Nursing NUR203 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Lambdoid Suture, Sagittal Suture, Coronal Suture
8 Feb 2017
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Nur203 week three/chapter 14: neck & regional lymphatics. Structure and function: the head, the neck, lymphatic system. The adjacent cranial bones unite at meshed immovable joints called sutures. There are 14 facial bones that articulate at sutures. There are two pairs of salivary glands, accessible to examine the face: the parotid glands are in the cheeks over the mandible, anterior to and below the ear. They are the largest, but not palpable: the submandibular glands are beneath the mandible at the angle of the jaw, a third pair, the sublingual glands, lie in the floor of the mouth. The temporal artery lies superior to the temporalis muscle and its pulsation is palpable anterior to the ear. The major neck muscles are the sternomastoid and the trapezius. They are innervated by cn xi (spinal accessory nerve). Sternomastoid: head rotation and head flexion: trapezius: move the shoulder and extend and turn the head.
