neck and face Flashcards
carotid arteries: demonstrate the origin, course and major branches of the common, internal and external carotid arteries and locate the carotid pulse
8 branches of external carotid artery (some anatomists like f*cking over poor medical students)
superior thyroid, ascending pharyngeal, lingual, facial, occipital, posterior auricular, maxillary, superficial temporal
what does the common carotid artery divide into
internal and external (lies anterior) carotid arteries
what does the common carotid artery divide into
internal and external carotid arteries
8 branches of external carotid artery in order (some anatomists like f*cking over poor medical students)
superior thyroid, ascending pharyngeal, lingual, facial, occipital, posterior auricular, maxillary, superficial temporal
what supplies and drains the thyroid
2 sets of arteries (superior and inferior thyroid arteries), 3 sets of veins (superior, middle and inferior thyroid veins)
where does the lingual artery go to
tongue
where does the facial artery go
passes around inferior border of mandible, up to medial canthus of eye
location of thyroid in relation to thyroid cartilage
inferior
why is there a loop in the facial artery
to prevent rupture when opening mouth
which artery branches off from the maxillary artery which supplies dura
middle meningeal artery
where does the middle meningeal artery go through the skull
foramen spinosum
where does the middle meningeal artery go through the skull
foramen spinosum