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Blood vessels Flashcards

1
Q

What are the main arteries in the neck?

A

Carotid arteries
Vertebral arteries
Thyrocervical trunk

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2
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Where does the right carotid artery arise from?

A

Bifurfaction of the brachiocephalic trunk

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3
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Where does the left carotid artery arise from?

A

Arch of the aorta

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4
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What is the route of the common carotid artery in the neck?

A

Ascend up the neck - lateral to trachea + oesophagus

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5
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What level does the common carotid artery split?

A

C4

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6
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What is the route of the external carotid artery?

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Travels up neck

  • posteriorly to mandibular neck
  • anterior to lobule of ear

Ends in the parotid gland

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7
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How many branches of the external carotid artery are there?

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8

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8
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What are the branches of the external carotid artery?

A 
Superior thyroid 
Lingual 
Facial 
Ascending pharyngeal
Occipital 
Posterior auricular
Maxillary 
Superficial temporal
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9
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What arteries contribute to blood supply of the scalp?

A 
Posterior auricular artery 
Occipital artery
Superficial temporal artery 
Supraorbital artery 
Supratrochlear artery
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10
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What artery supplies the deep structures of the face?

A

Maxillary artery

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11
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What arteries supply the superficial areas of the face?

A

Facial artery

Superficial temporal artery

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12
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What is the route of the internal carotid artery?

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Enters cranial cavity via carotid canal in petrous part of temporal bone

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13
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What does the internal carotid artery supply?

A

Brain
Eyes
Forehead

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14
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Where do the vertebral arteries arise?

A

Subclavian arteries

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15
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What is the route of the vertebral arteries?

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Arise from the subclavian arteries medial to anterior scalenes

Ascend posterior aspect of the neck - through holes in transverse processes of cervical vertebrae

Enter cranium via foramen magnum

Converge to form the basilar artery

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16
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What is the thyrocervical trunk?

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Joining of the right and left subclavian arteries

17
Q

What are the branches of the thyrocervical trunk?

A

Inferior thyroid artery
Ascending cervical artery
Transverse cervical artery
Suprascapular artery

18
Q

What does the inferior thyroid artery supply?

A

Thyroid gland

19
Q

What does the ascending cervical artery supply?

A

Posterior prevertebral muscles

20
Q

What does the transverse cervical artery supply?

A

Trapezius

Rhomboid muscles

21
Q

What does the suprascapular artery supply?

A

Posterior shoulder area

22
Q

What are the main veins of the head and neck?

A

External jugular vein
Anterior jugular vein
Internal jugular vein

23
Q

What does the external jugular vein drain?

A

External vein

24
Q

What forms the external jugular vein?

A

Union of

  • posterior auricular vein
  • retromandibular vein
25
Q

What does the posterior auricular vein drain?

A

Scalp - posterior and superior to ear

26
Q

What does the retromandibular vein drain?

A

Face

27
Q

What forms the retromandibular vein?

A

Maxillary vein

Superficial temporal vein

28
Q

What is the route of the external jugular vein?

A

Veins combine posterior to angle of mandible

Descends down neck - in superficial fascia, anterior to SCM

Passes under clavicle - drains in subclavian vein

29
Q

What tributaries does the external jugular vein receive?

A

Posterior external jugular vein
Transverse cervical vein
Suprascapular vein

30
Q

What does the anterior jugular vein drain?

A

Anterior neck

31
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What is the route of the anterior jugular vein?

A

Descend down midline of neck

Empty into subclavian vein

32
Q

How does the internal jugular vein arise?

A

Continuation of the sigmoid sinus

33
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What is the route of the internal jugular vein?

A

Exits skull via jugular foramen

Descends neck - in carotid sheath (deep to SCM, lateral to CCA)

Combines with subclavian vein to form brachiocephalic vein

34
Q

What tributaries does the internal jugular vein receive?

A 
Facial vein 
Lingual vein 
Occipital vein 
Superior thyroid vein 
Middle thyroid vein

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