Blood and lymph vessels in the head Flashcards
Importance of knowledge of blood vessels and lymph nodes
-key for clinical exams, surgery, necropsy, and meat inspection
Common carotid artery
-main source of blood to head, neck, face and brain
-ascends neck on each side of trachea which may reduce its temperature
-no major branches given off until close to head
Vertebral artery
-a source of blood to the brain
-passes through transverse foramina/canal of cervical vertebrae and forms anastomoses with ventral spinal artery. Then enters vertebral canal within atlas
Ventral spinal artery
-Source of blood to the brain
-a small artery to spinal cord that receives anastomoses from vertebral artery and continues into cranial cavity as basilar artery
Branches of common carotid artery
1.common carotid artery
2.internal carotid artery
3.external carotid artery branches to the following:
4. occipital artery
5.lingual artery
6.facial artery
7.superficial temporal artery
8.maxillary artery
Components of internal carotid artery
-to most of the brain in most species (rostral direction)
-has carotid sinus and body at its base
What is the carotid sinus and body innervated by?
-carotid sinus nerve (branch of IX)
Occipital artery
-leads to the middle and inner ear, meninges, and indirectly to the brain
Lingual artery
-leads to the tongue
Facial artery
-leads to the lips and lateral nose
-winds around mandible (at the vascular notch)
-site for taking pulse
Linguofacial artery
-the combination of the lingual and facial artery that occurs in horse and ox
Superficial temporal artery
-goes to the parts of the external ear and masseter
Maxillary artery
-goes to the orbit, temporalis, teeth, nose, nasal cavity, and palate
Veins inside the cranium
-run independent of arteries
-valve-less
-collect in dural venous sinuses and cavernous sinuses
Veins outside the cranium
-generally satellites to arteries
-have numerous and often superficial anastomoses
Branches of veins in the head
1.external jugular vein
2.maxillary vein (which branches to superficial temporal vein)
3.linguofacial vein (which branches to lingual vein and facial vein)
Cerebral arterial circle (CAC, circle of Willis)
-ventral to brain
-supplies the brain
-small arteries joined by 2 internal carotid arteries and basilar artery (caudally)
Brain cardiac output
-receives 15-20% cardiac output
Rete mirabile
-internal carotid or other major arteries may first form an anastomosing arterial plexus
Location of Rete Mirabile (RM)
-within the cranial cavity but outside of dura mater
-the RM will send an emissary vessel through dura mater to the cerebral arterial circle (CAC)
Basilar artery
-runs caudally over medulla and continues as ventral spinal artery with anastomoses to vertebral artery