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Which of the following muscles is responsible for closing the eyelids?
Which of the following muscles is responsible for closing the eyelids?
- Occipitofrontalis
- Buccinator
- Orbicularis oculi (correct)
- Orbicularis oris
What is the main function of the buccinator muscle?
What is the main function of the buccinator muscle?
- Closing the eyelids
- Facial expressions
- Moving the eyebrows
- Compressing the cheek against the teeth (correct)
Why can blood or pus collected in the loose areolar CT layer pass anteriorly but not posteriorly?
Why can blood or pus collected in the loose areolar CT layer pass anteriorly but not posteriorly?
- Because of the attachment of the occipital bellies to the highest nuchal line
- Because of the attachment of the frontal bellies to the bone
- Because of the lack of attachment of the frontal bellies to the bone (correct)
- Because of the rich blood supply of the skin
What is the main characteristic of the deep fascia in the face?
What is the main characteristic of the deep fascia in the face?
What is the function of the orbicularis oris muscle?
What is the function of the orbicularis oris muscle?
Which nerve supplies the muscles of the face?
Which nerve supplies the muscles of the face?
What type of tissue is adherent to the walls of arteries, preventing them from contraction or retraction when cut?
What type of tissue is adherent to the walls of arteries, preventing them from contraction or retraction when cut?
Which part of the scalp is mobile and susceptible to de-scalping?
Which part of the scalp is mobile and susceptible to de-scalping?
What is the function of the frontal bellies of the occipito-frontalis muscle?
What is the function of the frontal bellies of the occipito-frontalis muscle?
What type of veins connect veins outside the skull with dural venous sinuses inside the skull?
What type of veins connect veins outside the skull with dural venous sinuses inside the skull?
What is the site of collection of fluid, pus, and blood in the scalp?
What is the site of collection of fluid, pus, and blood in the scalp?
Which nerve supplies the occipito-frontalis muscle?
Which nerve supplies the occipito-frontalis muscle?
Which foramen does the facial nerve exit the skull through?
Which foramen does the facial nerve exit the skull through?
Which of the following nerves is responsible for the Lesser occipital nerve?
Which of the following nerves is responsible for the Lesser occipital nerve?
Which of the following is NOT a branch of the External Carotid artery?
Which of the following is NOT a branch of the External Carotid artery?
Which vein is connected to the cavernous sinus via two routes?
Which vein is connected to the cavernous sinus via two routes?
Which of the following is a branch of the Facial nerve?
Which of the following is a branch of the Facial nerve?
Which of the following arteries enters the face by winding around the lower border of the mandible?
Which of the following arteries enters the face by winding around the lower border of the mandible?
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