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ESA 3 - Head and Neck > Major Blood Vessels > Flashcards

Major Blood Vessels Flashcards

1
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On which side does the CCA come straight off AA and which side is it from brachiocephalic trunk?

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2
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What are the main arteries of the neck?

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3
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CCA bifurcates…

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4
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What arteries give off no branches in the neck?

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5
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AC and TC

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6
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Suprascapular

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7
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Inferior thyroid

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8
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VA

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9
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Internal carotid artery

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10
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What are the borders of the carotid triangle?

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11
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Where does the bifurcation of the common carotid artery occur?

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12
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What is in the carotid sinus?

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Baroreceptors which detect changes in arterial BP

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13
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What is in the carotid body?

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Peripheral chemoreceptors which detect arterial O2

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14
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Why is the carotid triangle important?

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Surgical approach to ….

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15
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What is the route of the internal carotid artery?

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16
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What is in the cavernous sinus?

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Internal carotid artery CN….

17
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Ophthalmic artery

18
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What are the 6 branches of the external carotid artery?

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Superior thyroid Lingual Facial Ascending pharyngeal Occipital Posterior auricular

19
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What are the two terminal branches of the external carotid artery?

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Superficial temporal Maxillary

20
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What arteries contribute to the blood supply to the scalp?

21
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What is the scalp made from?

22
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What is the clinical relevance of the blood supply to the scalp?

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Lots of arteries and anastomosis so bleed lots

23
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What are the superficial arteries of the face?

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Supraorbiral artery Supratrochlear artery ..

24
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What are the two main branches of the maxillary artery?

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Middle meningeal artery - skull and dura Sphenopalantine - nosal septum

25
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What is the blood supply to the nasal septum?

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Kiesselback area

26
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What is the blood supply to the dura and skull?

27
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What is the Pterion

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Bones join together Thin Damage to middle meningeal artery

28
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What happens if you rapture the middle meningeal artery?

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Extradural haematoma

29
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How preserve blood supply in craniotomy?

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Reflect downwards

30
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What veins drain in a different direction to their arteries?

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Supraorbital and supratrochleal

31
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What are dural venous sinuses?

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Where the veins of the brain drain into

32
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Emissary veins

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From scalp and train into venous sinuses. No valves so can move in either direction

33
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Venous drainage of the face

34
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CS

35
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Danger triangle

36
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What are dural venous sinuses?

37
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Venous drainage of the head

38
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What JV better for JVP?

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Internal as comes directly to brachiocephalic

39
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How do you measure JVP?

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Look for pulsations under the sternoclidoidal mastoid muscles

ESA 3 - Head and Neck (20 decks)

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