Blood Vessels of the Head and Neck Flashcards

1
Q

transports blood containing cells and dissolved materials around the body

A

cardiovascular system

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2
Q

heart pumps blood into blood vessels called _________

A

arteries

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3
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arteries deliver blood from the heart to _________

A

tissue

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4
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from tissue, blood collects into blood vessels called _________

A

veins

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5
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from veins, the blood is returned to the _______ from tissues

A

heart

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6
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heart ——> __________ —–> tissues ——> _______ ——> heart

A

arteries
veins

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7
Q

carry blood from heart to tissue

A

arteries

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8
Q

what do arteries branch into

A

arterioles and capillaries

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9
Q

carry blood back to the heart

A

veins

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10
Q

what do veins form from

A

collection of venules

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11
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what do venules form from

A

collection of capillaries

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12
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connection between vessels

A

anastomosis

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13
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large network of blood vessels in a certain way

A

plexus

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14
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a channel that allows passage of blood or a dilation in a blood vessel

A

sinus

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15
Q

pumps blood to arteries that transport blood to the lungs to pick up oxygen

A

right side of the heart

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16
Q

pumps oxygen-rich blood that has returned from the lungs into arteries that carry it to the rest of the body

A

left side of the heart

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17
Q

the left side of the heart pumps blood into a major artery called the ________ for distribution around the rest of the body

A

aorta

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18
Q

blood flows from the aorta to the ______ _______ via arteries that branch off the arch of the aorta

A

upper body

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19
Q

the aortic arch divides into what two things

A

right common carotid
right subclavian arteries

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20
Q

subclavian arteries go to the __________

A

shoulders/arms

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21
Q

vertebral arteries branch from ________ and travel through ______ ________ to the brain

A

subclavian
cervical vertebrae

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22
Q

common carotid arteries go to the ______ and ________

A

head and neck

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23
Q

right and left common carotid arteries supply blood to the _______, _______, and _______ _______

A

head
face
oral cavity

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24
Q

common carotids divide into _________ and ________ carotid arteries

A

internal
external

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25
Q

common carotid arteries divide at the level of the upper edge of the ________ _________

A

thyroid cartilage

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26
Q

in the internal carotid, there are no branches in the _______

A

neck

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27
Q

the internal carotid supplies the _______ together with the ______ _______, _______, and portion of the ______

A

brain
vertebral artery
eyes
forehead

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28
Q

formed by branches of the internal carotids and the basilar artery

A

circle of willis

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29
Q

formed by merging of vertebral arteries

A

basilar artery

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30
Q

the external carotid arteries supply structures of the _______, _______, and _______ ________

A

neck
face
oral cavity

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31
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what are the 8 branches of the external carotid artery (Some Anatomists Like Freaking Out Poor Medical Students)

A
  1. superior thyroid artery
  2. ascending pharyngeal artery
  3. lingual artery
  4. facial artery
  5. occipital artery
  6. posterior auricular artery
  7. maxillary artery
  8. superficial temporal artery
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32
Q

the lingual artery supplies the ________, ________, _______ _________ gland

A

tongue
floor of the mouth
sublingual salivary

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33
Q

the facial artery supplies the ________, _______, _________, and __________ gland

A

face
tonsils
soft palate
submandibular gland

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34
Q

the superior thyroid artery supplies the _______

A

thyroid gland

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35
Q

the ascending pharyngeal artery supplies the _______

A

pharyngeal walls

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36
Q

the occipital artery supplies the _________

A

posterior scalp

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37
Q

the posterior auricular artery supplies the _________

A

ear

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38
Q

the maxillary artery supplies the ________, _________, _________, ______ cavity, ________, and tissues covering the _______

A

muscles of mastication
jaws and teeth
palate
nasal
brain

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39
Q

the superficial temporal artery supplies the structures in the ________ and ________ areas (TMJ)

A

temporal
parotid

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40
Q

the maxillary artery branches off near the neck of the ________ _________

A

mandibular condyle

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41
Q

what is the first part of the maxillary artery

A

mandibular branch

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42
Q

the first part (mandibular) branch of the maxillary artery is the ______ ________ artery

A

inferior alveolar

43
Q

the first branch of the maxillary artery supplies the _______ _______

A

mandibular teeth

44
Q

the mandibular branch of the maxillary artery gives rise to the:

A

mylohyoid artery
incisive artery
mental artery

45
Q

V2 is a branch of the _________ branch of the maxillary artery

A

mandibular

46
Q

V2

A

maxillary nerve

47
Q

the maxillary nerve innervates the ________ dentition

A

upper

48
Q

V3 is a branch of the ________ branch of the maxillary artery

A

mandibular

49
Q

V3

A

mandibular nerve

50
Q

the mandibular nerve innervates the _______ dentition

A

lower

51
Q

the maxillary artery supplies blood to both the _______ and ________ dentition

A

upper and lower

52
Q

runs with the inferior alveolar nerve through the inferior alveolar canal and supplies the mandibular teeth

