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1. Review the relevant osteology of the skull and mandible. |
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2. Examine the muscles of the soft palate. |
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3. Remove the skin of the face except for eyelids and nose. |
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4. Expose the parotid gland and its duct, carefully dissecting the branches of the facial nerve passing through it. |
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5. Identify the branches of the facial nerve within the parotid gland. |
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6. Identify the retromandibular vein and its divisions and review the branches of the external carotid artery to the face region. |
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7. Clean and identify the muscles of facial expression related to the mouth. |
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8. Review the osteology of the infratemporal fossa and oral cavity. |
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9. On the right side, reflect the masseter and zygomatic arch downward
toward the angle of the mandible. |
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10. Remove the ramus of the mandible by sawing through the neck of the condyle and clipping the ramus above the mandibular foramen. |
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11. Clean the lateral and
medial pterygoid muscles, examine the temporomandibular
joint, remove the condyle of the mandible and lateral pterygoid muscle to
expose the branches of the trigeminal nerve and the maxillary artery. |
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12. Clear the deep cervical fascia and expose the submandibular gland, the digastric, and mylohyoid muscles and facial artery. |
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13. On the left side of the head, incise the mucous membrane of the floor of the mouth to expose the paralingual space. |
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14. Examine the sublingual gland, the lingual and hypoglossal nerves, the submandibular ganglion and submandibular duct. |
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15. Examine the tongue, identifying its parts, intrinsic and extrinsic muscles. |
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16. Review the osteology of the pharynx, larynx and hyoid bone. |
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17. Clean the cervical sympathetic trunk, vagus nerve, carotid arteries and internal jugular vein. |
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18. Identify and trace the glossopharyngeal, accessory, and hypoglossal nerves. |
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19. Clean and identify the muscles of the pharynx and pharyngeal plexus. |
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20. Examine the subdivisions of the pharynx, noting their features. |
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