Bassett Collection of Stereoscopic Images of Human Anatomy
General orientation views of dissection
Superficial structures of head and neck; lateral view
Image #49-1
KEYWORDS: Connective tissue, Muscles and tendons, Peripheral nervous system, Vasculature, Fascia and connective tissue, Overview.
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General orientation views of dissection
Superficial structures of head and neck; lateral view
The skin has been removed and the subcutaneous connective tissue dissected to display nerves, blood vessels and the facial musculature. Close-up views of selected areas of this dissection are to be found as follows
- Parietal branch superficial temporal artery
- Branch of supraorbital nerve
- Frontalis muscle
- Branch frontal superficial temporal artery
- Anterior auricular muscle
- Zygomaticotemporal branch zygomatic nerve
- Orbicularis oculi muscle
- Zygomatico-orbital artery
- Zygomatic branches facial nerve
- Angular head levator labii superioris muscle
- Accessory parotid gland
- Buccal branch facial nerve
- Infraorbital head levator labii superioris muscle
- Zygomaticus muscle
- External maxillary artery
- Risorius muscle
- Orbicularis oris muscle
- Depressor anguli oris muscle
- Depressor labii inferioris muscle
- Mentalis muscle
- Platysma
- Galea aponeurotica
- Occipital artery
- Greater occipital nerve
- Occipital muscle
- Upper pointer: Auricularis superior muscle Lower pointer: Superficial temporal branches of auriculotemporal nerve
- Lesser occipital nerve
- Posterior auricular muscle
- Posterior auricular lymph nodes
- Parotid fascia
- Sterniocleidomastoid muscle (covered by superficial fascia)
- Branches lesser occipital nerve
- Branches of greater auricular nerve
- Greater auricular it
- Posterior cervical triangle
- Trapezius muscle (covered by superficial fascia)
- External jugular vein
- Acromion
- Deltoid muscle