Arteries and Veins

Question 0

How many branches does the internal carotid artery have?

Answer 0

Zero! No branches

Question 1

On which side of the body does the Common Carotid and Subclavian Artery come directly from the Aortic Arch?

Answer 1

Left side of body

Question 2

Name the six branches of the External Carotid Artery?

Answer 2

Superior Thyroid (Anterior), Ascending Pharyngeal (Medial), Lingual (Anterior), Facial (Anterior), Occipital (Posterior), and Posterior Auricular (Posterior)

Question 3

How many of the branches of the external carotid artery run anteriorly?

Answer 3

Three

Question 4

What branches of the External Carotid Artery run Posteriorly?

Answer 4

Occipital Artery and Posterior Auricular

Question 5

Which branches of the external carotid artery run medially?

Answer 5

Ascending Pharyngeal

Question 6

Which branches of the External Carotid artery run Anteriorly?

Answer 6

Superior Thyroid, Lingual and Facial

Question 7

What two arteries does the External Carotid artery divide into when terminating?

Answer 7

Maxillary and Superficial Temporal

Question 8

Which arteries are found in the Posterior Triangle of the neck?

Answer 8

Subclavian Artery,Transverse Cervical Artery, Suprascapular Artery (Occipital Artery)

Question 9

Which arteries are found in the Anterior Triangle of the neck?

Answer 9

Common Carotid (Internal and External - All branches)

Question 10

The Superficial Temporal vein drains blood from what part of the head?

Answer 10

The scalp and temporal region

Question 11

What two veins form the the Retromandibular vein?

Answer 11

SuperficialTemporal and Maxillary veins

Question 12

What vein drains blood from the Posterior scalp?

Answer 12

Posterior Auricular vein

Question 13

What vein joins with the retromandibular vein to form the external jugular vein?

Answer 13

Posterior Auricular vein

Question 14

Retromandibular vein drains blood from what portions of the head?

Answer 14

Parotid gland and masseter muscle

Question 15

Superficial Temporal and Maxillary veins form what vein?

Answer 15

The Retromandibular vein

Question 16

The retromandibular vein forms with what other vein to form the external jugular vein?

Answer 16

The posterior auricular vein

Question 17

What two veins from the external jugular vein?

Answer 17

Posterior Auricular and Retromandibular vein

Question 18

Facial vein drains blood from where?

Answer 18

Face

Question 19

The facial vein receives blood from what vein?

Answer 19

Retromandibular vein

Question 20

The facial nerve empties into what other vein?

Answer 20

Internal Jugular vein

Question 21

Internal Jugular vein empties into

Answer 21

Junction of branchiocephalic and subclavian vein

Question 22

What parts of the head drain into the internal jugular vein?

Answer 22

Cranial cavity and infratemporal region

Question 23

The Internal Jugular vein is contained within what portion of the carotid triangle of the neck?

Answer 23

Carotid Sheath

Question 24

What portion of the head drains into the External Jugular vein?

Answer 24

Superficial Head and Face

Question 25

Where does the External Jugular vein empty?

Answer 25

Into the Subclavian vein

Question 26

Where is the External Jugular vein contained?

Answer 26

Superficial Cervical fascia

Question 27

What portions drain into the Anterior Jugular vein?

Answer 27

Neck and portions of head

Question 28

What two major veins are contained within the Superficial Cervical fascia?

Answer 28

External Jugular vein and Anterior Jugular vein

Question 29

The Anterior Jugular vein can empty into which other two veins?

Answer 29

Subclavian vein and External Jugular vein