Part 1 Flashcards
The dental hygienist must be able to locate the larger blood vessels of the head and neck because
- Blood vessels can spread disease/infection.
- Blood vessels may become compromised during dental procedures (local injection) or durin disease processs.
The route from the aorta through the right side
Aorta – Brachiocephalic Artery – Right Common Carotid Artery/Right Subclavian Artery
The route from the aorta through the left side
Aorta – Left Common Carotid Artery/Left Subclavian Artery
Do the right and left common carotid arteries have branches?
No, they are branchless
Most reliable pusle
Carotid
Right and Left Carotid Arteries end by bifurcating into
Internal Carotid Artery and External Carotid Artery
Arteries that arises lateral to the common carotid arteries
Left and Right Subclavian Arteries
Left and right subclavian arteries supply blood to the
Arms
Arterial branches of the right and left subclavian arteries supply
- areas of the neck
- spnial cord
- brain
- areas such as the larynx, pharnyx, and upper tachea
Arteries that branch from the common carotid at the level of the larynx
Left and right internal carotid artery
Left and right internal carotid artery travels upwards and lateral to the
External carotid artery
Do the left and right internal carotid arteries have branches as they ascend to the skull?
No
Left and right internal carotid artery enters the bas of the skull at the
Carotid canal
Tissues supplied by the left and right internal carotid arteries
Intracranial structures - ophthalic artery which supplies the eye, orbit, and lacrimal gland
Artery that travels upward in more medial than the internal carotid
Left and right external carotid arteries
Tissues supplies by the left and right external carotid arteries
Extracranial tissues of the head and neck including the oral cavity
How many sets of main branches that communicate with each other do the extral carotid arteries have?
Four
The four divisions of the eight branches of the external carotid artery
- Anterior
- Medial
- Posterior
- Terminal
Anterior branches of the external carotid artery
- Superior Thyroid Artery
- Lingual Artery
- Facial Artery
Medial branches of the external carotid artery
Ascending Pharyngeal Artery
Posterior branches of the external carotid artery
- Occipital Artery
- Posterior Auricular Artery
Terminal branches of the external carotid artery
- Superficial Temporal Artery
- Maxillary Artery
Can the ascending pryngeal branch be seen on diagrams?
No
Superior thyroid artery’s four branches
- Infrahyoid
- Sternoceidomastoid
- Superior laryngeal
- Cricothyroid
Superior thyroid artery’s infrahyoid branch supplies
Infrahyoid muscle
Superior thyroid artery’s sternocleidomastoid branch supplies
Sternocleidomastoid muscle
Superior thyroid artery’s superior laryngeal branch supplies
Muscles of the larynx
Lingual artery’s five branches
- Dorsal lingual artery
- Deep lingual artery
- Sublingual artery
- Suprahyoid artery
- Tonsillar branch artery
Lingual artery’s dorsal lingual artery branch supplies
Tongue base and body
Lingual artery’s deep lingual artery branch supplies
- Apex of tongue
- Floor of mouth
Lingual artery’s sublingual artery branch supplies
- Sublingual salivary gland
- Floor of mouth
- Lingual periodontium/gingival of mand teeth
Lingual artery’s suprahyoid artery branch supplies
Suprahyoid muscles
Lingual artery’s tonsillar branch artery supplies
- Lingual tonsils
- Soft palate
Facial Artery’s six branches
- Ascending palatine
- Submental
- Glandular branches
- Inferior labial
- Superior labial
- Angular arteries
Facial artery’s ascending palatine branch supplies
- Soft palate
- Palatine muscles
- Palatine tonsils
Facial artery’s submental branch supplies
- Submandibular nodes
- Mylohyoid & diagrastric muscles
Facial artery’s glandular branches supplies
Submandibular glands
Facial artery’s inferior branch supplies
- Lower lip tissues
- Muscles of facial expression
Facial artery’s superior labial branch supplies
- Upper lip tisues
- Muscles of facial expression
Facial artery’s angular arteries branches supplies
Termination of facial artery and supplies tissues along the side of the nose
Medial exteral carotid artery’s ascending pharyngeal artery’s branches
- Pharyngeal branch
- Meningeal branch
Ascending pharyngeal artery’s pharyngeal branch supplies
- Pharngeal walls
Asceding pharyngeal artery’s meningeal branch supplies
- Meninges
- Tonsils
Posterior branches of the external carotid artery
- Occipital artery
- Posterior auricular artery
Occipital artery’s branches
- Muscular branch
- Sternocleidomastoid
- Auricular
- Meningeal
Occipital artery’s muscular branch supplies
Suprahyoid muscles
Occiptial artery’s sternocleidomastoid brach supplies
Sternocleidomastoid muscle
Occipital artery’s auricular branch supplies
Scalp
Occipital artery’s meningeal branch supplies
Meningeal tissues
Posterior auricular artery branches
- Auricular branch
- Stylomastoid artery
Posterior auricular artery’s auricular branch supplies
Interal ear
Posterior auricular artery’s stylomastoid artery supplies
Mastoid air cells
Superficial temporal artery’s branches
- Transverse facial artery
- Middle temporal artery
- Frontal branch
- Parietal branch
Superficial temporal artery’s transverse facial artery supplies
Parotid salivary gland duct and nearby facial tissues