Arteries of the head, neck, and brain

Question 1

Left common carotid artery

Answer 1

branches from the aortic arch, supply the L. external and internal carotid arteries

Question 2

right common carotid artery

Answer 2

branches from the brachiocephalic trunk, supply the R. external and internal carotid arteries

Question 3

Branches of the external carotid arteries

Answer 3

superficial temporal artery (temples), maxillary artery (cheek), occipital artery (back of head), facial artery (jaw), lingual artery (below chin)

Question 4

vertebral arteries

Answer 4

branches from the subclavian arteries to supply the cerebellum and posterior cerebral hemispheres; pass through the foramina of the cervical vertebrae to enter the skull through the foramen magnum

Question 5

internal carotid arteries

Answer 5

branches from the common carotid to supply the brain and ophthalmic arteries

Question 6

ophthalmic artery

Answer 6

branches from the internal carotid and supplies orbital structures

Question 7

superficial temporal artery

Answer 7

branches from the external carotid artery and supplies the face and scalp

Question 8

maxillary artery

Answer 8

branches from the external carotid and supplies deep structures of the face (mandible, pterygoid, infratemporal fossa)

Question 9

facial artery

Answer 9

branches from the external carotid and supplies the palatine tonsils, soft palate, pterygoid

Question 10

occipital artery

Answer 10

branches from the external carotid and supplies the posterior side of the scalp