Head and Face Syllabus

### 1. Anatomy of the Head and Face

#### 1.1 Intracranial Cavity

##### 1.1.1 Anterior Cranial Fossa

1.1.1.1: The Ethmoid Bone

1.1.1.2: The Frontal Bone

1.1.1.3: The Frontal Sinus

1.1.1.4: The Sphenoid Bone: Lesser Wing

1.1.1.4: Olfactory Bulb and Tract

1.1.1.5: Crista Galli

##### 1.1.2 Middle Cranial Fossa

1.1.2.1: The Sphenoid Bone: Greater Wing and Sinus

1.1.2.2: Temporal Bone & Apex

1.1.2.3: Middle Meningeal Artery

1.1.2.4: Optic Canal

1.1.2.5: Superior Orbital Fissure

1.1.2.6: Foramen Rotundum

1.1.2.7: Foramen Ovale

1.1.2.8: Carotid Canal

1.1.2.9: Vidian Canal

1.1.2.10: Foramen Spinosum

1.1.2.11: Foramen Lacerum

##### 1.1.3 Posterior Cranial Fossa

1.1.3.1: Temporal Bone

1.1.3.2: Occipital Bone

1.1.3.3: Meningeal Coverings

1.1.3.4: Internal auditory meatus with CN VII+VIII

1.1.3.5: Jugular Foramen + Contents

1.1.3.6: Hypoglossal canal + CN XII

1.1.3.7: Foramen Magnum

1.1.3.8: Ganglia of CN IX + X in jugular foramen

#### 1.2 Cranial Vault

##### 1.2.1 Bones

1.2.1.1: Layers of Skull

1.2.1.2: Prominences, Foramina, Vascular Markings of Bones

1.2.1.3: Dural Coverings

1.2.1.4: Arachnoid Granulations

1.2.1.5: Sutures

##### 1.2.2 Scalp

1.2.2.1: Galea

1.2.2.2: Blood supply to Scalp

1.2.2.3: Frontalis

1.2.2.4: Occipitalis Muscle

##### 1.2.3 Nerves

1.2.3.1: Meningeal Nerves

1.2.3.2: Scalp Nerves

#### 1.3 The Orbit

##### 1.3.1 Bony Orbit

1.3.1.1: Orbit Walls + Boundaries

1.3.1.2: Orbital Foramina

1.3.1.3: Optic Canal

1.3.1.4: Superior Orbital Fissure

1.3.1.5: Inferior Orbital Fissure

1.3.1.6: Lacrimal Fossa/Crest

1.3.1.7: Periorbita

1.3.1.8: Medial & Lateral Tubercles

1.3.1.9: Orbital Septum

##### 1.3.2 Preseptal Structures

1.3.2.1: Lacrimal Sac & Duct

1.3.2.2: Lids & Tarsal Plates

1.3.2.3: Blood supply + venous drainage

1.3.2.4: Levator Palpebrae Superioris & Nerve Supply

1.3.2.5: Conjunctival Sac Boundaries

1.3.2.6: Lacrimal Canaliculi

\*1.3.2.7: Lateral and Medial Check Ligaments of Globe

##### 1.3.3 Extraocular Muscle Cone

1.3.3.1: Intraconal Fat

1.3.3.2: Extraocular Muscles

1.3.3.3: Tendon Annulus

##### 1.3.5 Globe & Contents

1.3.5.1: Cornea & Sclera

1.3.5.2: Choroid & Retina

1.3.5.3: Iris & Lens

\*1.3.5.4: Canal of Sclemm

\*1.3.5.5: Macula Position

\*1.3.5.6: Short Ciliary Arteris

\*1.3.5.7: Short and Long Ciliary Nerves

\*1.3.5.8: Ciliary Ganglion

##### 1.3.6 Optic Nerve Complex

1.3.6.1: Fovea

1.3.6.2: Optic Nerve

1.3.6.3: Central Artery of Retina

1.3.6.4: Central Retinal Vein

1.3.6.5: Optic Nerve Sheath

##### 1.3.7 Arteries

1.3.7.1: Ophthalmic Artery

1.3.7.2: Infraorbital Artery

1.3.7.3: Central Artery of Retina

1.3.7.4: Supraorbital Artery

1.3.7.5: Supratrochlear Artery

1.3.7.6: Lacrimal Artery

1.3.7.7: Dorsal Nasal Artery

1.3.7.8: Anterior & Posterior Ethmoidal Artery

\*1.3.7.9: Anterior Ciliary Artery

\*1.3.7.10: Posterior Ciliary Artery

\*1.3.7.11: Zygomaticotemporal Artery

\*1.3.7.12: Zygomaticofacial Artery

##### 1.3.8: Veins

1.3.8.1: Superior and Inferior Ophthalmic Veins

1.3.8.2: Facial-Cavernous Anastomoses

\*1.3.8.3: Ophthalmic Vein Tributaries.

