7b. Superficial Face: Facial Arteries

Question 1

muscles of facial expression and face

Answer 1

facial a.

Question 2

lower lip

Answer 2

inferior labial a. (branch from facial a.)

Question 3

upper lip and ala/septum of nose

Answer 3

superior labial a. (branch from facial a.)

Question 4

skin of ala and dorsum of nose

Answer 4

lateral nasal a. (branch from facial a.)

Question 5

superior part of cheek and inferior eyelid

Answer 5

angular a. (branch from facial a.)

Question 6

scalp of back of head, as far as vertex

Answer 6

occipital a.

Question 7

auricle of ear and scalp posterior to auricle

Answer 7

posterior auricular a.

Question 8

facial muscles and skin of temporal frontal and temporal regions

Answer 8

superficial temporal a.

Question 9

parotid gland and duct; muscles of skin and face

Answer 9

transverse facial a.

Question 10

facial muscles and skin of chin

Answer 10

mental a.

Question 11

muscles and skin of forehead and scalp and superior conjunctiva

Answer 11

supraorbital a. and supratrochlear a.

Question 12

facial veins that drain into the cavernous sinus

Answer 12

superior ophthalmic vein

Question 13

valveless veins that provide superficial drainage of the face

Answer 13

facial veins

Question 14

drains the Pterygoid venous plexus of the infratemporal fossa

Answer 14

deep facial veins (and also maxillary vein)

Question 15

union of the superficial temporal vein and the maxillary vein

Answer 15

retromandibular vein

Question 16

EJV is formed by the union of (1) ___ and (2) ___

Answer 16

posterior retromandibular vein and posterior auricular vein

Question 17

venous drainage of superficial parts of the scalp

Answer 17

supra-orbital and supratrochlear veins

Question 18

drain the scalp anterior and posterior to the auricles

Answer 18

superficial temporal and posterior auricular veins (respectively)

Question 19

receives a mastoid emissary vein from sigmoid sinus

Answer 19

posterior auricular vein

Question 20

drain occipital region of scalp

Answer 20

occipital veins

Question 21

venous drainage of the deep deep parts of the scalp in the temporal region; tributaries of the Pterygoid venous plexus

Answer 21

deep temporal veins