1. The head is divided into two parts: 1)The cranium
2)The face
2. Computed tomography (CT scan): is a noninvasive test that combines special
x-ray equipment with sophisticated computers to produce multiple images or
pictures of the inside of the body. This scan can be done with or without
contrast.
3. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI): is a noninvasive test that uses a powerful
magnetic field, radio frequency waves, and a computer to produce detailed
pictures of organs, soft tissues, bone, and virtually all other internal body
structures. 4. temporal artery: A major artery of the head, palpable in front of
each ear
5. Temporomandibular joint: hinge joint connecting the upper temporal bone
(part of the skull) and the mandible, the lower jawbone; allows the jaw to move
forward, backward, and side to side
6. Parotid glands: largest salivary glands that secrete saliva into the mouth
through the Stensen's ducts
7. submandibular gland: located within the lower mandible; this gland drains
saliva through the Wharton's ducts into the lower oral cavity.
8. Sinuses: air-filled spaces in the skull that open into the nasal cavity
9. Four pairs of paranasal sinuses:: frontal, ethmoid, sphenoid, maxillary
10. turbinates: (superior, middle, inferior) are bony lobes on the lateral walls of
the nasal cavity; compose most of the mucosal area and increase the surface
area; enriched with airflow pressure and temperature-sensing nerve receptors.
11. Oral mucosa: lining of the oral cavity
12. Wharton's duct: drain saliva from the submandibular and sublingual glands.
13. The anterior part of the neck in front of the vertebrae makes up the:
nasopharynx (upper) and oropharynx (lower)
14. The nasopharynx and oropharynx consist of the: pharynx, larynx, trachea,
and esophagus
2)The face
2. Computed tomography (CT scan): is a noninvasive test that combines special
x-ray equipment with sophisticated computers to produce multiple images or
pictures of the inside of the body. This scan can be done with or without
contrast.
3. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI): is a noninvasive test that uses a powerful
magnetic field, radio frequency waves, and a computer to produce detailed
pictures of organs, soft tissues, bone, and virtually all other internal body
structures. 4. temporal artery: A major artery of the head, palpable in front of
each ear
5. Temporomandibular joint: hinge joint connecting the upper temporal bone
(part of the skull) and the mandible, the lower jawbone; allows the jaw to move
forward, backward, and side to side
6. Parotid glands: largest salivary glands that secrete saliva into the mouth
through the Stensen's ducts
7. submandibular gland: located within the lower mandible; this gland drains
saliva through the Wharton's ducts into the lower oral cavity.
8. Sinuses: air-filled spaces in the skull that open into the nasal cavity
9. Four pairs of paranasal sinuses:: frontal, ethmoid, sphenoid, maxillary
10. turbinates: (superior, middle, inferior) are bony lobes on the lateral walls of
the nasal cavity; compose most of the mucosal area and increase the surface
area; enriched with airflow pressure and temperature-sensing nerve receptors.
11. Oral mucosa: lining of the oral cavity
12. Wharton's duct: drain saliva from the submandibular and sublingual glands.
13. The anterior part of the neck in front of the vertebrae makes up the:
nasopharynx (upper) and oropharynx (lower)
14. The nasopharynx and oropharynx consist of the: pharynx, larynx, trachea,
and esophagus
