Quiz 2

Question 1

Arteries are more superficial to veins

Answer 1

False-Veins are more superficial

Question 2

Pressure is reduced in capillaries

Answer 2

True

Question 3

At what level does the brachiocephalic trunk divide into the right common carotid and subclavian

Answer 3

level of right sternoclavicular joint

Question 4

The carotids are superficial to sternocleidomastoid

Answer 4

FALSE- they are deep to sternocleidomastoid

Question 5

Both common carotids divide at the top of thyroid cartilage of larynx into internal and external carotids

Answer 5

True

Question 6

external carotid has 2 groups of branches:

Answer 6

the anterior and the posterior

Question 7

The branches of the external carotid anterior group are:

Answer 7

1. superior thyroid artery
2. lingual artery
3. Facial artery

Question 8

The branches of the external carotid posterior group are:

Answer 8

1. ascending pharyngeal artery
2. occipital artery
3. posterior auricular artery

Question 9

What are the terminal branches of the external carotid and where does it divide into these branches?

Answer 9

External carotid divides in parotid to form

1. superficial temporal artery
2. maxillary artery