HEAD LABORATORY CHECKLIST
HEAD I- SKULL, FACE, DURA, & CRANIAL FOSSAE
VISCEROCRANIUM (Please review the osteology on your own using Skull Lab Guide ppt)
Frontal
Supraorbital notch/foramen
Parietal
Grooves for middle meningeal artery
Temporal
Zygomatic process
Styloid process
Mastoid process
Mandibular fossa
External acoustic meatus
Groove for sigmoid sinus
Occipital
Condyles
Groove for sigmoid sinus
Nasal
Zygomatic Bone
Sphenoid Bone
Maxilla
Infraorbital foramen
Medial and lateral pterygoid plates
Sella turcica
Ethmoid
Perpendicular plate
Crista galli
Superior and middle nasal concha
Lacrimal
Palatine
Inferior nasal concha
Vomer
Mandible
Ramus
Body
Angle
Head (condyle)
Coronoid process
Mandibular foramen
Mental foramen
CRANIAL FOSSAE
Anterior cranial fossa
Olfactory nerve (CN I)
Middle cranial fossa
Middle meningeal artery
Internal carotid artery
Optic nerve (CN II)
Oculomotor nerve (CN III)
Trochlear nerve (CN IV)
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Trigeminal nerve (CN V)
Trigeminal ganglion
Ophthalmic division (V1)
Maxillary division (V2)
Mandibular division (V3)
Abducens nerve (CN VI)
Posterior cranial fossa
Facial nerve (CN VII) & Vestibulocochlear nerve (CN VIII) (do not need to distinguish in cranial
vault)
Glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX), Vagus nerve (CN X) & Accessory nerve (CN XI) (do not need to
distinguish in cranial vault)
Hypoglossal nerve (CN XII)
FACE
MUSCLES
Occipitofrontalis
Orbicularis oculi
Zygomaticus major
Orbicularis oris
Buccinator
Platysma
NERVES
Facial nerve (CN VII)
VASCULATURE
External carotid a.
Superficial temporal a.
Facial a.
Inferior labial a.
Superior labial a.
DURAL STRUCTURES
Falx cerebri
Tentorium cerebelli
Falx cerebelli
Superior sagittal sinus
Inferior sagittal sinus
Straight sinus
Transverse sinus
Sigmoid sinus
Cavernous sinus
OTHER
Parotid gland and duct
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HEAD II- INFRATEMPORAL FOSSA AND ORBIT
INFRATEMPORAL FOSSA
MUSCLES
Muscles of mastication
Temporalis m.
Masseter m.
Lateral pterygoid m.
Medial pterygoid m.
NERVES
Mandibular division of the trigeminal n. (CN V3)
Auriculotemporal n.
Lingual n.
Inferior alveolar n.
Mylohyoid n.
Chorda tympani
VASCULATURE
External carotid
Superficial temporal
Maxillary artery
Middle meningeal a.
Inferior alveolar a.
EYE and ORBIT
MUSCLES
Levator palpebrae superioris m.
Rectus muscles: superior, inferior, lateral, medial
Oblique muscles: superior, inferior
NERVES
Optic n. (CN II)
Oculomotor nerve (CN III)
Trochlear n. (CN IV)
Ophthalmic division of trigeminal nerve (V1)
Frontal n.
Supraorbital n.
Abducens n. (CN VI)
OTHER
Lacrimal gland
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HEAD III- NASAL & ORAL CAVITIES, PHARYNX, LARYNX
RETROPHARYNGEAL SPACE
MUSCLES
Stylopharyngeus
Pharyngeal constrictor muscles (superior, middle, inferior-do not need to distinguish)
NERVES
Glossopharyngeal n. (IX)
Sympathetic chain
Superior cervical ganglion
VASCULATURE
Internal carotid a.
PHARYNX AND SOFT PALATE
MUSCLES
Pharyngeal constrictor muscles (superior, middle, inferior-do not need to distinguish)
Salpingopharyngeus muscle & salpingopharyngeal fold (has overlying mucosa)
Palatopharyngeus muscle & arch (has overlying mucosa)
Palatoglossus muscle & arch (has overlying mucosa)
Levator veli palatini m.
Tensor veli palatini m.
NERVES
Glossopharyngeal n. (IX)
Vagus n. (X)
OTHER
Torus tubarius
Auditory (Eustachian, pharyngotympanic) tube
Epiglottis
Soft palate and uvula
Esophagus
NASAL CAVITY AND PARANASAL SINUSES
OTHER
Inferior concha
Inferior meatus
Opening of nasolacrimal duct
Middle concha
Middle meatus
Bulla ethmoidalis
Hiatus semilunaris
Frontonasal duct (opening of frontal sinus)
Opening of maxillary sinus
Superior concha
Superior meatus
Opening of the sphenoid sinus
Frontal sinus
Ethmoid air cells
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Sphenoid sinus
ORAL CAVITY & SUBLINGUAL REGION
MUSCLES
Styloglossus m.
Hyoglossus m.
Genioglossus m.
Geniohyoid m.
Mylohyoid m.
VESSELS
Lingual a.
OTHER
Submandibular duct
Sublingual salivary gland
NERVES
Lingual n. (V3)
Hypoglossal n. (XII)
LARYNX
CARTILAGES
Thyroid cartilage
Epiglottic cartilage
Cricoid cartilage
MUSCLES
Posterior cricoarytenoid m.
Lateral cricoarytenoid m.
Cricothyroid m.
VASCULATURE
Superior thyroid a.
Superior laryngeal branch
NERVES
Vagus Nerve
Superior laryngeal N.
Internal branch
External branch
Inferior laryngeal N. (recurrent laryngeal n.)
OTHER
Vestibular fold (false vocal fold)
True vocal fold
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