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Arteries of the Head & Neck Flashcards

1
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Identify artery A.

A

Maxillary artery

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2
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Describe the path of the maxillary artery.

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Origin: external carotid artery
Passes between neck of mandible & sphenomandibular ligament, through infratemporal fossa.
Passes lateral pterygoid muscle and enters pterygopalatine fossa.

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3
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What structures are supplied by the maxillary artery?

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

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4
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Identify artery B.

A

Facial artery

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5
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Identify artery C.

A

Ascending pharyngeal artery

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6
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Identify artery D,

A

External carotid artery

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7
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Describe the course of the external carotid artery.

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

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8
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What structures are supplied by the external carotid artery?

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

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9
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Identify artery E.

A

Lingual artery

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10
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Identify artery F.

A

Superior thyroid artery

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11
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Identify artery G.

A

Left common carotid artery

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12
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Describe the course of the left common carotid artery.

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Origin: aortic arch
Ascends in superior mediastinum and in neck

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13
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What structures are supplied by the left common carotid artery?

A

Head and neck

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14
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Identify artery H.

A

Left subclavian artery

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15
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Describe the course of the left subclavian artery.

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Origin: aortic arch
Ascends in superior mediastinum and enters the neck.
Course laterally in neck and over first rib

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16
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Identify artery I.

A

Internal carotid artery

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17
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What structures are supplied by the left subclavian artery?

A

Thoracic wall
Neck
Spinal cord
Meninges
Brain
Upper limb

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18
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Describe the course of the internal carotid artery.

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Origin: common carotid artery
Travels superiorly to base of skull, passes through carotid canal, enters cranial cavity, divides into anterior and middle cerebral arteries at base of brain.

19
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What structures are supplied by the internal carotid artery?

A

Orbit
Structures of interior of the cranium, including brain and pituitary gland.

20
Q

Identify artery J.

A

Vertebral artery

21
Q

Describe the course of the vertebral artery.

A

Origin: subclavian artery
Ascendse through transverse foramina of C1-C6 vertebrae, enters cranial cavity via foramen magnum.

22
Q

What structures are supplied by the vertebral artery?

A

Muscles of neck
Vertebrae
Spinal cord
Cerebellum

23
Q

Identify artery K.

A

Occipital artery.

24
Q

Identify artery L.

A

Posterior auricular artery

25
Q

Identify artery M.

A

Superficial temporal artery

26
Q

Identify artery A.

A

Internal carotid artery

27
Q

Identify artery B.

A

Vertebral artery

28
Q

Identify artery C.

A

Occipital artery

29
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Identify artery A.

A

Facial artery

30
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Identify artery B.

A

Right common carotid artery.

31
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Describe the course of the right common carotid artery.

A

Origin: brachiocephalic trunk
Ascends in the neck

32
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What structures are supplied by the right common carotid artery?

A

Head and neck.

33
Q

Identify artery C.

A

Right subclavian artery

34
Q

Describe the course of the right subclavian artery.

A

Origin: brachiocephalic trunk
Arises in neck
Course laterally in neck and over superior aspect of first rib.

35
Q

Identify artery D.

A

Brachiocephalic trunk

36
Q

Identify artery E.

A

Left subclavian artery

37
Q

Identify artery F.

A

Superior thyroid artery

38
Q

Identfy artery G.

A

Left common carotid artery

39
Q

Identify artery H.

A

External carotid artery

40
Q

Identify artery I.

A

Superficial temporal artery

41
Q

Describe the course of the brachiocephalic trunk.

A

Origin: aortic arch
Ascends posterolaterally to the right.

42
Q

What structures are supplied by the brachiocephalic trunk?

A

Right side of head and neck
Right upper limb.

43
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