blood supply of head and neck Flashcards
1
Q
what mostly supplies the brain
A
internal carotid arteries and the vertebral arteries
2
Q
external carotid supplies
A
face
scalp
skull
meninges
3
Q
what is in carotid sheath
A
IJV lateral
vagus middle
common carotid medial
4
Q
what is posterior to carotid sheath
A
sympathetic trunk
inf thyroid artery
5
Q
medial to sheath
A
trachea / oesophagus and
larynx / pharynx
ansa cervicalis
6
Q
carotid sheath Bifurcates
A
upper border of C4 vertebra
7
Q
what does superior thyroid supply
A
-sternocleiodmastoid, infrahyoid, larynx ,thryoid gland
8
Q
Ascending pharyngeal
A
pharynx and soft palate
9
Q
lingual artery supplies
A
tongue
muscles of tongue
sublingual gland
10
Q
facial artery supplies
A
submanidbular pharynx lips chins tonsils palatine tonsils
11
Q
occipital artery supplies
A
scalp
auricle
dura mater
sternocleidomastoid
digastric
stylohyoid
