Anatomy - Week 12 PP Flashcards
Blood Supply to the Head and Neck
- It is important to be able to locate the larger blood
vessels of the head and neck - These vessels may become compromised by disease or during such dental procedures as administering local anesthetic injections
Major Arteries of the
Face and Oral Cavity
-Common carotoid artery
-Internal carotoid artery
-External carotid artery
Common carotid artery
-arises from the aorta and subdivides into the internal and external carotid arteries
Internal carotid artery
- supplies blood to the brain and eyes
External carotid artery
-provides the major blood supply to the face and mouth
External Carotid Artery branches into..
Facial artery - 6 braches supply: pharyngeal muscles, soft palate, tonsils, posterior tongue, submandibular gland, muscles of the face, nasal septum, nose and eyelids
◦ Lingual artery -Several branches supply: tongue, floor of the mouth, lingual gingiva a portion of the soft palate and tonsils
◦ Maxillary artery – Divides into the inferior alveolar, ptergyoid and pterygopalatine
◦ Mandibular artery
Muscles of facial expression blood supply
Branches and small arteries from maxillary, facial,
and ophthalmic arteries
Maxillary bones blood supply
anterior, middle, and posterior alveolar arteries
Maxillary teeth blood supply
anterior, middle, and posterior alveolar arteries
Mandible blood supply
inferior alveolar arteries
mandibular teeth blood supply
inferior alveolar artieries
tongue blood supply
lingual artery
muscles of mastication blood supply
facial arteries
Major Veins of the
Face and the Oral Cavity
- Maxillary vein
- Retromandibular vein
- External jugular vein
- Subclavian vein
- Facial vein
- Common facial vein
- Deep facial vein
- Lingual veins
- Internal jugular vein
Nerves of the Head & Neck
- Understanding the nerves of the head and neck is
important for the use of local anesthesia during dental treatment - The nerves are related to certain conditions of the face, such as facial paralysis
Nervous System is composed of…
Central nervous system:
-brain
-spinal cord
Peripheral nervous sustem
*Autonomic nervous system - automatically done
-Sympathetic - fight & flight
-Parasympathetic - rest & digest responses
*Somatic nervous system - under your control
Cranial Nerves
There are 12 pairs of cranial nerves, all connected to the brain
- These functions serve both sensory and motor functions
- The cranial nerves are generally named for the area or function they serve and are also identified with the use of Roman Numerals
Olfactory Nerve
Sense of Smell
Optic Nerve
Sense of sight
Oculomotor
movement of eye muscles