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1
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The dental hygienist must be able to locate the larger blood vessels of the head and neck because

A
  • Blood vessels can spread disease/infection.
  • Blood vessels may become compromised during dental procedures (local injection) or durin disease processs.
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The route from the aorta through the right side

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Aorta – Brachiocephalic Artery – Right Common Carotid Artery/Right Subclavian Artery

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The route from the aorta through the left side

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Aorta – Left Common Carotid Artery/Left Subclavian Artery

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Do the right and left common carotid arteries have branches?

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No, they are branchless

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5
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Most reliable pusle

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Carotid

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6
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Right and Left Carotid Arteries end by bifurcating into

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Internal Carotid Artery and External Carotid Artery

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7
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Arteries that arises lateral to the common carotid arteries

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Left and Right Subclavian Arteries

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8
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Left and right subclavian arteries supply blood to the

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Arms

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9
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Arterial branches of the right and left subclavian arteries supply

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  • areas of the neck
  • spnial cord
  • brain
  • areas such as the larynx, pharnyx, and upper tachea
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10
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Arteries that branch from the common carotid at the level of the larynx

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Left and right internal carotid artery

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Left and right internal carotid artery travels upwards and lateral to the

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External carotid artery

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12
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Do the left and right internal carotid arteries have branches as they ascend to the skull?

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No

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13
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Left and right internal carotid artery enters the bas of the skull at the

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Carotid canal

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14
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Tissues supplied by the left and right internal carotid arteries

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Intracranial structures - ophthalic artery which supplies the eye, orbit, and lacrimal gland

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15
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Artery that travels upward in more medial than the internal carotid

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Left and right external carotid arteries

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16
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Tissues supplies by the left and right external carotid arteries

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Extracranial tissues of the head and neck including the oral cavity

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17
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How many sets of main branches that communicate with each other do the extral carotid arteries have?

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Four

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18
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The four divisions of the eight branches of the external carotid artery

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  • Anterior
  • Medial
  • Posterior
  • Terminal
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19
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Anterior branches of the external carotid artery

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  • Superior Thyroid Artery
  • Lingual Artery
  • Facial Artery
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20
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Medial branches of the external carotid artery

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Ascending Pharyngeal Artery

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21
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Posterior branches of the external carotid artery

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  • Occipital Artery
  • Posterior Auricular Artery
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22
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Terminal branches of the external carotid artery

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  • Superficial Temporal Artery
  • Maxillary Artery
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23
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Can the ascending pryngeal branch be seen on diagrams?

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No

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24
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Superior thyroid artery’s four branches

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  • Infrahyoid
  • Sternoceidomastoid
  • Superior laryngeal
  • Cricothyroid
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25
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Superior thyroid artery’s infrahyoid branch supplies

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Infrahyoid muscle

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26
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Superior thyroid artery’s sternocleidomastoid branch supplies

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Sternocleidomastoid muscle

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27
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Superior thyroid artery’s superior laryngeal branch supplies

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Muscles of the larynx

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28
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Lingual artery’s five branches

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  • Dorsal lingual artery
  • Deep lingual artery
  • Sublingual artery
  • Suprahyoid artery
  • Tonsillar branch artery
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29
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Lingual artery’s dorsal lingual artery branch supplies

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Tongue base and body

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30
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Lingual artery’s deep lingual artery branch supplies

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  • Apex of tongue
  • Floor of mouth
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31
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Lingual artery’s sublingual artery branch supplies

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  • Sublingual salivary gland
  • Floor of mouth
  • Lingual periodontium/gingival of mand teeth
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32
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Lingual artery’s suprahyoid artery branch supplies

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Suprahyoid muscles

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33
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Lingual artery’s tonsillar branch artery supplies

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  • Lingual tonsils
  • Soft palate
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34
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Facial Artery’s six branches

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  • Ascending palatine
  • Submental
  • Glandular branches
  • Inferior labial
  • Superior labial
  • Angular arteries
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Facial artery’s ascending palatine branch supplies

