Arteries of the Face

Question 1

Name artery A.

Answer 1

Superficial temporal artery.

Question 2

Name artery B.

Answer 2

Maxillary artery

Question 3

Name artery C.

Answer 3

Facial artery

Question 4

Name artery D.

Answer 4

Ascending pharyngeal artery

Question 5

Name artery E.

Answer 5

Lingual artery

Question 6

Name artery F.

Answer 6

Superior thyroid artery

Question 7

Name artery G.

Answer 7

External carotid artery.

Question 8

Name artery H.

Answer 8

Occipital artery.

Question 9

Name artery I.

Answer 9

Posterior auricular artery

Question 10

Describe the pathway of the superficial temporal artery.

Answer 10

Originates at external carotid artery and ascends to the scalp.

Question 11

What structures does the superficial temporal artery supply?

Answer 11

Skin and muscles of sides of face and scalp.
Parotid gland
Temporomandibular joint.

Question 12

Describe the pathway of the maxillary artery.

Answer 12

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.

Question 13

What structures does the maxillary vein supply?

Answer 13

Upper and lower jaws
Teeth
Muscles of mastication
Ears
Nose
Meninges
Palate

Question 14

Describe the pathway of the facial artery.

Answer 14

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.

Question 15

What structures are supplied by the facial artery?

Answer 15

Face
Palate
Tonsils
Submandibular gland

Question 16

Describe the pathway of the ascending pharyngeal artery

Answer 16

Origin: external carotid artery
Ascends in neck between internal carotid artery and pharynx.

Question 17

Which structures are supplied by the ascending pharyngeal artery?

Answer 17

Pharynx
Soft palate
Ear
Meninges

Question 18

Describe the pathway of the lingual artery.

Answer 18

Origin: external carotid artery
Medially between hyoglossus muscle and middle constrictor muscle of pharynx
Ascends between genioglossus muscle and longitudinal muscle of the tongue

Question 19

What structures are supplied by the lingual artery?

Answer 19

Tongue and floor of mouth.

Question 20

Describe the pathway of the superior thyroid artery.

Answer 20

Descends from anterior surface of external carotid artery.

Question 21

What structures are supplied by the superior thyroid artery?

Answer 21

Sternocleidomastoid muscle
Circothyroid muscle
Infrahyoid strap muscle
Thyroid gland
Tissue of upper pharynx

Question 22

Describe the pathway of the external carotid artery.

Answer 22

Origin: common carotid artery
Ascends on either side of nexk to enter parotid gland

Question 23

What structures are supplied by the external carotid artery?

Answer 23

Face, scalp
Tongue, teeth, palatine tonsils
Frontal, ethmoidal, sphenoidal, maxillary sinuses
Auditory tube, external and middle ear
Pharynx, larynx
Muscles in neck
Thyroid gland

Question 24

Describe the pathway of the occipital artery

Answer 24

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

Question 25

What structures are supplied by the occipital artery?

Answer 25

Muscles of neck and scalp
Meninges
Pinna
Mastoid air cells

Question 26

Describe the pathway of the posterior auricular artery.

Answer 26

Origin: external carotid artery
Ascends between parotid gland and styloid process
Between auricular cartilage and mastoid process

Question 27

What structures are supplied by the posterior auricular artery?

Answer 27

Middle and external ear
Mastoid air cells
Muscles of neck
Facial nerve