FACE
Dr. Lakshmi Kiruba N
Assistant Professor
Department Of Anatomy
SMBTIMSRC
Objectives Of Today’s Session
• Extent of face
• Brief outline of Layers of face
• Muscles of face
• Facial expressions
• Arterial supply of face
• Venous drainage of face
• Nerve supply of face
Introduction
Extent
• Above by hair line
of scalp
• Below by chin and
base of mandible
• On each side by the
auricle
Skin and superficial fascia
• Highly vascular Parotid fascia
• Rich in sebaceous and
sweat gland
• Skin is thick elastic and
provides attachment to
facial muscles
• Superficial fascia contains
facial muscles, vessels ,
nerves and fat
• Deep fascia absent
Muscles of face
• Subcutaneous
• Morphologically remnants
of panniculus carnosus
• Derived from mesoderm of
second branchial arch
• Arranged in groups around
orifices
• Primary function is to
regulate orifices
• Facial expression – highly
developed psychic area of
brain
Muscles of eyelids
Orbicularis oculi
Corrugator supercilli
Occipito frontalis
Levator palpebrae
superioris
Muscles of nose
Procerus
Nasalis
Compressor naris
Dilator naris
Depressor septi
Muscles Of Lips And Cheeks- Orbicularis
Oris
Upper lip
Levator labii superioris
alaeque nasi
Levator labii superioris
Zygomaticus minor
Lower lip
Depressor labii inferioris
Angle of mouth
Levator anguli oris
Zygomaticus major
Buccinator
Depressor anguli oris
Risorius
Muscles Of Lips And Cheeks
Upper lip
Levator labii
superioris alaeque
nasi
Levator labii
superioris
Zygomaticus minor
Lower lip
Depressor labii
inferioris
Muscles Of Lips And Cheeks
Angle of mouth
Levator anguli oris
Zygomaticus
major
Depressor anguli
oris
Risorius
Mentalis
Buccinator
Trumpeter’s muscle
Orbicularis Oris
Extrinsic part
MODIOLUS
Muscles around oral fissure
Intrinsic part
Oblique fibres extend from skin to mucous memebrane
Muscles Of Facial
Expression
Surprise – frontalis
Dislike – corrugator supercilii
Anger – dilator naris, depressor
septi
Smiling and laughing –
zygomaticus major
Sadness – levator labii superioris,
levator anguli oris
Closing the mouth – orbicularis
oris
Grinning – risorius
Doubt – mentalis
Horror – platysma
Whistling – buccinator,
orbicularis oris
Nerve supply
Motor supply by facial nerve
Nerve
supply
Sensory supply by Trigeminal nerve
• Ophthalmic nerve
• Maxillary nerve
• Mandibular nerve
Arterial supply of face
• Facial artery
• Transverse facial
artery
Venous drainage of
face
• Facial vein
• Retro mandibular vein
Lymphatic
drainage
Applied anatomy
• Bell’s palsy –
LMN Lesion
Applied anatomy
• Supra nuclear palsy
UMN lesion
Applied anatomy
• Paralysis of orbicularis oris
• Paralysis of buccinator
• Trigeminal neuralgia
• Dangerous area of face
• Pulsation of facial artery
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