Blood Vessels of the Head and Neck Flashcards
transports blood containing cells and dissolved materials around the body
cardiovascular system
heart pumps blood into blood vessels called _________
arteries
arteries deliver blood from the heart to _________
tissue
from tissue, blood collects into blood vessels called _________
veins
from veins, the blood is returned to the _______ from tissues
heart
heart ——> __________ —–> tissues ——> _______ ——> heart
arteries
veins
carry blood from heart to tissue
arteries
what do arteries branch into
arterioles and capillaries
carry blood back to the heart
veins
what do veins form from
collection of venules
what do venules form from
collection of capillaries
connection between vessels
anastomosis
large network of blood vessels in a certain way
plexus
a channel that allows passage of blood or a dilation in a blood vessel
sinus
pumps blood to arteries that transport blood to the lungs to pick up oxygen
right side of the heart
pumps oxygen-rich blood that has returned from the lungs into arteries that carry it to the rest of the body
left side of the heart
the left side of the heart pumps blood into a major artery called the ________ for distribution around the rest of the body
aorta
blood flows from the aorta to the ______ _______ via arteries that branch off the arch of the aorta
upper body
the aortic arch divides into what two things
right common carotid
right subclavian arteries
subclavian arteries go to the __________
shoulders/arms
vertebral arteries branch from ________ and travel through ______ ________ to the brain
subclavian
cervical vertebrae
common carotid arteries go to the ______ and ________
head and neck
right and left common carotid arteries supply blood to the _______, _______, and _______ _______
head
face
oral cavity
common carotids divide into _________ and ________ carotid arteries
internal
external
common carotid arteries divide at the level of the upper edge of the ________ _________
thyroid cartilage
in the internal carotid, there are no branches in the _______
neck
the internal carotid supplies the _______ together with the ______ _______, _______, and portion of the ______
brain
vertebral artery
eyes
forehead
formed by branches of the internal carotids and the basilar artery
circle of willis
formed by merging of vertebral arteries
basilar artery
the external carotid arteries supply structures of the _______, _______, and _______ ________
neck
face
oral cavity
what are the 8 branches of the external carotid artery (Some Anatomists Like Freaking Out Poor Medical Students)
- superior thyroid artery
- ascending pharyngeal artery
- lingual artery
- facial artery
- occipital artery
- posterior auricular artery
- maxillary artery
- superficial temporal artery
the lingual artery supplies the ________, ________, _______ _________ gland
tongue
floor of the mouth
sublingual salivary
the facial artery supplies the ________, _______, _________, and __________ gland
face
tonsils
soft palate
submandibular gland
the superior thyroid artery supplies the _______
thyroid gland
the ascending pharyngeal artery supplies the _______
pharyngeal walls
the occipital artery supplies the _________
posterior scalp
the posterior auricular artery supplies the _________
ear
the maxillary artery supplies the ________, _________, _________, ______ cavity, ________, and tissues covering the _______
muscles of mastication
jaws and teeth
palate
nasal
brain
the superficial temporal artery supplies the structures in the ________ and ________ areas (TMJ)
temporal
parotid
the maxillary artery branches off near the neck of the ________ _________
mandibular condyle
what is the first part of the maxillary artery
mandibular branch