MEDIVEERSETHE PRACTICAL HUBHead & Neck
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Skull, deep spaces, glands, pharynx, ear, nerves and vessels.
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Temporal fossa
A space for temporalis and its neurovascular supply.
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A deep facial region containing pterygoid muscles, maxillary vessels, pterygoid plexus and V3 branches.
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A neurovascular crossroads between orbit, nose, palate, cranial cavity and infratemporal fossa.
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Parapharyngeal space
A deep neck space whose relations explain spread of infection and displacement of nearby structures.
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Permits pharyngeal movement and is a potential route for infection.
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A potential route for descending infection into the thorax.
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Carotid sheath
Organises the major neurovascular bundle of the neck.
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Sublingual space
Contains sublingual gland, submandibular duct and important neurovascular relations.
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A potential site for spread of odontogenic infection.
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A midline floor-of-mouth-related space.
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