Head and Neck
Topics
Skull
Parts of the skull, bones and anatomical landmarks, sutures.
- Skull (overview)
- Parts of the skull
- Bones of the neurocranium
- Bones of the viscerocranium
- Sphenoid bone
- Frontal bone
- Temporal bone
- Petrous part of temporal bone
- Squamous part of temporal bone
- Mastoid part of temporal bone
- Tympanic part of temporal bone
- Ethmoid bone
- Occipital bone (parts)
- Occipital bone (landmarks)
- Parietal bone
- Maxilla
- Zygomatic bone
- Palatine bone
- Lacrimal bone
- Nasal bone
- Inferior nasal concha
- Vomer
- Mandible
- Hyoid bone
- Sutures of skull
Anatomy of the face
Overview of the facial muscles, parotid gland, innervation and blood supply of the face.
- Facial muscles
- Orbital group of facial muscles
- Oral group of facial muscles
- Nasal group of facial muscles
- Facial muscles in the calvaria region (occipitofrontalis)
- Other facial muscles (platysma and auricular muscles)
- Parotid gland
- Sensory innervation of face
- Motor innervation of face
- Arterial blood supply of face
- Venous drainage of face
Cranial nerves
Twelve cranial nerves, their exit points, anatomical course, branches and topography.
- Cranial nerves (overview)
- Cranial nerve exits
- Cranial nerves and cavernous sinus
- Olfactory nerve (CN I)
- Optic nerve (CN II)
- Oculomotor nerve (CN III)
- Trochlear nerve (CN IV)
- Abducens nerve (CN VI)
- Trigeminal nerve (CN V)
- Ophthalmic nerve (CN V1)
- Maxillary nerve (CN V2)
- Mandibular nerve (CN V3)
- Facial nerve (CN VII)
- Intermediate portion of facial nerve
- Vestibulocochlear nerve (CN VIII)
- Glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX)
- Vagus nerve (CN X)
- Accessory nerve (CN XI)
- Hypoglossal nerve (CN XII)
Triangles of the neck
Topographical regions known as triangles of the neck, their borders and contents.
- Triangles of the neck (overview)
- Anterior triangle
- Carotid triangle
- Content of carotid triangle
- Muscular triangle
- Content of muscular triangle
- Submandibular triangle
- Content of submandibular triangle
- Submental triangle
- Content of submental triangle
- Posterior triangle
- Content of the posterior triangle
Muscles of the neck
Superficial, suprahyoid, infrahyoid, scalene, prevertebral, suboccipital muscles of the neck.
- Neck muscles (overview)
- Superficial neck muscles
- Platysma
- Sternocleidomastoid muscle
- Suprahyoid neck muscles
- Mylohyoid
- Geniohyoid
- Digastric muscle
- Stylohyoid
- Infrahyoid neck muscles
- Sternohyoid
- Sternothyroid
- Thyrohyoid
- Omohyoid
- Scalene muscles
- Anterior scalene (scalenus anterior)
- Middle scalene (scalenus medius)
- Posterior scalene (scalenus posterior)
- Prevertebral muscles
- Longus capitis
- Longus colli
- Rectus capitis anterior
- Rectus capitis lateralis
- Suboccipital muscles
- Rectus capitis posterior major
- Rectus capitis posterior minor
- Obliquus capitis superior
- Obliquus capitis inferior
Arteries of the head and neck
Most important blood vessels providing arterial blood supply to the head and neck.
- Blood supply of head and neck
- Common carotid artery
- External carotid artery
- Superficial temporal artery
- Maxillary artery
- Mandibular part of maxillary artery
- Pterygoid part of maxillary artery
- Pterygopalatine part of maxillary artery
- Superior thyroid artery
- Lingual artery
- Facial artery
- Ascending pharyngeal artery
- Occipital artery
- Posterior auricular artery
- Internal carotid artery
- Vertebral artery
- Basilar artery
- Thyrocervical trunk
- Inferior thyroid artery
- Suprascapular artery
- Ascending cervical artery
- Transverse cervical artery
- Costocervical trunk
Facial muscles
Anatomy of the muscles that provide facial expressions.
- Facial muscles (overview)
- Occipitofrontalis
- Corrugator supercilii
- Depressor supercilii
- Orbicularis oculi
- Procerus
- Nasalis
- Compressor narium minor
- Dilator naris anterior
- Depressor septi nasi
- Orbicularis oris
- Levator anguli oris
- Levator labii superioris
- Levator labii superioris alaeque nasi
- Depressor labii inferioris
- Depressor anguli oris
- Mentalis
- Buccinator
- Risorius
- Zygomaticus minor
- Zygomaticus major
Brain
Brainstem, cerebellum, cerebral hemispheres. Lobes, gyri and sulci. Cerebral blood vessels.
- Brain (overview)
- Brainstem
- Medulla oblongata
- Pons
- Rhomboid fossa
- Rhomboid fossa: main landmarks
- Rhomboid fossa: superior triangle
- Rhomboid fossa: inferior triangle
- Midbrain
- Cerebellum (1 of 3)
- Cerebellum (2 of 3)
- Cerebellum (3 of 3)
- Cerebrum (Cerebral hemispheres)
- Cerebral lobes
- Cerebral gyri and sulci (overview)
- Frontal lobe: sulci and gyri
- Temporal lobe: sulci and gyri
- Parietal lobe: sulci and gyri
- Occipital lobe: sulci and gyri
- Sulci and gyri of the medial and inferior cerebral surfaces
- Insula
- Insula: sulci and lobules
- Insula: anterior lobule
- Insula: posterior lobule
- Functional areas of the cerebral cortex
- Arterial blood supply of the brainstem and cerebellum
- Arterial blood supply of the cerebrum
- Venous drainage of the brain
Salivary glands
Major and minor salivary glands, relations, neurovascular supply.
- Salivary glands (overview)
- Parotid gland
- Borders and surfaces of parotid gland
- Lobes of parotid gland
- Parotid duct (Stensen's duct)
- Parotid gland relations
- Accessory parotid gland
- Submandibular gland
- Lobes of submandibular gland
- Submandibular duct (Wharton's duct)
- Submandibular gland relations
- Sublingual gland
- Sublingual ducts (Bartholin's duct and ducts of Rvinus)
- Arterial blood supply of salivary glands
- Venous drainage of salivary glands
- Innervation of salivary glands (parotid gland)
- Innervation of salivary glands (submandibular and sublingual glands)
Veins of the head and neck
Course and topography of major veins providing drainage from the head and neck.
- Veins of the head and neck (overview)
- Superficial temporal vein
- Occipital vein
- Posterior auricular vein
- Pterygoid venous plexus
- Maxillary vein
- Retromandibular vein
- Supratrochlear (frontal) vein
- Supraorbital vein
- Angular vein
- Facial and common facial veins
- Deep facial vein
- Submental vein
- Lingual veins
- Internal jugular vein
- Pharyngeal veins
- Superior thyroid vein
- Middle thyroid vein
- Thyroid vein of Kocher
- Inferior thyroid vein
- External jugular vein
- Anterior jugular vein
- Posterior external jugular vein
- Transverse cervical veins
- Suprascapular vein
- Vertebral vein
- Subclavian vein
- Brachiocephalic vein