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1
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communication of a blood vessel with another blood vessel by a connecting channel

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anastomosis

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smaller artery that branches off an artery and connects with a capillary

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arteriole

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type of blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart

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artery

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narrowing and blockage of the arteries by a buildup of fatty plaque

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atherosclerosis

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bacteria traveling within the vascular system

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bacteremia

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smaller blood vessel that branches off an arteriole to supply blood directly to tissue

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capillary

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reliable pulse palpated from the common carotid artery

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carotid pulse

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foreign material such as a thrombus traveling in the blood that can block the vessel

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embolus/emboli

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bruise that results when a blood vessel is injured and a small amount of blood escapes into the surrounding tissue and clots

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hematoma

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large amounts of blood that escape into the surrounding tissue without clotting when a blood vessel is seriously injured

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hemorrhage

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substance which consists of cholesterol(mainly), calcium, clotting proteins, and other substances that can be found lining arteries

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plaque

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network of blood vessels, usually veins

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plexus

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13
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clot that forms on the inner blood vessel wall

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thrombus/thrombi

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system that consists of an arterial blood supply, a capillary network, and venous drainage

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vascular system

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type of blood vessel that travels to the heart, carrying blood

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vein

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blood filled space between two layers of tissue

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venous sinuses

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smaller vein that drains the capillaries of the tissue area and then joins larger veins

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venule

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which have thicker walls and high pressure

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artery

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19
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which have thinner walls and low pressure, valves

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veins

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20
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another name for bicuspid valve

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mitral valve

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21
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oxygenated blood or not: pulmonary arteries

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deoxygenated

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22
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pulmonary veins, oxygenated or not:

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oxygenated

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23
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3 branches of the aortic arch

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brachiocephalic, left common carotid, left subclavian

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branches of right brachiocephalic

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right common carotid and right subclavian

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what travels in the carotid sheath
common carotid internal jugular vein vagus nerve cn x
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carotid sinus lies before or after bifurcation
before
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what artery has no branches until it enters the skull
internal carotid artery
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travels medially to internal carotid artery
external carotid artery
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what are the four main sets of branches for the external carotid artery
anterior, medial, posterior, terminal
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anterior branches of the external carotid artery
superior thyroid artery, lingual artery, facial artery
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what does the superior thyroid artery supply(4)
infrahyoid, SCM, larynx muscles, thyroid gland
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3rd arterial branch of anterior branch of external carotid, runs medial to the mandible then courses oer submandibular gland and antigonial notch
facial artery
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what regions does the facial artery supply?(6)
oral, buccal, zygomatic, nasal, infraorbital, orbital
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facial artery branches(4)
ascending palatine, submental, labial arteries(superior and inferior), angular artery
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second branch off of external carotid after superior thyroid(medial branch)
ascending pharyngeal artery
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what artery gives off branch to form stylomastoid artery
posterior auricular artery
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what is a terminal branch of the external carotid artery
superficial temporal artery
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branches of superficial temporal artery(4)
transverse facial, middle temporal, frontal branch of sta, parietal branch of sta
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some anatomists like freaking out poor medical students(for branches of external carotid artery)
``` superior thyroid artery ascending pharyngeal lingual facial occipital posterior auricular maxillary artery superficial temporal ```
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what are the internal maxillary artery branches in order
``` middle meningeal inferior alveolar masseteric pterygoid deep temporal buccal posterior superior infraorbital descending palatine sphenopalatine ```
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what are the branches of the inferior alveolar artery
mylohyoid mental incisive
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branches for the infraorbital artery
middle and anterior superior alveolar
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the descending palatine artery supplies and branches
supplies: hard and soft palate branches: greater and lesser palatine
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do head and neck veins have valves?
no
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what vein drains the brain and the majority of the head and neck as opposed to external jugular
internal jugular vein
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the retromandibular vein is formed from the merger of which 2 veins?
superficial temporal | maxillary vein
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one part of the retromandibular vein merges with the ______ and joins into ______
facial; internal jugular
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one part of the retromandibular vein merges with the _________ and forms _______
posterior auricular; external jugular
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the maxillary vein begins in ______ and collects blood from the _______
infratemporal fossa; pterygoid plexus
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maxillary vein has anastomoses with ____ and ___ vein
facial and retromandibular vein
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maxillary vein receives drainage from
middle meningeal vein post sup alveolar vein inf alveolar vein nasal and palatine veins
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which veins drain maxillary dental infections?
anterior, middle, and posterior superior alveolar veins
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which veins drains mandibular dental infections
mental vein--> inferior alveolar veins
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where do all dental infections drain to ultimately
pterygoid plexus which can travel to cavernous sinus
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external jugular vein is formed by the merger of what 2 veins
retromandibular and post auricular veins
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what vein is visible through the skin as it crosses the SCM
external jugular
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what does the anterior jugular vein merge with
external jugular vein
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where do both internal and external jugular veins drain into
subclavian vein
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brachiocephalic veins on left and right merge into what major vein?
superior vena cava
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what is the four infoldings of the dura
cerebral falx cerebellar tentorium cerebellar falx sellar diaphragm
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cavernous sinus connects and drains to which veins? (4)
opthalmic cerebral veins pterygoid plexus superior and inferior petrosal sinuses
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what structures are on the wall of the cavernous sinus(4)
oculomotor nerve trochlear nerve opthalmic nerve of trigeminal maxillary nerve of trigeminal
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what structures are inside the cavernous sinus
``` internal carotid artery abducens nerve (CN VI) ```
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what organisms are most common for infective endocarditis
staph aureus-most common | strep. viridans-oral bacteria
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antibiotics used for prophylactic regimens and dosage
amoxicillin 2g by mouth | clindamycin 600mg by mouth
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if significant bleeding occurs when performing a procedure not recommended for prophylaxis, an antibiotic regimen can be given:
within 2 hours
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which artery supplies the hard and soft palate, goes through pterygopalatine canal; branches are the greater and lesser palatine
descending palatine(branch of imax)
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which artery gives off lateral nasal and septal branches
sphenopalatine artery
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which artery terminates into nasopalatine branch through incisive foramen
sphenopalatine artery
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true or false: does the facial vein have anastomoses with pterygoid plexus and opthalmic veins?
true; yes
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facial veins begin at orbit with merger of what 2 veins?
supraorbital and supratrochlear
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facial vein receives drainage from same area as what artery?
facial artery
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what other veins drain to facial vein
sup and inf labial vein and lingual veins(directly to facial vein or directly into internal jugular)

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