Arteries of the Face Flashcards
Name artery A.
Superficial temporal artery.
Name artery B.
Maxillary artery
Name artery C.
Facial artery
Name artery D.
Ascending pharyngeal artery
Name artery E.
Lingual artery
Name artery F.
Superior thyroid artery
Name artery G.
External carotid artery.
Name artery H.
Occipital artery.
Name artery I.
Posterior auricular artery
Describe the pathway of the superficial temporal artery.
Originates at external carotid artery and ascends to the scalp.
What structures does the superficial temporal artery supply?
Skin and muscles of sides of face and scalp.
Parotid gland
Temporomandibular joint.
Describe the pathway of the maxillary artery.
Originates at external carotid artery.
Passes between neck of mandible and sphenomandibular ligament, through infratemporal fossa.
Passes inferior head of lateral pterygoid muscle and enters pterygopalatine fossa.
What structures does the maxillary vein supply?
Upper and lower jaws
Teeth
Muscles of mastication
Ears
Nose
Meninges
Palate
Describe the pathway of the facial artery.
Originates at external carotid artery
Passes on posterior aspect of submandibular gland
Curves around inferior aspect of mandible and enters face
Ascends to angle of the mouth and along lateral aspect of nose.
What structures are supplied by the facial artery?
Face
Palate
Tonsils
Submandibular gland
Describe the pathway of the ascending pharyngeal artery
Origin: external carotid artery
Ascends in neck between internal carotid artery and pharynx.
Which structures are supplied by the ascending pharyngeal artery?
Pharynx
Soft palate
Ear
Meninges
Describe the pathway of the lingual artery.
Origin: external carotid artery
Medially between hyoglossus muscle and middle constrictor muscle of pharynx
Ascends between genioglossus muscle and longitudinal muscle of the tongue
What structures are supplied by the lingual artery?
Tongue and floor of mouth.
Describe the pathway of the superior thyroid artery.
Descends from anterior surface of external carotid artery.
What structures are supplied by the superior thyroid artery?
Sternocleidomastoid muscle
Circothyroid muscle
Infrahyoid strap muscle
Thyroid gland
Tissue of upper pharynx
Describe the pathway of the external carotid artery.
Origin: common carotid artery
Ascends on either side of nexk to enter parotid gland
What structures are supplied by the external carotid artery?
Face, scalp
Tongue, teeth, palatine tonsils
Frontal, ethmoidal, sphenoidal, maxillary sinuses
Auditory tube, external and middle ear
Pharynx, larynx
Muscles in neck
Thyroid gland
Describe the pathway of the occipital artery
Origin: external carotid artery
Travels posterosuperiorly deep to posterior belly of digastric muscle
Passes between mastoid process and transverse process of atlas
Passes in occipital groove of temporal bone
Ascends in superficial fascia of scalp
What structures are supplied by the occipital artery?
Muscles of neck and scalp
Meninges
Pinna
Mastoid air cells
Describe the pathway of the posterior auricular artery.
Origin: external carotid artery
Ascends between parotid gland and styloid process
Between auricular cartilage and mastoid process
What structures are supplied by the posterior auricular artery?
Middle and external ear
Mastoid air cells
Muscles of neck
Facial nerve
