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AN28.1-10 | Introduction to Face & parotid region
Learning Objectives
- Describe and demonstrate muscles of facial expression and their nerve supply (AN28.1, AN28.6)
- Describe sensory innervation of the face (AN28.2)
- Describe the origin, course, branches, and tributaries of facial vessels (AN28.3)
- Describe and demonstrate branches of the facial nerve with their distribution (AN28.4)
- Describe cervical lymph nodes and lymphatic drainage of the head, face, and neck (AN28.5)
- Explain the anatomical basis of facial nerve palsy (AN28.7)
- Explain the surgical importance of the deep facial vein (AN28.8)
- Describe the parts, borders, surfaces, contents, relations, nerve supply, and duct of the parotid gland (AN28.9)
- Explain the anatomical basis of Frey's syndrome (AN28.10)
INSTRUCTIONS
This is a 10-competency module with high surgical and clinical yield. Study the facial nerve branches in particular — they appear in surgery, neurology, and anatomy exams.
References
- Gray's Anatomy for Students — Head & Neck (Textbook)
- BD Chaurasia's Human Anatomy, Vol. 3 — Head, Face, Parotid (Textbook)
- Snell's Clinical Anatomy — Face and Parotid Region (Textbook)
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