NSG 2317 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Wrinkle, Trigeminal Nerve, Kyphosis
15 Dec 2016
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Chapter 14 head, face, neck, including regional lymphatic system. The skull is a rigid, bony box that protects the brain and special sense organs, includes bones of the cranium and the face. Cranial bones (frontal, occipital, parietal, temporal) unite at sutures. O sagittal suture separates the two sides of the head between the. Lambdoid suture occipital bone separates the parietal bones crosswise from the. Facial bones (zygomatic, nasal, maxilla) also articulate at sutures except for the mandible . Cranium also supported by c1 (atlas) and c2 (axis) and down to c7 . O c7 = vertebra prominens, palpable when the head is flexed. The facial muscles are mediated by cranial nerve vii . Facial sensations of pain or touch are mediated by the three sensory branches of crania nerve v (the trigeminal nerve) . Two pairs of salivary glands are accessible to examination on the face .
