Overview Flashcards
1
Q
Head and neck innervation
A
- Cervical plexus (C1-C4)
- Cranial nerves (12)
2
Q
Head and neck blood supply
A
- External carotid artery
- Internal carotid artery
- Subclavian artery
3
Q
Main branches of the subclavian artery
A
- Vertebral artery
- Thyrocervical trunk
- Costocervical trunk
- Dorsal scapular artery
4
Q
Where does the internal carotid artery branch?
A
Cranial cavity
5
Q
What does the internal carotid artery supply?
A
Most of the brain
6
Q
What is the first branch of the internal carotid artery in the cranial cavity?
A
Ophthalamic artery
7
Q
What does the ophthalamic artery supply?
A
- Orbit
- Eye
- Anterior scalp
- Some nose
8
Q
Major branches of the external carotid artery (in descending order)
A
- Superficial temporal
- Maxillary
- Superior auricular
- Occipital
- Facial
- Lingual
- Ascending pharyngeal
- Superior thyroid
