Blood Vessels Flashcards
CCA beginning
Right: behind right sternoclavicular joint from brachiocephalic artery
Left: behind manubrium sterni from aortic arch
CCA end
At thyroid cartilage upper border dividing into ICA and ECA
CCA branches
ICA and ECA
ICA beginning
Thyroid cartilage upper border as one of CCA terminal branches
ICA end
At skull base dividing into anterior and middle cerebral arteries
ICA branches
- Ophthalmic artery
- Anterior and middle cerebral arteries
ECA beginning
Thyroid cartilage upper border as one of CCA terminal branches
ECA end
Inside parotid, dividing into maxillary and superficial temporal terminal branches
ECA branches: anterior
Superior thyroid, facial, and lingual
ECA branches: posterior aspect
Posterior auricular and occipital
ECA branches: medial aspect
Ascending pharyngeal
ECA branches: terminals
Maxillary and superficial temporal
Facial artery beginning
ECA front above hyoid
Facial artery end
At eye medial angle becoming angular artery
Facial artery branches in neck
Tonsillar, ascending palatine, and submental