NEET PG DENTAL EXAM

HEAD NECK

SCALP FACE TEMPLE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
____ affects the muscles of the temple, side of the forehead, eyebrow, eyelid, and upper part of the cheek.
A
buccal nerve
B
temporal nerve
C
cervical nerve
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The temporal branch is the superior branch of the facial nerve. The nerve provides motor innervation to the frontalis muscle, corrugators, procerus and occasionally portions of the orbicularis oculi. Injury to this nerve during dissection will lead to brow asymmetry and brow ptosis and should be avoided at all cost.

Detailed explanation-2: -The procerus muscle occipitofrontalis muscle, depressor supercilii muscle, and corrugator supercilii muscle form the majority of the forehead, while the temporal part contains the temporalis muscle.

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