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DTA 1040 - Head & Neck


Clock Hours: 40

Delivery Mode
on-ground

Course Description:
This course is designed to facilitate the student in gaining detailed knowledge of the anatomy of the head and neck region.

Student Learning Outcomes:
UNIT #1 BONES AND ASSOCIATED LANDMARKS

  1. Locate and identify the cranial bones.
  2. Identify the landmarks of the cranium.
  3. Identify the major foramen of the cranium.
  4. Locate the bones of the face.
  5. Identify the landmarks of the maxilla and the mandible.
  6. Differentiate between the bone of the maxilla and the mandible.
  7. Identify the foramen of the mandible and maxilla.
  8. Define alveolar process.
  9. Describe the two movements of the temporomandibular joint using the terms: articular disc, articular tubercle, glenoid fossa, condyle, synovial cavity.
  10. Discuss probable causes of TMJ pain.
  11. Locate and identify the major bones.
  12. Identify the major sutures of the cranium.

 

UNIT #2 MUSCLES

  1. Identify the muscles of mastication.
  2. Describe what part of a muscle is the origin and insertion, and what their functions are.
  3. Label the muscles of mastication.
  4. Identify the functions of muscles of facial expression.
  5. Describe the musculature of the tongue.
  6. List the functions of the tongue.
  7. Locate and identify the papilla of the tongue.
  8. Locate the taste buds.

 

UNIT #3 VASCULAR AND LYMPHATIC SUPPLY AND DRAINAGE

  1. Describe the vascular supply to the head and neck area.
  2. Recognize and/or identify the branches of the external carotid arteries.
  3. Recognize and/or identify veins of the head and neck area.
  4. Describe the lymphatic drainage of the head and neck area and identify the following structures: submental and submandibular lymph nodes, superior deep cervical nodes. 
  5. Discuss how an infection may spread from the oral cavity to the chest.

 

UNIT #4 THE NERVOUS SYSTEM

  1. Name the twelve cranial nerves.
  2. Identify and locate the major branches of the trigeminal nerve and its subdivisions.
  3. Discuss the innervation of the mandibular and maxillary teeth and associated structure of the oral cavity.
  4. Describe the nerves and areas involved in general and special sensation of the tongue.
  5. Identify the innervation of the head and neck area by the facial nerve and its branches.
  6. Discuss the innervation by the vagus nerve in the oral cavity.
  7. Discuss the innervation by the hypoglossal nerve.