Arteries and veins

Question 1

What are the four branches of the External Common Carotid artery?

Answer 1

1. Anterior: thyroid, facial lingual
2. Posterior: occipital, posterior auricular
3. Terminating: maxillary, superficial temporal
4. Medial: ascending pharyngeal

Question 2

What are the branches of the maxillary artery? (6)

Answer 2

Mylohyoid

Inferior alveolar artery

Superior anterior alveolar artery

Posterior superior alveolar artery

Buccal cheek

Descending palatine

Question 3

What are the 3 major veins?

Answer 3

Facial

Retromandibular

Pterygoid plexus

Question 4

What are the venous tributaries of the facial veins? (6)

Answer 4

· Angularvein
· Supraorbital vein
· Frontal vein
· Deep facial vein
· Superior labial vein
· Deep labial vein

Question 5

What are the venous tributaries of the retromandibular vein? (2)

Answer 5

· Superficial temporal vein
· Maxillary vein

Question 6

What are the venous tributaries of the pterygoid plexus? (4)

Answer 6

· Inferior alveolar vein/ mental vein
· Posterior superior alveolar vein
· Infratemporal region
· Maxillary vein