

Carotid Sinus

A dilatation in the carotid arterial system containing receptors that monitor changes in blood pressure, innervated by the glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX).

Carotid Body

A structure containing receptors responsible for detecting changes in blood chemistry (oxygen content), innervated by the glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX) and the vagus nerve (CN X).

Vertebral Artery

An artery entering the C6 transverse foramina and traveling up to C1, piercing the tectorial membrane in the cranium to become the basilar artery.

External Jugular Vein

A superficial vein beginning in the substance of the parotid gland at the angle of the mandible and running vertically toward the middle of the clavicle at the posterior border of the SCM.

Anterior Jugular Vein

A superficial vein beginning near the hyoid bone, passing deep to the SCM to open into the termination of the external jugular vein, connected by the venous jugular arch, and containing no valves.

Venous Jugular Arch

The transverse trunk near the hyoid bone that communicates between the two anterior jugular veins.

Internal Jugular Vein

A deep vein of the neck that joins the subclavian vein posterior to the sternal end of the clavicle to form the right and left brachiocephalic veins.

Lateral Vascular Compartment

A anatomical compartment of the neck containing the carotid vessels, internal jugular vein, and vagus nerve.

Vertebral Compartment

A neck compartment containing the cervical vertebrae, spinal cord, cervical spinal nerves, and muscles associated with the cervical vertebrae.