Blood Tracing- Head and Neck

Question 1

The first artery in the arch of the aorta is the __1___. The next atery is the ___2___ and the third artery is the __3___.

Answer 1

1. Innominate Artery (Right Brachiocephalic Artery)
2. Left Common Carotid Artery
3. Left Subclavian Artery

Question 2

The innominate artery subdivides into the right common carotid and the right subclavian artery. Each of the subclavian arteries have an upward branch, the:

Answer 2

Vertebral Artery

Question 3

The right and left common carotid arteries and the right and left vertebral arteries extend upwards and supply blood to the:

Answer 3

Head and Neck

Question 4

The common carotid arteries (left and right) extend upward along the trachea until they reach the upper border of the thyroid cartilage where they divide into the:

Answer 4

External Carotid Artery and Internal Carotid Artery

Question 5

1. Supply blood to the neck, face, mouth, jaws and scalp.
2. Supply blood to the brain, eyes, forehead and nose.

Answer 5

1. External Carotid Arteries
2. Internal Carotid Arteries

Question 6

The external carotid artery has several principal branches, as well as a few minor ones. The first principal branch is the ___ ___ __, which supplies blood to the thyroid gland.

Answer 6

Superior Thyroid Artery

Question 7

The second principal branch of the external carotid artery is the ___ ___, the artery which leads towards the tongue.

Answer 7

Lingual Artery

Question 8

The next major branch of the external carotid artery is the ___ ___ ___, the artery which leads towards the face.

Answer 8

External Maxillary Artery (3rd)

Question 9

After the external maxillary artery, the next principal branch of the external carotid artery is the ___ ___, the artery which leads towards the scalp.

Answer 9

Occipital Artery (4th)

Question 10

After the occipital branch, the external carotid artery subdivides into two main branches, the:

Answer 10

Superficial Temporal Artery and Internal Maxillary Artery

Question 11

The branch of the external carotid artery which extends upwards is the ___ ___ ___, the artery which leads towards the face and scalp.

Answer 11

Superficial Temporal Artery

Question 12

The external carotid artery subdivides into two branches, the superficial temporal artery and the ___ ___ ___. The ___ ___ ___ leads towards the deep structures of the face, towards the covering of the brain, and the teeth and jaws.

Answer 12

Internal Maxillary Artery

Question 13

The blood flows through all of these arteries into artioles and capillaries, into venules and finally into two large veins, the:

Answer 13

Posterior Facial Vein and Posterior Auricular Vein

Question 14

The posterior facial vein and posterior auricular vein combine to form the:

Answer 14

External Jugular Vein

Question 15

The external jugular veins empty into the ___ ___, the right external jugular empties into the right and the left external jugular empties into the left.

Answer 15

Subclavian Veins

Question 16

The right and left subclavian veins empty into the:

Answer 16

Right and Left Innominate (Brachiocephalic) Veins

Question 17

The right and left innominate (brachiocephalic) veins combine to form the ____1____, which leads into the ___2____.

Answer 17

1. Superior Vena Cava
2. Right Atrium of the Heart