Arteries of the Head & Neck

Question 1

Arteries carry (oxy/deoxy) blood to their target destinations

Answer 1

oxygenated

Question 2

Veins drain (deoxy/oxy) blood backk to the superior vena cava and from there to the heart and then lungs for reoxygenation

Answer 2

deoxygenated

Question 3

Largest blood vessel in the body. Arises directly from the heart and descends through the thorax into the abdomen. Source of most arteries of the body and all of the arteries of the head and neck

Answer 3

The aorta

Question 4

Arising from the right side of the aorta is the _________ artery.

Answer 4

brachiocephalic

Question 5

From the brachiocephalic artery we get the ________ and the _________

Answer 5

Right carotid artery

Right subclavian artery

Question 6

From the left side of the aorta we get the _____ and ______

Answer 6

Left carotid artery

Left subclavian artery

Question 7

The significance of the subclavian arteries

Answer 7

give rise to the left and right vertebral arteries which pass through the transverse foramina of the spinal column and enter the cranium through foramen magnum to form the basilar artery

Question 8

The right and left vertebral arteries will join in the head to form the

Answer 8

basilar artery

Question 9

On the right side, the right common carotid branches off the ______ artery

Answer 9

brachocephalic

Question 10

On the left side, the common carotid artery branches off the

Answer 10

Aorta

Question 11

External carotid artery branches off of the

Answer 11

common carotid artery

Question 12

Right common carotid artery arises from the right brachiocephalic artery and then bifurcating into the _____ & _____ at the level of thyroid cartilage

Answer 12

internal and external carotid arteries

Question 13

These branch off what artery

• Superficial temporal
• Maxillary
• Facial
• Lingual
• Superior thyroid
• Ascending pharyngeal
• Posterior auricular
• Occipital

Answer 13

External Carotid Artery

Question 14

External carotid artery provides oxygenated blood to the

Answer 14

superficial neck, face and scalp

Question 15

Supplies thyroid

Answer 15

superior thyroid

Question 16

Supplies pharynx

Answer 16

Ascending pharyngeal

Question 17

Supplies tongue

Answer 17

Lingual

Question 18

Supplies face up to the orbit

Answer 18

Facial

Question 19

Supplies muscles of neck and scalp over occipital region

Answer 19

Occipital

Question 20

Supplies scalp behind auricle of ear, the ear itself, and muscles on the base of the skull

Answer 20

Posterior auricle

Question 21

Supplies the meninges, ear, midface, parotid gland, muscles of mastication, nasal cavity, nasopharync, upped and lower teeth, gum

Answer 21

Maxillary

Question 22

Supplies lateral scalp, temporalis, masseter, the top of the parotid gland, and the auricle of the ear

Answer 22

Superficial temporal

Question 23

Branches of the external carotid artery listed from inferior to superior

Answer 23

Some - Superior thyroid
Attendings - Ascending pharyngeal
Like - Lingual
Freaking - Facial
Out - Occipital
Potential - Posterior auricle
Medical - Maxillary
Students - Superficial temporal

Question 24

The facial artery branches off of the ___ at the angle of the jaw deep to the masseter muscle

Answer 24

External Carotid Artery

Question 25

Labial arteries branch off the

Answer 25

Facial artery

Question 26

Labial arteries supply the

Answer 26

lips

Question 27

Terminal branch of the external carotid artery

Answer 27

Maxillary

Question 28

Supply lateral and medial pterygoid branched

Answer 28

Pterygoid branched off the maxillary

Question 29

Through infraorbital groove and out infraorbital foramen onto face deep to cheek

Answer 29

Infraorbital branch of the maxillary

Question 30

Serves pterygoid canal

Answer 30

Artery of pterygoid canal

Question 31

This artery serves the scalp over the parietal and frontal bones, the auricle, top of the parotid gland, masseter muscles and the superficial temporalis muscles

Answer 31

The superficial temporal artery

Question 32

Supplies the parotid gland, parotid duct, and masseter muscle and branches off the superficial temporal artery

Answer 32

Transverse facial artery

Question 33

This condition causes inflammation of medium-sized arteries in the elderly population and can lead to severe vision loss if the artery that supplies the eye (Ophthalmic artery) is involved

Answer 33

Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)

Question 34

Carotid body and carotid sinus are located near the

Answer 34

division of external and internal carotid arteries

Question 35

Small structure that is embedded in the vessel wall immediately posterior to the bifurcation of the ECA and ICA

Answer 35

Carotid body

Question 36

This structure serves as a chemoreceptor that detects changes in oxygen and carbon dioxide levels in the blood

Answer 36

carotid body

Question 37

Slight dilation at the beginning of the ICA

Answer 37

Carotid sinus

Question 38

This structure serves as a baroreceptor to monitor and regulate blood pressure

Answer 38

Carotid sinus

Question 39

Carotid sinus and carotid body are supplied by this nerve

Answer 39

glossopharyngeal nerve

Question 40

The internal carotid artery (ICA) enters the cranium through the

Answer 40

carotid canal

Question 41

Supplies orbit, forehead and superior anterior nasal cavity

Answer 41

Ophthalmic artery

Question 42

Serves optic nerve and chiasm

Answer 42

Anterior cerebral artery

Question 43

Supplies deep brain structures

Answer 43

Middel cerebral artery

Question 44

Supplies deep brain structures

Answer 44

Anterior choroidal artery

Question 45

Connects internal carotid and posterior cerebral arteries in Circle of Willis

Answer 45

Posterior communicating artery

Question 46

Important means of collateral circulation between ICA and ECA to the base of the brain in the event of obstruction

Answer 46

Circle of Willis

Question 47

An oculomotor nerve palsy is most likely caused by an aneurysm in what artery?

Answer 47

Posterior communicating artery

Question 48

Left vertebral artery directly branches off the

Answer 48

left subclavian artery

Question 49

Right common carotid and right subclavian directly branch off the

Answer 49

R brachiocephalic artery

Question 50

Right vertebral artery directly branches from what artery

Answer 50

R Subclavian artery

Question 51

These two arteries directly branch off the aorta

Answer 51

Left subclavian artery | left common carotid artery