Learning Objectives:

After this lecture, student should be able to:

1. know the general features of the skull as a whole.

2. identify the different foramina of the skull and structures passing through each.

3. know the special features of the fetal skull and differences between it and the adult skull.

Detailed Contents:

v     General feature of the articulated skull bones (cranium, vault, base, face and mandible).

v     Different normae of the skull and features of each one (verticalis, frontalis, occipitalis, lateralis, basalis externa and basalis interna).

v     General idea about separate bones forming the skull and mandible (single and paired).

v     Different foramina of the skull and the regions they communicate, and the structures passing through each foramen.

v     Special features of the fetal skull regarding the shape, the size, the components and the differences between fetal and adult skulls.

Learning Objectives:

After this lecture, student should be able to:

1. describe the boundaries and layers of the scalp and face.

2. know the muscles of the scalp and face.

3. describe the nerve and blood supply and lymph drainage of the scalp and face.

4. know some of the important clinical points of scalp and face.

Detailed Contents:

v     The scalp and temple (its extension, layers, muscles, sensory and motor nerves, arterial supply, venous drainage, lymphatic drainage, clinical points as wounds and bleeding, scalping, emissary veins and spread of infection).

v     The face (its extension, layers, muscles of facial expression, sensory and motor nerves, arterial supply, venous drainage, lymphatic drainage, clinical points as facial nerve palsy, trigeminal neuralgia and spread of infection).

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Learning Objectives:

After this lecture, student should be able to:

1. know the boundaries of the posterior triangle of the neck.

2. describe the contents of the posterior triangle of the neck.

Detailed Contents:

v     Boundaries of the posterior triangle of the neck (anterior, posterior, base, roof and floor)

v     Contents of the posterior triangle (muscles, arteries, veins, nerves and fascia)

Learning Objectives:

After this lecture, student should be able to:

1. know the boundaries of the anterior triangle of the neck.

2. describe the divisions of the anterior triangle.

3. mention the contents of the deferent triangles.

Detailed Contents:

v     Boundaries of the anterior triangle of the neck (anterior, posterior, base, roof and floor)

v     Boundaries of the subdivisions of the anterior triangle (digastric, submental, carotid and muscular triangles).

v     Contents of the subdivisions of the anterior triangle (muscles, arteries, veins, nerves and fascia)

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Learning Objectives:

After this lecture, student should be able to:

1. describe the different dural fold and their attachment.

2. know the different dural venous sinuses.

3. know the position, relation and blood supply of the pituitary gland.

Detailed Contents:

v     Shape, attachment, function and contents of the different dural folds (falx cerebri, tentorium cerebelli, falx cerebelli, diaphragma sellae and cavum triageminale.

v     Single and paired intracranial dural venous sinuses with their blood circulation and clinical importance.

v     Position, relation, lobulation, blood supply and portal circulation of the pituitary gland.

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Learning Objectives:

After this lecture, student should be able to:

1. know the position, structure and relation of the thyroid gland.

2. describe the blood supply and lymph drainage of the thyroid gland.

Detailed Contents:

v     Shape, position, structure, relations of the thyroid gland.

v     Arterial supply, venous and lymphatic drainage of the thyroid gland.

v     Clinical importance of the gland (goiter, thyroidectomy and its complication, cancer thyroid and its metastasis).

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Learning Objectives:

After this lecture, student should be able to:

1. know the different nerves of the neck.

2. know the different arteries of the neck.

3. know the different veins of the neck.

 Detailed Contents:

v     Origin, course, relation, branches and distribution of the nerves of the neck (glossopharyngeal, vagus, accessory hypoglossal & phrenic nerves), cervical and brachial plexuses, cervical sympathetic chain.

v     Beginning, course, relation, branches and distribution of the arteries of the neck (subclavian, common carotid, external and internal carotid arteries).

v     Formation, course, relation and tributaries of the veins of the neck (subclavian and internal jugular veins).

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Learning Objectives:

After this lecture, student should be able to:

1. know the boundaries of the bony orbit.

2. describe the different contents of the orbit.

3. know the different parts of the lacrimal apparatus.

