Anatomy Exam 4 Flashcards
Why is it important for us to know about the blood vessels?
so we know how we can hurt people
What is the meaning of afferent?
goes into the brain
What is the meaning of efferent?
carries info from the brain to the body
What does an IA anesthetize?
mandibular teeth to the midline
What does the lingual nerve innervate?
lingual side and tongue
What is the difference between a hemmorhaging and hematoma?
hemmorhaging the blood does not clot, a hematoma is like a bruise where the blood has clustered (can happen during anesthesia)
What do arteries do?
blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart
What do veins do?
blood vessel that carries blood to the heart
What is atherosclerosis?
Narrowing and blocking of the arteries by fatty arterial plaque
What is a thrombus?
a clot forming on an inner blood vessel wall
What is an emboli?
Foreign material such as a thrombus traveling in the blood to block a vessel
What foramens does the trigeminal nerve go through?
rotundum (max) and ovale (man)
What veins cross over the sternoclyoid?
external jugular vein and the subclavican
Is Bells Palsy unilateral or bilateral?
unilateral
What is the most reliable arterial pulse?
carotid
Shingles affect what nerve?
trigeminal nerve
If the mandible has damage and the mandibular has damage within the mandibular canal When the ramus is fractured, what nerves are affected?
mental