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1
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Arteries carry (oxy/deoxy) blood to their target destinations

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oxygenated

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2
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Veins drain (deoxy/oxy) blood backk to the superior vena cava and from there to the heart and then lungs for reoxygenation

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deoxygenated

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3
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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

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The aorta

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4
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Arising from the right side of the aorta is the _________ artery.

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brachiocephalic

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5
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From the brachiocephalic artery we get the ________ and the _________

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Right carotid artery

Right subclavian artery

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6
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From the left side of the aorta we get the _____ and ______

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Left carotid artery

Left subclavian artery

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7
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The significance of the subclavian arteries

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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

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8
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The right and left vertebral arteries will join in the head to form the

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basilar artery

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9
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On the right side, the right common carotid branches off the ______ artery

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brachocephalic

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10
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On the left side, the common carotid artery branches off the

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Aorta

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11
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External carotid artery branches off of the

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common carotid artery

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12
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Right common carotid artery arises from the right brachiocephalic artery and then bifurcating into the _____ & _____ at the level of thyroid cartilage

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internal and external carotid arteries

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13
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These branch off what artery

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

External Carotid Artery

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14
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External carotid artery provides oxygenated blood to the

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superficial neck, face and scalp

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15
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Supplies thyroid

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superior thyroid

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16
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Supplies pharynx

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Ascending pharyngeal

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17
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Supplies tongue

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Lingual

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18
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Supplies face up to the orbit

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Facial

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19
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Supplies muscles of neck and scalp over occipital region

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Occipital

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20
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Supplies scalp behind auricle of ear, the ear itself, and muscles on the base of the skull

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Posterior auricle

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21
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Supplies the meninges, ear, midface, parotid gland, muscles of mastication, nasal cavity, nasopharync, upped and lower teeth, gum

22
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Supplies lateral scalp, temporalis, masseter, the top of the parotid gland, and the auricle of the ear

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Superficial temporal

23
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Branches of the external carotid artery listed from inferior to superior

A 
Some - Superior thyroid
Attendings - Ascending pharyngeal
Like - Lingual
Freaking - Facial
Out - Occipital
Potential - Posterior auricle
Medical - Maxillary
Students - Superficial temporal
24
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The facial artery branches off of the ___ at the angle of the jaw deep to the masseter muscle

A

External Carotid Artery

25
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Labial arteries branch off the

A

Facial artery

26
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Labial arteries supply the

27
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Terminal branch of the external carotid artery

28
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Supply lateral and medial pterygoid branched

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Pterygoid branched off the maxillary

29
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Through infraorbital groove and out infraorbital foramen onto face deep to cheek

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Infraorbital branch of the maxillary

30
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Serves pterygoid canal

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Artery of pterygoid canal

31
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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

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The superficial temporal artery

32
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Supplies the parotid gland, parotid duct, and masseter muscle and branches off the superficial temporal artery

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Transverse facial artery

33
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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

A

Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)

34
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Carotid body and carotid sinus are located near the

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division of external and internal carotid arteries

35
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Small structure that is embedded in the vessel wall immediately posterior to the bifurcation of the ECA and ICA

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Carotid body

36
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This structure serves as a chemoreceptor that detects changes in oxygen and carbon dioxide levels in the blood

A

carotid body

37
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Slight dilation at the beginning of the ICA

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Carotid sinus

38
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This structure serves as a baroreceptor to monitor and regulate blood pressure

A

Carotid sinus

39
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Carotid sinus and carotid body are supplied by this nerve

A

glossopharyngeal nerve

40
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The internal carotid artery (ICA) enters the cranium through the

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carotid canal

41
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Supplies orbit, forehead and superior anterior nasal cavity

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Ophthalmic artery

42
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Serves optic nerve and chiasm

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Anterior cerebral artery

43
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Supplies deep brain structures

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Middel cerebral artery

44
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Supplies deep brain structures

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Anterior choroidal artery

45
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Connects internal carotid and posterior cerebral arteries in Circle of Willis

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Posterior communicating artery

46
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Important means of collateral circulation between ICA and ECA to the base of the brain in the event of obstruction

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Circle of Willis

47
Q

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

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Posterior communicating artery

48
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Left vertebral artery directly branches off the

A

left subclavian artery

49
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Right common carotid and right subclavian directly branch off the

A

R brachiocephalic artery

50
Q

Right vertebral artery directly branches from what artery

A

R Subclavian artery

51
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These two arteries directly branch off the aorta

A

Left subclavian artery

left common carotid artery

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