External maxillary artery; Supplies blood to the lower region of the face, mouth and nose
Bones of the Axial Skeleton. The Axial Skeleton is the central core of the human body housing and protecting itâs vital organs. The axial skeleton consists of 80 bones: 29 bones in the head - (8 cranial and 14 facial bones) and then also 7 accociated bones (6 auditory ossicles and the Hyoid Bone) 25 bones of the thorax - (the sternum and 24 ribs)
Axial muscles âmuscles that affect the axial skeleton most both originate and insert on the axial skeleton Head and Neck Extrinsic ocular âmuscles of ocular gaze, innervation by nIII, nIV, nVI Intrinsic ocular âsmooth muscle within eye, innervation by nIII Muscles of mastication âinsertion on mandible, innervation by nV (and Â½ by nVII) Muscles of facial expression âinnervation by nVII Intrinsic muscles of the tongue âwithin tongue, innervation by nXII Extrinsic muscles of the tongue âmove tongue relative to oral cavity, innervation by nXII Muscles of the styloid process (not a real group) Muscles of floor of oral cavity (not a real group) Muscles of soft palate âvery small, assist in swallowing