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  • Soft palate
  • Palatine muscles
  • Palatine tonsils
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Facial artery’s submental branch supplies

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  • Submandibular nodes
  • Mylohyoid & diagrastric muscles
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37
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Facial artery’s glandular branches supplies

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Submandibular glands

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Facial artery’s inferior branch supplies

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  • Lower lip tissues
  • Muscles of facial expression
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Facial artery’s superior labial branch supplies

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  • Upper lip tisues
  • Muscles of facial expression
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40
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Facial artery’s angular arteries branches supplies

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Termination of facial artery and supplies tissues along the side of the nose

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41
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Medial exteral carotid artery’s ascending pharyngeal artery’s branches

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  • Pharyngeal branch
  • Meningeal branch
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42
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Ascending pharyngeal artery’s pharyngeal branch supplies

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  • Pharngeal walls
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43
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Asceding pharyngeal artery’s meningeal branch supplies

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  • Meninges
  • Tonsils
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44
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Posterior branches of the external carotid artery

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  • Occipital artery
  • Posterior auricular artery
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45
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Occipital artery’s branches

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  • Muscular branch
  • Sternocleidomastoid
  • Auricular
  • Meningeal
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46
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Occipital artery’s muscular branch supplies

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Suprahyoid muscles

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47
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Occiptial artery’s sternocleidomastoid brach supplies

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Sternocleidomastoid muscle

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48
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Occipital artery’s auricular branch supplies

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Scalp

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49
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Occipital artery’s meningeal branch supplies

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Meningeal tissues

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50
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Posterior auricular artery branches

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  • Auricular branch
  • Stylomastoid artery
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51
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Posterior auricular artery’s auricular branch supplies

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Interal ear

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52
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Posterior auricular artery’s stylomastoid artery supplies

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Mastoid air cells

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53
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Superficial temporal artery’s branches

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  • Transverse facial artery
  • Middle temporal artery
  • Frontal branch
  • Parietal branch
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54
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Superficial temporal artery’s transverse facial artery supplies

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Parotid salivary gland duct and nearby facial tissues

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55
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Superfical temporal artery’s middle temporal artery supplies

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Temporalis muscle

56
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Superficial temporal artery’s frontal branch supplies

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Frontal portion of scalp

57
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Superficial temporal artery’s parietal branch supplies

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Parietal region of scalp

58
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Maxillary artery’s branches

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  • Middle meningeal artery
  • Inferior alveolar artery
  • Muscular artery branches
  • Posterior superior alevolar artery
  • Infraorbital artery
  • Greater palatine artery
  • Lesser Palatine Artery
  • Sphenpalatine Artery
59
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Maxillary artery branches into inferior alveolar artery which branches into

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  • Dental branch
  • Alveolar branch
  • Mylohyoid artery
  • Mental artery
  • Incisive artery (dental + alveolar branches)
60
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Maxillary artery branches into muscular artery which branches into

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  • Deep temporal artery
  • Pterygoid artery
  • Masseteric artery
  • Buccal artery
61
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Maxillary artery’s middle meningeal artery branch supplies

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Meninges of brain and bones of skull (enters through foramen spinsosum)

62
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Maxillary artery’s inferior alveolar artery branches into the dental branch which supplies

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Pulp of mandibular posterior teeth

63
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Maxillary artery’s inferior alveolar artery branches into the alveolar branch which supplies

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Buccal of periodontium & gingiva of the manibular posterior

64
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Maxillary artery’s mylohyoid artery branch supplies

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Floor of the mouth and mylohyoid muscle

65
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Maxillary artery’s mental artery branch supplies

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Tissues of the chin and anastomoses with inferior labial

66
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Maxillary artery’s incisive artery branches into the dental branch which supplies

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Pulp tissues of the manibular anterior teeth

67
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Maxillary artery’s incisive artery branches into the alveolar branch which supplies

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Buccal periodontium and gingiva of the mandibular anterior

