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Exam Day Lab Notes

One review sheet per lab. Charts, pathways and side-by-side comparisons for the practical and the written exam. Start with the rules and traps, finish with the self-check.

01 · START HERE

Rules & Traps

How to word answers on the key, plus the most-missed tags.

02

Charts & Pathways

Muscles, nerves and vessels laid out in comparison tables.

03

Clinical Correlations

The lesions and injuries each region is tested on.

04 · FINISH HERE

Self-Check

Click-to-reveal questions to confirm it stuck.

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The HNSS One-Pager

Innervation rules and their one exception, lesion directions, reflexes, CN VII branch order and a spelling watchlist, all on a single page.

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Lab0
Bones of the Skull

Osteology

Skull bones, foramina and landmarks.

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Lab1
Dissection of the Neck

The Neck

Fascia and spaces, triangles, cervical plexus, carotid sheath, thyroid and the root of the neck.

Fascia & spacesTriangles of the neckCervical plexusHyoid muscles & ansa cervicalisCarotid triangle & sheathVagus & laryngeal nervesSurgical airwayThyroid & parathyroidRoot of the neckSympathetic trunk & Horner
12 sectionsOpen
Lab2
Face · Parotid · ITF

Face & Infratemporal Fossa

Face, parotid region, temporal and infratemporal fossa.

Muscles of facial expressionMastication (CN V3)Lateral pterygoidNerve mapsArteries & veinsGlands & parasympatheticsScalp
12 sectionsOpen
Lab3
Skull Base

Cranial Fossae

Meninges, dural folds, dural venous sinuses, arteries and the 12 cranial nerves.

Meninges & dural sinusesCavernous sinusArteriesCranial nerves at a glanceEye nerves & palsiesReflexesCN IX · X · XI · XII
11 sectionsOpen
Lab4
Eye

The Orbit

Bony walls and openings, lacrimal apparatus, extraocular muscles, orbital nerves and vessels.

Bony orbit & openingsLacrimal apparatusExtraocular musclesPalsies & eyelidCN V1 “NFL”Ciliary ganglionOrbital vessels
11 sectionsOpen
Lab5A
Bisection of the Head

The Pharynx

Nasopharynx, oropharynx, laryngopharynx, pharyngeal muscles and swallowing.

Map of the pharynxNasopharynxOropharynxLaryngopharynxPharyngeal musclesSwallowingRetropharyngeal space
10 sectionsOpen
Lab5B
Dissection of the Nasal Cavity

The Nose

External nose, septum, lateral wall, sinus drainage, blood supply and innervation.

External nose & aperturesNasal septumLateral wall & drainageParanasal sinusesBlood supply & epistaxisInnervationBlowout fractures
10 sectionsOpen
Lab6A
Dissection of the Palate & Mouth

Palate & Oral Cavity

Hard and soft palate, tonsillar bed, tongue, floor of the mouth, salivary glands and ganglia.

Oral regions & pharynxHard palateSoft palate musclesTonsillar pillars & bedPharyngotympanic tubeTongue musclesFloor of the mouthHyoglossus regionSalivary glands & gangliaLingual & inferior alveolar nerves
12 sectionsOpen
Lab6B
Dissection of the Larynx

The Larynx

Laryngeal skeleton, membranes and folds, intrinsic muscles, nerves, blood supply and the laryngopharynx.

Laryngeal skeletonMembranes, folds & spacesLaryngoscopic viewIntrinsic musclesNerves & lesionsBlood supply & lymphLaryngopharynx & swallowingAirway procedures
10 sectionsOpen
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