Clinical Notes: Facial Infections and Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis

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Which facial region is known as the 'danger triangle of the face' due to the risk of cavernous sinus thrombosis?

  • Lateral parts of the eyelids
  • Area around the chin and lower lip
  • Forehead and anterior part of the face
  • Area bounded by the nose, eye, and upper lip (correct)

Where does lymph from the forehead and anterior part of the face primarily drain into?

  • Buccal lymph nodes
  • Submandibular lymph nodes (correct)
  • Parotid lymph nodes
  • Submental lymph nodes

Which type of muscles are the facial muscles that are embedded in the superficial fascia of the face?

  • Arrector pili muscles
  • Masticatory muscles
  • Smooth muscles
  • Integumentary muscles (correct)

Where do lymph vessels that end in the parotid lymph nodes drain from?

<p>Lateral parts of the eyelids (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What can happen if a boil develops in the area bounded by the nose, eye, and upper lip?

<p>Cavernous sinus thrombosis (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where are a few buccal lymph nodes typically found along?

<p>Forehead and anterior part of the face (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What structures are contained within the face?

<p>Orbits, nose, mouth, and ears (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the critical function of the face in terms of communication?

<p>Facial expression (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which bones form the lateral orbital margin?

<p>Zygomatic bone (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What anatomical landmarks limit the spread of subperiosteal blood or pus on the skull?

<p>Epicranial aponeurosis and sutural ligaments (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In case of infected blood in the diploic veins reaching the venous sinuses, what condition can be produced?

<p>Venous sinus thrombosis (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What additional purpose does the face serve apart from sensory functions?

<p>Speech production (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What forms the medial orbital margin above and below?

<p>Maxillary process of the frontal bone and frontal process of the maxilla (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which nerve supplies the skin over the angle of the mandible?

<p>Great auricular nerve (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What forms the root of the nose?

<p>Nasal bones (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which bone contains the teeth and maxillary air sinus in the middle third of the face?

<p>Maxilla (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What contributes to the wrinkle lines of the face?

<p>Repeated folding of skin perpendicular to muscle axes and loss of skin elasticity (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which nerve supplies most of the skin on the face?

<p>Trigeminal nerve (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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