68
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Maxillary artery branches into muscular arterty branches which branches into deep temporal artery which supplies

A

Temporalis muscle

69
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Maxillary artery branches into muscular artery branches which branches into the pterygoid artery which supplies

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Lateral and medial pterygoid muscles

70
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Maxillary arches branches into muscular artery branches which brances into the masseteric artery which supplies

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Masseter muscle

71
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Maxillary artery branches into muscular artery branches which branches into the buccal artery which supplies

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Buccinator muscle and buccal region

72
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Maxillary artery branches into posterior alveolar artery which branches into the dental branch which supplies

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Maxillary posterior teeth (pulp)

73
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Maxillary artery branches into poterior alveolar artery which branches into the alveolar branch which supplies

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Buccal periodontium & gingiva of the maxillary posteror & maxillary sinus

74
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Maxillary artery branches into infraorbital artery which branches into the orbital artery which supplies

75
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Maxillary artery branches into the infraorbital artery which branches into the anterior superior alveolar artery which branches into the dental branch which supplies

A

Maxillary anterior teeth (pulp)

76
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Maxillary artery branches into the infraoribital artery which branches into the anterior superior alveolary artery which branches into the alveolar branch which supplies

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Maxillary anterior labial periodontium and gingiva of the anterior region

77
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Maxillary artery branches into infraorbital artery which branches into middle superior alveolar artery which branches into the dental branch which supplies

A

Premolar teeth (pulp)

78
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Maxillary artery branches into inraorbital artery which branches into middle sperio alveolar artery which branches into the alveolar branch which supplies

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Buccal periodontium & gingiva of premolars

79
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Maxillary artery branches into greater palatine artery which supplies

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Posterior hard palate

80
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Maxillary artery branches into the lesser palatine artery which supplies

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Soft palate & palatal periodontium & gingiva

81
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Maxillary artery branches into the sphenopalatine artery which branches into the nasal branches which supplies

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Nasal cavity

82
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Maxillary artery branches into the sphenopalataine artery which branches into the nasopalatine which supplies

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Anterior hard palate (palatal periodoontium of maxillary anterior)

83
Q

Which branch of the maxillary artery is not always present?

A

Middle superior alveolar artery

84
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Label #1

A

Sphenopalatine Artery

85
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Label #2

A

Infraorbital Artery

86
Q

Label #3

A

Posterior Superior Alveolar Artery

87
Q

Label #4

A

Anterior Superior Alveolar Artery

88
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Label #5

A

Dental & Alveolar Branches of Superior Alveolar Artery

89
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Label #6

A

Dental & Alveolar Branches of Incisive Artery

90
Q

Label #7

A

Incisive Artery

91
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Label #8

A

Mental Artery

92
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Label #9

A

Deep Temporal Artery

93
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Label #10

A

Superficial Temporal Artery

94
Q

Label #11

A

Middle Meningeal Artery

95
Q

Label #12

A

Maxillary Artery

96
Q

Label #13

A

Massectric Artery

97
Q

Label #14

A

Pterygoid Artery

98
Q

Label #15

A

Buccal Artery

99
Q

Label #16

A

Mylohyoid Artery

100
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Label #17

A

Inferior Alveolar Artery

101
Q

Label #18

A

Left External Carotid Artery

102
Q

Label #1

A

Angular Artery

103
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Label #2

A

Superior Labial Artery

104
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Label #3

A

Inferior Labial Artery

105
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Label #4

A

Submental Artery

106
Q

Label #5

A

Glandular Branches

107
Q

Label #6

A

Submandibular Gland

108
Q

Label #7

A

Parotid Gland

109
Q

Label #8

A

Ascending Palatine Artery

110
Q

Label #9

A

Facial Artery

111
Q

Label #10

A

Lingual Artery

112
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Label #11

A

External Carotid Artery

113
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Blood supply pathway for infrahyoid muscle