Detailed Contents:

v     Anatomy of lacrimal apparatus (lacrimal gland: position, blood and nerve supply; lacrimal canaliculi, lacrimal sac and nasolacrimal duct).

v     Boundaries of the bony orbit (orbital aperture, walls of the orbit, foramina and fissures related to the orbit)

v     Orbital muscles: recti, oblique and levator palpebrae superioris.

v     Orbital nerves: Optic, oculomotor, trochlear, abducent, ophthalmic and maxillary nerves, and ciliary ganglion.

v     Orbital blood vessels: ophthalmic artery and veins.

v     Orbital fasciae and ligaments.

v     Movements of the eye-ball and its clinical points.

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Learning Objectives:

After this lecture, student should be able to:

1. know the anatomical features of the parotid gland.

2. know the structures within the parotid gland.

3. describe the parotid duct.

4.  know the boundaries and contents of the temporal fossa.

Detailed Contents:

v     Parotid gland (shape, position, parts, relations, structures the pass within it, blood and nerve supply)

v     Parotid duct (position, surface anatomy and course).

v     Temporal fossa (temporalis muscle, temporal fascia, superficial and deep temporal vessels, deep temporal and auriculotemporal nerves)

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Learning Objectives:

After this lecture, student should be able to:

1. know the boundaries of the Infratemporal region.

2. describe the contents of the Infratemporal region.

3. describe the muscles of mastication.

Detailed Contents:

v     Muscles of mastication (temporalis, masseter, medial and lateral pterygoid) and movement of the mandible.

v     Boundaries and connection of the infratemporal fossa.

v     Contents of the infratemporal fossa (muscles of mastication, mandibular nerve, otic ganglion, chorda tympani, maxillary vessels, pterygoid venous plexus.

v     Pterygopalatine fossa (boundaries, connections and contents).

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 Learning Objectives:

After this lecture, student should be able to:

1. know the boundaries of the submandibular region.

2. describe the submandibular salivary gland.

3. describe the sublingual salivary gland.

4.  know the muscle present in the submandibular region.

5.  know the arteries and nerves present in the submandibular region.

Detailed Contents:

v     Boundaries of the submandibular region.

v     muscles of the submandibular region (digastric, mylohyoid, hyoglossus, Geniohyoid, genioglossus and styloglossus.

v     Nerves of the submandibular region (lingual, glossopharyngeal and hypoglossal).

v     Submandibular ganglion.

v     Vessels of the submandibular region (facial and lingual).

v     Submandibular lymph nodes.

v     Submandibular gland (shape, position, lobes, relations, duct, blood & nerve supply, lymph drainage and clinical points).

v     Sublingual gland (shape, position, lobes, relations, ducts, blood & nerve supply, lymph drainage and clinical points).

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 Learning Objectives:

After this lecture, student should be able to:

1. describe the development of different parts of the skull bones.

2. describe the development of the palate.

3. know common congenital anomalies of skull, face and palate.

Detailed Contents:

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Learning Objectives:

After this lecture, student should be able to:

1. know the anatomy of external ear.

2. know the boundaries and contents of middle ear.

Detailed Contents:

v     External ear.

v     Tympanic membrane.

v     Boundaries and contents of middle ear.

v     Facial canaliculus.

v     Blood and nerve supply of the ear.

v     Clinical importance of the ear.

 Learning Objectives:

After this lecture, student should be able to:

1. describe the superficial lymph nodes of the head and neck.

2. describe the deep lymph nodes of the head and neck.

3.  know the types, extension and attachment of fasciae of head and neck.

Detailed Contents:

v     Superficial and deep lymph nodes (their position, afferent and efferent drainage and clinical importance).

 Learning Objectives:

After this lecture, student should be able to:

1. know the development and derivatives of different pharyngeal arches. 

Detailed Contents:

v     Development and derivatives of the first pharyngeal arch.

v     Development and derivatives of the second pharyngeal arch.

v     Development and derivatives of the third pharyngeal arch.

v     Development and derivatives of the fourth pharyngeal arch.

v     Development and derivatives of the sixth pharyngeal arch.