Vasculature Flashcards
What are the main vessels coming and going from the heart from the anterior view?
Where is the right common carotid artery, right subclavian artery and the brachiocephalic in the RHS of the anterior view of the neck
What muscle is this?
Scalenus anterior muscle
What are the 3 parts to the subclavian artery?
1 = before the Scalenus anterior muscle
2 = behind the Scalenus anterior muscle
3 = after the Scalenus anterior muscle
What are these labelled structures?
label the diagram
(below dotted line inferior thyroid artery supplies)
What is the blood pathway to the brain?
What is the bifurcation of the common carotid artery?
What are the 8 branches of the external carotid artery?
Superior thyroid
ascending pharyngeal
lingual
facial
occipital
posterior auricular
maxillary
superficial temporal
What supplies the blood for the lower dentition?
Inferior alveolar artery
(extends from the first part of maxillary artery)
what is the drainage of the head and neck?
What is labelled?
what is endocarditis?
infection of the endocardium of the heart
(which is lining of heart and valves)
Who can dental origin bacteria lead to endocarditis?
(7)
- dental origin bacteria
- travels through bloodstream
- reaches (susceptible) heart valve
- causes bacterial endocarditis
- can damage heart valve
- leads to heart murmur
- can lead to heart failure