A

External Carotid Artery > Superior Thyroid > Infrahyoid > Infrahyoid Muscle

114
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Blood supply pathway for sternocleidomastoid muscle

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External Carotid Artery > Superior Thyroid > Sternocleidomastoid > Sternocleidomastois Muscle

115
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Blood supply pathway for muscles of the larynx

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External Carotid Artery > Superior Thyroid > Superior Laryngeal > Muscles of the Larynx

116
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Blood supply pathway for the thryoid gland

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External Carotid Artery > Superior Thyroid > Cricothryoid > Thryoid Gland

117
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Blood supply pathway for the apex of the tongue and floor of the mouth

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External Carotid Artery > Lingual Artery > Deep Lingual Artery > Apex of the Tongue and Floor of the Mouth

117
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Blood supply pathway for the base and body of the tongue

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External Carotid Artery > Lingual Artery > Dorsal Lingual Artery > Tongue Base and Body

118
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Blood supply pathway for the sublingual salivary gland, floor of the mouth, lingual periodontium/gingiva of the manibular teeth

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External Carotid Artery > Linguial Artery > Sublingual Artery > Sublingual Salivary Gland, Floor of the Mouth, Lingual Periodontium/Ginigva of the Mandibular Teeth

119
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Blood supply pathway for the suprahyoid muscles

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External Carotid Artery > Lingual Artery > Suprahyoid Artery > Suprahyoid Muscles

120
Q

Blood supply pathway for the lingual tonsils and soft palate

A

External Carotid Artery > Lingual Artery > Tonsillar Branch Artery > Lingual Tonsils and Soft Palate

121
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Blood supply pathway for the soft palate, palatine muscles, and palatine tonsils

A

External Carotid Artery > Facial Artery > Ascending Palatine > Soft Palate, Palatine Muscles, and Palatine Tonsils

122
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Blood supply pathway for the submandibular nodes, mylohyoid, and diagastric muscles

A

External Carotid Artery > Facial Artery > Submental > Submandibular Nodes, Mylohyoid, and Diagastric Muscles

123
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Blood supply pathway for the submandibular glands

A

External Carotid Artery > Facial Artery > Glandular Branches > Submandibular Glands

124
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Blood supply pathway for the lower lip tissues and muscles of facial expression

A

External Carotid Artery > Facial Artery > Inferior Labial > Lower Lip Tissues and Muscles of Facial Expression

125
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Blood supply pathway for the upper lip tissues and muscles of facial expression

A

External Carotid Artery > Facial Artery > Superior Labial > Upper Lip Tissues and Muscles of Facial Expression

126
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Blood supply pathway for the tissues along side the nose

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External Carotid Artery > Facial Artery > Angular Arteries > Tissues Along Side the Nose

127
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Blood supply pathway for the pharyngeal walls and soft palate

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External Carotid Artery > Ascending Pharyngeal Artery > Pharyngeal Artery > Pharyngeal Walls and Soft Palate

128
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Blood supply pathway for the meninges and tonsils

A

External Carotid Artery > Ascending Pharyngeal Artery > Meningeal Branches > Meninges and Tonsils

129
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Blood suppy pathway for suprahyoid

A

External Carotid Artery > Occipital Arerty > Muscular Branch > Suprahyoid

130
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Blood suppy pathway for sternocleidomastoid muscle

A

External Carotid Artery > Occiptal Artery > Sternocleidomastoid > Sternocleidomastoid Muscle

131
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Blood supply pathway for the scalp

A

External Carotid Artery > Occipital Artery > Auricular > Scalp

132
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Blood supply pathway for the meningeal tissues

A

External Carotid Artery > Occipital Artery > Meningeal > Meningeal Tissues

133
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Blood supply pathway for the internal ear

A

External Carotid Artery > Posterior Auricaular Artery > Auricular Branch > Internal Ear

134
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Blood supply pathway for the mastoid air cells

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External Carotid Artery > Poserior Auricaular Artery > Stylomastoid Artery > Mastoid Air Cells

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