face and scalp blood supply Flashcards
face and scalp blood supply from? exception?
external caroitd mostly
internal supplies the supratrochlear and supraorbital aa
branches of the external carotid
facial aa> mental Aa (out of mental foramen), also goves off sup and inf labial aa, lat nasal aa, angular aa superficial temporal transverse facial maxillary occipital posterior auricular aa
label the vessels
venous drainage of the skull and face
skull: internal jugular via the sinusoidal system
face: both the internal and external jugular, some vv drain in to sinuses and some to the external jugular
venous drainage of the face
typically done by vv accomodating the aa of the face
label all vessels
danger triangle
vv within this area, from nasion to both lip angles forming triangle, are capable of draining to the cavernous sinus
allows a means for infectious material to reach this sinus leading to serious medical complications