A

inferior alveolar artery

53
Q

the inferior alveolar artery runs with the inferior alveolar nerve through the ______ _______ _______

A

inferior alveolar canal

54
Q

what does the inferior alveolar artery supply

A

mandibular teeth

55
Q

the mylohyoid artery supplies the _______ ________

A

mylohyoid muscle

56
Q

the incisive artery supplies the teeth of the _________ ________ region

A

anterior mandibular

57
Q

the mental artery supplies the _______

A

chin

58
Q

what arteries are branches of the first part of the maxillary artery

A

mylohyoid artery
incisive artery
mental artery

59
Q

what is the second part of the maxillary artery

A

pterygoid

60
Q

what arteries branch off the second part of the maxillary artery

A

masseteric artery
pterygoid artery
deep temporal artery
buccinator (buccal) artery

61
Q

the masseteric artery supplies the _______ ________

A

masseteric muscle

62
Q

the pterygoid artery supplies the ________ and ________ ______ _______

A

lateral and medial pterygoid muscles

63
Q

the deep temporal artery supplies the _______ _______

A

temporalis muscle

64
Q

the buccinator artery supplies the ______ _______

A

buccinator muscle

65
Q

what is the third part of the maxillary artery

A

pterygopalatine

66
Q

the pterygopalatine branch of the maxillary artery enters the _________ __________

A

pterygopalatine fossa

67
Q

what arteries branch off of the pterygopalatine branch of the maxillary artery

A

posterior superior alveolar artery
infraorbital artery
anterior superior alveolar artery
descending palatine artery
sphenopalatine artery

68
Q

the posterior superior alveolar artery gives off branches that supply the ________ and ______ teeth of the ________

A

molar and premolar teeth of the maxilla

69
Q

the infraorbital artery gives rise to the ______ superior alveolar artery and the _______ superior alveolar artery

A

middle
anterior

70
Q

the infraorbital artery travels through the _______ _________

A

infraorbital canal

71
Q

the anterior superior alveolar artery supplies the _______ ________ and ________

A

maxillary incisors and canines

72
Q

the descending palatine artery gives rise to the ______ and _______ palatine arteries

A

greater and lesser

73
Q

the descending palatine artery travels to the _______

A

palate

74
Q

the greater and lesser palatine arteries travel to the palate and supply the _______ and ________ _______

A

hard and soft palate

75
Q

the sphenopalatine artery supplies the _______ ________

A

nasal cavity

76
Q

the veins of the head and neck return blood to the _______ side of the heart

A

right

77
Q

are veins larger or smaller than arteries

A

larger

78
Q

the major vein draining blood from the head and neck is the _______

A

internal jugular vein

79
Q

the _________ is smaller and drains more superficial areas

A

external jugular vein

80
Q

the ________ ________ sinuses are blood channels that drain the brain

A

dural venous

81
Q

the dural venous sinuses drain into the ________

A

internal jugular veins

82
Q

the facial veins drains the _______

A

face

83
Q

the facial vein communicates with what

A

cavernous sinus

84
Q

the facial vein merges with the anterior division of the _________ vein to form the _______ _______ _______

A

retromandibular
common facial vein

85
Q

the common facial vein drains into the ________

A

internal jugular vein

86
Q

the pterygoid plexus is a network of veins located near the _________ muscles and the ________ artery

A

pterygoid
maxillary

87
Q

the pterygoid plexus drains areas supplied by the __________

A

maxillary artery

88
Q

the pterygoid plexus drains into the _________

A

maxillary vein

89
Q

what area can be punctured during anesthetics

A

pterygoid plexus

90
Q

what does the pterygoid plexus communicate with

A

cavernous sinus

91
Q

what can be involved with the spread of dental infection

A

pterygoid plexus

92
Q

a blood clot in the cavernous sinus

A

cavernous sinus thrombosis

93
Q

the infection of the cavernous sinus thrombosis is usually from the _________, ________, _______, or _________

A

nose
sinuses
ears
teeth

94
Q

what are the symptoms of cavernous sinus thrombosis

A

bulging eyes
headache
paralysis of cranial nerves

95
Q

what does the maxillary vein drain into

A

pterygoid plexus

96
Q

the ______ _______ joins into the superficial temporal vein to from the ___________ _________

A

maxillary vein
retromandibular vein

97
Q

the retromandibular vein drains into what regions

A

temporal and maxillary

98
Q

the posterior division of the retromandibular vein merges with the _______ ________ ______ to form the external jugular vein

A

posterior auricular vein

99
Q

the anterior division of the retromandibular vein merges with the _______ ________ to form the common facial vein

A

facial vein

100
Q

where does the common facial vein drain into

A

internal jugular vein

101
Q

what two veins merge to form the external jugular vein

A

retromandibular and posterior auricular

102
Q

where does the external jugular vein drain into

A

subclavian veins

103
Q

the internal jugular vein merge with the subclavian veins to form what

A

right and left brachiocephalic veins

104
Q

where does the brachiocephalic vein drain into

A

superior vena cava