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Anatomy & Physiology

of the

Head & NeckStage 1 Anatomical Landmarks

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Topics

Regions of the Face

• Forehead• Temples• Orbital• External nose• Zygomatic• Mouth and lips• Cheeks• Chin• External ear

Facial Landmarks

• Labia• Vermilion zone • wet line • commissure • ala • nasolabial groove • philtum • labiomental groove• Interpupillary line• Frankfort line• Ala Tragal line

Class Exercise

Anatomical Landmarks

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Regions of the Face• Forehead: Extending from the eyebrows to the hairline

• Temples: Anterior to the eyes

• Orbital: Eye area that is covered by the eyelids

• External nose

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Regions of the Face• Zygomatic: Prominence of the cheek

• Mouth and lips• Cheeks• Chin• External ear

Class Exercise

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Facial Landmarks

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Facial LandmarksLabia

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Vermilion Zone

Facial Landmarks

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Wet Line

Facial Landmarks

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Labial CommissureFacial Landmarks

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AlaFacial Landmarks

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Nasolabial GrooveFacial Landmarks

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The Philtrum Facial Landmarks

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The broken line delineates the Labiomental Groove

Facial Landmarks

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Facial Landmarks

Ala

Philtrum

Nasolabial orColumella

Nasolabial Groove

Ala Tragal Line

Labiomental Groove

Frankfort Plane

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Facial LandmarksInterpupillary Line

Nasolabial GroovePhiltrum

Wet/Dry LineLabiomental

Groove

Vermilion Border

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Summary

Regions of the Face

• Forehead• Temples• Orbital• External nose• Zygomatic• Mouth and lips• Cheeks• Chin• External ear

Facial Landmarks

• Labia• Vermilion zone • wet line • commissure • ala • nasolabial groove • philtum • labiomental groove• Interpupillary line• Frankfort line• Ala Tragal line

Class Exercise

Anatomical Landmarks