Arteries and Veins of Face and Scalp Flashcards
Branches off external carotid (7)
- Superior thyroid
- lingual
- facial (inferior labial, superior labial, lateral nasal, angular)
- occipital
- posterior auricular
- superficial temporal (transverse facial)
- maxillary
superior thyroid a
- thyroid gland and larynx
lingual a
- tongue
facial a
- supplies face
inferior labial a
- lower lip
superior labial a
- upper lip and septum of nasal cavity
lateral nasal a
- nose
angular a
- angle b/n eye and nose
occipital a
- posterior scalp
posterior auricular a
- auricle and posterior scalp
superficial temporal a
- temporal region and lateral face
transverse facial a
- parotid gland and duct
branches of maxillary a (15)
- deep auricular
- anterior tympanic
- middle meningeal
- accessory meningeal
- inferior alveolar (mental a)
- masseteric and pterygoid branches
- deep temporal
- buccal
- descending palatine (greater and lesser palatine)
- posterior superior alveolar
- infraorbital (middle and anterior superior alveolar)
- pharyngeal
- artery of pterygoid canal
- sphenopalatine
deep auricular a
- external acoustic meatus, tympanic membrane and TMJ
anterior tympanic a
- tympanic membrane
middle meningeal a
- dura and neurocranium
accessory meningeal a
- infra temporal mm
inferior alveolar a
- mandible and mandibular teeth
mental a
- chin
masseteric and pterygoid branches a
- masseter and pterygoid muscles
deep temporal a
- temporalis m
buccal a
- cheek
descending palatine a
- greater and lesser palatine branches
- palate and septum of nasal cavity
posterior superior alveolar a
- maxillary teeth and maxillary sinus
infraorbital a
- infraorbital region, maxillary teeth, maxillary sinus
middle and anterior superior alveolar a
- maxillary teeth
pharyngeal a
- pharynx
artery of pterygoid canal
- middle ear
sphenopalatine a
- lateral wall and septum of nasal cavity and sphenoid sinus
branches of ophthalmic a
- ciliary
- central artery of retina
- lacrimal (zygomaticofacial, zygomaticotemporal)
- supra-orbital
- supratrochlear
- anterior/posterior ethmoidal
- dorsal nasal
ciliary a
- eye
central artery of retina
- retina
lacrimal a
- lacrimal gland, conjunctiva and eyelids
zygomaticofacial a
- cheek
zygomaticotemporal a
- cheek
supraorbital a
- superior eyelid, frontal sinus, forehead, scalp
supratrochlear a
- superior eyelid, frontal sinus, forehead, scalp
anterior/posterior ethmoidal a
- lateral wall and septum of nasal cavity
- ethmoid and sphenoid sinuses
dorsal nasal a
- nose
veins that drain into external jugular
- anterior jugular
- posterior auricular
- retromandibular (superficial temporal, maxillary, communicating branch from facial)
anterior jugular v
- anterior neck
posterior auricular v
- auricle and posterior scalp
superficial temporal v
- temporal region and lateral face
maxillary v
- has tributaries that travel with branches of maxillary art (pterygoid plexus)
communicating branch from facial
- drains face
veins that drain into internal jugular
- sigmoid sinus
- superior thyroid
- occipital
- middle thyroid
- common facial
sigmoid sinus
- from cranial cavity and brain
superior thyroid v
- thyroid gland and larynx
occipital v
- posterior scalp
middle thyroid v
- thyroid gland
common facial v
- face
veins that drain into facial
- submental
- inferior labial
- superior labial
- external nasal
- angular (supraorbital and supratrochlear)
submental v
- floor of mouth and mandible
inferior labial v
- lower lip
superior labial v
- upper lip and nasal septum
external nasal v
- nose
angular
- drains into facial and ophthalmic
- angle b/n eye and nose
supraorbital and supratrochlear v
- drain into angular or ophthalmic
- forehead and scalp