blood supply anterior triangle of neck Flashcards
list of branches of the external carotid artery
1) superior thyroid a
2) lingual a
3) facial a
4) ascending pharyngeal a
5) occipital a
6) posterior auricular a
branches of superior thyroid a
1) superior laryngeal a
2) scm branch
3) infrahyoid branch
lingual artery supplies what?
1) tongue
2) lingual gingiva of mandibular teeth
3) floor of mouth
4) palatine tonsils
facial artery supplies what?
1) superficial face
2) nasal cavity
3) soft palate
4) palatine tonsils
5) pharynx
ascending pharyngeal artery supplies what?
1) pharynx
2) soft palate
3) pharyngotympanic tube
veins of the anterior triangle drain into what?
internal jugular vein
anterior JV drains via what?
either subclavian vein or external JV