External carotid artery &branches Flashcards
The ventral branches
superior thyroid artery, lingual artery and facial artery
Medial branches
ascending pharyngeal artery
Dorsal branches
occipital and posterior auricular artery
Terminal branches
superficial temporal artery and maxillary artery
superior thyroid branch
superior laryngeal artery
lingual branches
sublingual and deep lingual
facial branches
ascending palatine, submental, inferior and superior labial branches, lateral nasal branch and angular artery
superficial temporal artery branches
frontal branch, transverse facial artery and parietal branch, parotid branches, zygomatico- orbital artery
Maxillary artery
mandibular part - middle meningeal artery and inferior alveolar artery,
pterygoid part - masseteric artery and buccal artery
pterygopalatine part - posterior superior alveolar artery, infraorbital artery, sphenopalatine artery and descending palatine artery
superior thyroid travel
descends down the thyroid gland
ascending pharyngeal artery travel
supplies dura mater, tympanic cavity and pharyngeal wall
occipital artery travel
supplies parotid gland and sternocleidomastoid
posterior auricular artery
supplies parotid gland and the auricle
Superficial temporal
trans facial - supplies face
frontal - external soft tissue of skull in frontal region
parietal - external soft in parietal region,
parotid - parotid gland
zygomatico-orbital - lateral angle of eye
supplies parotid gland, auricle, temporal muscle
Maxillary travel
Supplies part of acoustic meatus, mandible, teeth, buccinator, masticatory muscles.
