Head and neck: Arterial blood supply Flashcards
subclavian a: branches list (5)
- vertebral
- internal thoracic
- thyrocervical trunk
- costocervical trunk
- dorsal scapular
subclavian a: vertebral a distribution
- neck mm
- vertebra
- spinal cord
- brain
subclavian a: internal thoracic a distribution
- ant thoracic wall
- mediastinal structures
- diaphragm
subclavian a: thyrocervical trunk branches
- inf thyroid
- suprascapular
- transverse cervical
subclavian a: thyrocervical distribution
- thyroid
- neck
- scapular regions
subclavian a: costocervical branches
- sup intercostal
- deep cervical
subclavian a: costocervical distribution
- deep neck mm
- back mm
- vertebra
- intercostal spaces 1-2
subclavian a: dorsal scapular
- levator scapulae
- rhomboids
vertebral aa: features
- branch of subclavian
- through transverse foramen (C1-6)
- through foramen magnum
- L and R = basilar
vertebral aa: branches
- meningeal
- ant spinal
- post spinal (common too branching from post inf cerebellar aa)
- post inf cerebellar
common carotid aa: branches
- external carotid
- internal carotid
ext carotid aa: list branches (8)
- maxillary
- facial
- lingual
- ascending pharyngeal
- sup thyroid
- superficial temporal
- post auricular
- occipital
ext carotid aa: facial aa branches
- angular
- lateral nasal
- sup labial
- inf labial
ext carotid aa: maxillary aa parts
- mandibular
- pterygoid
- pterygopalatine
ext carotid aa: maxillary - list 1st part branches
- middle meningeal
- inf alveolar
ext carotid aa: maxillary - 1st part inf alveolar branches
- mylohyoid
- incisor
- mental
ext carotid aa: maxillary - list 2nd part branches
- ant/ post temporal
- buccal
- massenteric
- pterygoid
ext carotid aa: maxillary - list 3rd part branches
- sphenopalatine
- infraorbital
eg. epidural haematoma
- internal bleeding
- increased pressure
- middle meningeal aa
ext carotid aa: sup thyroid a distribution
- thyroid gland
- adjacent structures
ext carotid aa: ascending pharyngeal a distribution
- pharynx
- soft palate
- ear
- meninges
ext carotid aa: lingual a distribution
- tongue
- sublingual gland
- tonsil
- epiglottis
ext carotid aa: facial a distribution
- mm of facial expression and face
- palate
- tonsils
- submandibular gland
ext carotid aa: occipital a distribution
- post part of scalp (far as vertex)
- meninges
- mastoid air cells
ext carotid aa: post auricular a distribution
- scalp post to auricle
- auricle
- middle ear
- mastoid cells
- parotid gland
- diagastric m
- stylohyoid m
ext carotid aa: maxillary a distribution
widespread incl:
- mm of mastication
- TMJ
- parts of ear
- buccinator
- extraocular eye mm
- teeth
- gingiva
- nasal cavity
- paranasal sinus
- skin of face, bones, nerves
ext carotid aa: superficial temporal a distribution
- mm and skin of face and scalp
- parotid gland and duct
int carotid aa: list branches (4)
- ophthalmic
- ant cerebral
- middle cerebral
- post communicating
int carotid aa: ophthalmic a distribution
- orbital structures
- eye
- forehead and scalp
- part of nose
- paranasal sinuses
int carotid aa: ant cerebral a distribution
- parts of cerebral hemispheres
int carotid aa: middle cerebral a distribution
- parts of cerebral hemispheres
int carotid aa: post communicating a distribution
- connects internal carotid to post cerebral a
arterial supply to brain:
- internal carotid (from common carotid)
- vertebral a (via subclavian)
arterial circle (circle of Willis): to the circle
- int carotid
- vertebral aa (basilar aa)
arterial circle (circle of Willis): anatomosing
- ant communicating
- post communicating
arterial circle (circle of Willis): from circle
- ant cerebral
- middle cerebral
- post cerebral
eg. ischemic stroke:
- clotting of blood vessels
- necrosis
- blockage
eg. hemorrhagic stroke:
- rupture of blood vessel
eg. Berry aneurysm:
- outpouching/ bulge in aa
- can be asymptomatic until rupture