Pregledni rad
https://doi.org/10.20471/acc.2019.58.s1.05
The Anatomy of Orofacial Innervation
Ivana Bičanić
; University of Zagreb, School of Medicine, Department of Anatomy and Clinical Anatomy, Zagreb, Croatia
Ana Hladnik
; University of Zagreb, School of Medicine, Department of Anatomy and Clinical Anatomy, Zagreb, Croatia
Domagoj Džaja
; University of Zagreb, School of Medicine, Department of Anatomy and Clinical Anatomy, Zagreb, Croatia
Zdravko Petanjek
; University of Zagreb, School of Medicine, Department of Anatomy and Clinical Anatomy, Zagreb, Croatia
Sažetak
The whole human body receives rich sensory innervation with only one exception and that is the brain tissue. The orofacial region is hence no exception. The head region consequently receives a rich network of sensory nerves making it special because the two types of sensory fibres, visceral and somatic overlap, especially in the pharynx. Also, different pain syndromes that affect this region are rather specific in comparison to their presentation in other body regions. With this review
article we wanted to show the detailed anatomy of the peripheral sensory pathways, because of its importance in everyday body functions (eating, drinking, speech) as well as the importance it has in pathological conditions (pain syndromes), in diagnostics and regional analgesia and anaesthesia.
Ključne riječi
orofacial region; trigeminal nerve; pain; sensory innervation
Hrčak ID:
224161
URI
Datum izdavanja:
1.7.2019.
Posjeta: 2.295 *