Dr. Scott ugh Flashcards
are arteries high or low pressure compared to veins?
high pressure
what is the outermost tunic of blood vessels? compare arteries and veins
Tunica adventitia
- collagen and connective tissue
- thicker in veins
what is the tunica media composed of? do arteries or veins have a thicker layer?
smooth muscle
-Arteries have a thicker tunica media
what is tunicac intima composed of? what is the outermost portion of it called?
- endothelial cells in direct contact with the lumen
- internal elastic lamina
what is the external elastic lamina?
the innermost portion of the tunica adventita
what do arteries drain into?
arterioles
arterioles are a primary site of what?
vascular resistance
what do arterioles drain to?
capillaries
what are capillaries composed of?
-endothelial cells and their basement membrane
wha are pericytes?
- they line the external surface of capillaries and help them dilate and constrict
- factor in diabetic retinopathy (proteins leak into retina)
what do capillaries do?
exchange nutrients and metabolic waste from arterioles and venules
branch retinal vein occlusion is due to what?
thicker tunica adventita on arteries and atherosclerosis
the right common carotid artery branches off of what? left common carotid?
Right common carotid: brachiocephalic
Left Common carotid: directly off the aorta
where does the common carotid bifurcate?
in the carotid sheath
the internal carotid artery enters the skull through what?
carotid canal
go draw the freaking cavernous sinus
do it
at the posterior opening of the optic canal, the internal carotid artery gives off wht branch?
the ophthalmic artery
what kind of nerve fibers are in the carotid sheath?
vagas nerve
-postganglionic sympathetic fibers
what would cause carotid cavernous fistula?
-venous drainage from the eye cannot get back to the cavernous sinus because there is too much pressure in the sinus.
if the ophthalmic artery doesnt come off of the ICA, what does it branch off of?
middle meningeal artery
the ophthalmic artery runs ________ to the optic nerve, then makes an abrupt turn________
runs lateral to the optic nerve then makes an abrupt turn over the optic nerve
what is the first and smallest branch off of the ophthalmic artery?
the central retinal artery
the ophthalmic artery has 3 regions and how many branches? name the regions and number of branches
Ocular: 2 branches
Orbital: 2 branches
Extraorbital: 7 branches
what are the branches in the ocular region of the ophthalmic artery?
central retinal arteryand ciliary arteries
the Central retinal artery pierces ___________ about 5-15mm from the posterior scleral aperature
pierces the dural sheath of the optic nerve about 5-15mm from the posterior scleral aperature
what is the lamina cribrosa?
thin piece of sclera made of collagen that act as support for the central retinal artery and vein
the central retinal artery gives off small ____ branches that supply__________
small pial branches that supply the pia mater tha surround the optic nerve
the central retinal artery gives off two branches which in turn bifurcate again. name them
divides into superior and inferior branches that then divide into temporal and nasal branches and those supply respective quadrants of the inner retinal layers
what is the major blood supply to the retina?
the central retinal arteryyyyyyyy
how many branches of long posterior ciliary arteries are there?
2! medial and lateral
what happens to central retinal artery and veins in glaucoma?
nasalization
the long ciliary arteries travel through what space?
suprachoroid space
what do the long ciliary arteries supply?
uvea anterior to equator
what is the uvea?
- iris
- ciliary body
- choroid
how many branches are there of the short ciliary arteries?
10-20
the branches of the short ciliary arteries form what?
an arterial loop around the optic nerve called the cirlce of Zinn Haller
what do the short ciliary arteries supply?
uvea posterior to the equator
the short ciliary arteries pierce___________ to enter suprachoroidal space
pierce posterior scleral aperatures
-provide postential site for metastisis
what are the orbital branches of the ophthalmic artery?
- lacrimal artery
- muscular arteries (branch into anterior ciliary arteries)
what does the lacrimal artery supply?
the lacrimal gland
what does the lacrimal artery branch into?
- muscular branches for lateral rectus
- palpebral arteries
- zygomatic artery
the lacriamal artery anastomoses with braches of what artery?
superficial termporal artery
the medial trunk of muscular arteries supply what?
- inferior rectus
- inferior oblique
- medial rectus
the lateral trunk of muscular arteries supply what?
- superior rectus
- superior oblique
- levator palpebrae superioris
the muscular arteries that supply the rectus branch into what?
anterior ciliary arteries
which EOM does not have 2 anterior ciliary arteries? (it has 1)
-the lateral rectus!
so how many anterior ciliary arteries are there total?
7
anterior ciliary arteries can do what two things?
- join long ciliary arteries to form the arterial circle of the iris
- stay superficial and give rise to anterior conjunctival arteries
between supraorbital and supratrochlear arteries, which one is more medial?
supratrochlear is more medial and supraorbital is more lateral
the supraorbital artery travels with what nerve?
frontal nerve
the supraorbital and supratrochelear arteries anastomose to form what?
the superficial temporal artery
what does the supraorbital artery supply?
-levator palpebrae superioris, superior rectus, superior oblique, scalp, upper eyelid
which ethmoid artery is larger?
the anterior ethmoidal artery is the largest
what does the posterior ethmoidal artery supply?
posterior ethmoidal and sphenoid air sinuses
the posterior ethmoidal artery runs between what two muscles?
-medial rectus and superior oblique
what does the anterior ethomidal artery supply??
medial and anterior ethmoid and sphenoid sinuses
- nasal cavity
- skin of the nose
what does the anterior ethmoidal artery pass through to supply the nasal cavity?
cribriform plate
what does the recurrent meningeal artery supply?
meninges in middle cranial fossa
-has to travel posterior through superior orbital fissure
the medial palpebral arteries are divided into superior and inferior based on their location to what?
medial palpebral ligament
the medial palpebral arteries anastomose with what to supply what?
- lateral palpebral arteries
- supply a portion of the eye lid