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Anatomy & Physiology
of the
Head & Neck
Stage 1 Anatomical LandmarksPart 1
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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
Class Exercise
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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
Class Exercise
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Facial Landmarks
Labia
Class Exercise
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Vermilion Zone
Facial Landmarks
Class Exercise
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Wet Line
Facial Landmarks
Class Exercise
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Labial Commissure
Facial Landmarks
Class Exercise
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AlaFacial Landmarks
Class Exercise
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Nasolabial Groove
Facial Landmarks
Class Exercise
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The Philtrum
Facial Landmarks
Class Exercise
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The broken line delineates the Labiomental Groove
Facial Landmarks
Class Exercise
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Facial Landmarks
Ala
Philtrum
Nasolabial orColumella
Nasolabial Groove
Ala Tragal Line
Labiomental Groove
Frankfort Plane
Class Exercise
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Facial LandmarksInterpupillary Line
Nasolabial Groove
PhiltrumWet/Dry Line
LabiomentalGroove
Vermilion Border
Class Exercise
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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