##### 1.3.9 Nerves

1.3.9.1: Oculomotor Nerve

1.3.9.2: Ciliary Ganglion

1.3.9.3: Ophthalmic Nerve

1.3.9.4: Maxillary Nerve

1.3.9.5: Infraorbital Nerve

#### 1.4 Nasal Cavity & Paranasal Sinuses

##### 1.4.1 Bones & Foramina/Canals

1.4.1.1 Key Bones

1.4.1.2: Ethmoid Bone

1.4.1.3: Palatine Bone

1.4.1.4: Maxilla

1.4.1.5: Conchae & Meati

1.4.1.6: Ostiomeatal Complex

1.4.1.7: Sphenoid Sinus

1.4.1.8: Sphenoethmoidal Recess

1.4.1.9: Other: Premaxilla

1.4.1.10: Other: Pterygoid Plates of Sphenoid

1.4.1.11: Other: Nasal Bone

1.4.1.12: Other: Nasal Septum & Vomer

1.4.1.13: Other: Ethmoidal Cell Variants

1.4.1.14: Haller Cell

1.4.1.15: Agger Nasii Cell

1.4.1.16: Sphenopalatine Foramen

1.4.1.17: Palatine Canals

1.4.1.18: Incisive Foramen

1.4.1.19: Pneumatisation Variations

##### 1.4.2: Blood Supply

1.4.2.1: Sphenopalatine Artery

1.4.2.2: Anterior and posterior ethmoidal arteries

1.4.2.3: Venous drainage

##### 1.4.3: Nerve Supply

\*1.4.3.1: Anterior ethmoidal nerve

\*1.4.3.2: Nasopalatine nerve

\*1.4.3.3: Branches of Greater Palatine Nerve

#### 1.5 The Facial Bones

##### 1.5.1 The Facial Bones

1.5.1.1: Bones, Process, Articulations, Sinuses, Foramina/Canals & Contents

#### 1.6: The Temporal Bone

##### 1.6.1 External Ear & Petrous Temporal

1.6.1.1: External Auditory Meatus

1.6.1.2: Tympanic Membrane

1.6.1.3: Mastoid Air Cells

\*1.6.1.4: Auricle

1.6.1.5: Tympanic Ring

##### 1.6.2 Middle Ear

1.6.2.1: Boundaries, windows & foramina

1.6.2.2: Ossicular Chain - Mallus/Incus/Stapes

1.6.2.3: Facial Nerve

1.6.2.4: Chorda Tympani

1.6.2.5: Tensor Tympani

1.6.2.6: Stapedius

1.6.2.7: Jacobson's Nerve

##### 1.6.3 Inner Ear

1.6.3.1: Bony & Membranous Labyrinth

1.6.3.2: Facial Nerve Canal, Course & Parts

1.6.3.3: Stylomastoid Foramen

1.6.3.4: Dorello's Canal, Abducens Nerve

1.6.3.5: Cochlear Aqueduct

1.6.3.6: Vestibular Aqueduct

#### 1.7 TMJ Joint

##### 1.7.1. TMJ Joint

1.7.1.1: Condylar Fossa & Eminence

1.7.1.2: Articular Disk & Components

1.7.1.3: Condyle & Articular Cartilage

1.7.1.4: Fully open & Closed Positional Anatomy

1.7.1.5: Joint Capsule

1.7.1.6: Normal Motional Variants

#### 1.8: Mandible

##### 1.8.1 Mandible

1.8.1.1: Condyle, neck, ramus & body

1.8.1.2: Muscle attachmentgs

1.8.1.3: Inferior alveolar artery & nerve

1.8.1.4: Mandibular Canal

1.8.1.5: Lingula Canal

1.8.1.6: Inferior alveolar foramen

1.8.1.7: Mental Foramen

1.8.1.8: Mental Nerve

1.8.1.9: Dental Nerves

1.8.1.10: Nerve to Mylohyoid

1.8.1.11: Inferior alveolar vein

#### 1.9. The Teeth

##### 1.9.1 The Teeth

1.9.1.1 Dental Terminology (Mesial-distal, buccal lingual, crown-roots)

1.9.1.2: Crown, neck, root, root canal, enamel, dentine, pulp cavity, roots

1.9.1.3: FDI Terminology

#### 1.10 Superficial Face

##### 1.10.1 Superficial Face

1.10.1.1: Facial Vein + Anastomoses

1.10.1.2: Supratrochlear + Supraorbital Veins

1.10.1.3: Muscles of Facial Expression

1.10.1.4: Muscles of Mastication