Circulation of head and face

Question 1

The common carotids bifurcate at the level of the…?

Answer 1

thyroid cartilage (C4) to form the internal and external carotid arteries.

Question 2

The carotid pulse is _______ to the thyroid cartilage.

Answer 2

adjacent

Question 3

Where does the external carotid artery run?

Answer 3

Runs behind the neck of the mandible between the mandible and mastoid process.

Question 4

What does the superior thyroid artery supply?

Answer 4

larynx and glands

Question 5

What does the lingual artery supply?

Answer 5

part of the pharynx and runs under the tongue to anastomose with the opposite lingual artery.

Question 6

Where is the facial artery?

Answer 6

Winds around the lower border of the body of the mandible and up the face in a variable fashion to the medial eye.

Question 7

Where does the occipital artery run?

Answer 7

Posterior to pierce the trapezius and then onto the posterior scalp.

Question 8

Which artery travels superiorly onto the scalp?

Answer 8

The superficial temporal artery

Question 9

Which is the largest branch of the ophthalmic a.?

Answer 9

The maxillary a.

Question 10

Which artery is the main supply to the eye?

Answer 10

The opthalmic a.

Question 11

What does the lacrimal branch off of and what does it supply?

Answer 11

Branch from opthalmic a., supplies the lacrimal gland and conjunctiva.

Question 12

Which is the smallest and most important branch of the opthalmic a.?

Answer 12

The central artery of the retina

Question 13

The central artery joins to what?

Answer 13

to the optic nerve to supply the retina

Question 14

Is the facial vein infront or behind the facial artery?

Answer 14

Behind

Question 15

What does the facial vein do?

Answer 15

Drains the superficial structures of the face

Question 16

What does the deep facial vein do?

Answer 16

Drains the pterygoid sinus/plexus into the facial vein.

Question 17

What does the superior opthalmic vein connect with (which sinus)?

Answer 17

cavernous sinus

Question 18

The superficial temporal vein joins the maxillary vein to form the?

Answer 18

retromandibular vein

Question 19

The superficial temporal vein joins the ___________ to form the retromandibular vein?

Answer 19

maxillary

Question 20

The retromandibular vein joins with the ________________________ to form the external jugular vein.

Answer 20

posterior auricular vein

Question 21

Each internal jugular vein exits the skull through the…?

Answer 21

jugular foramen

Question 22

the jugular foramen joins the _______________ to form the brachiocephalic vein?

Answer 22

subclavian vein

Question 23

Where does the external jugular vein flow into?

Answer 23

the subclavian vein