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Vasculature Of Head And Neck Flashcards

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Brachiocephalic trunk

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Superior vena cava

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Inferior vena cava

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Descending aorta

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Pulmonary trunk

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Pulmonary artery

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Pulmonary veins

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Arch of aorta

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Left subclavian artery

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Left common carotid artery

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What does the Brachiocephalic trunk supply?

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The right head and neck and right upper limb

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What does the left common carotid artery supply?

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Left hand side of head and neck

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What does the left subclavian artery supply?

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The left upper limb

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What does the Brachiocephalic trunk branch of into?

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Right common carotid artery
Right subclavian artery

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Brachiocephalic trunk

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Right subclavian artery

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Right common carotid artery

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18
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The right subclavian artery can be divided into ? Parts based on the location of ? Muscle

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3
The scalenus anterior

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Where is part 1 of the right subclavian artery located in relation to scalenus anterior muscle?

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Medial to muscle

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Where is part 2 of the right subclavian artery located in relation to scalenus anterior muscle?

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Behind muscle

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Where is part 3 of the right subclavian artery located in relation to scalenus anterior muscle?

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Lateral to muscle

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Name this part of the right subclavian artery

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3

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1

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Vertebral artery

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26
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What does the vertebral artery supply?

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Brain

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27
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Where does the vertebral artery travel to get to the cranial cavity?

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The neck via the transverse foramina of cervical vertebrae

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Thyrocervical trunk

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Inferior thyroid artery

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What does the thyrocervical trunk supply?

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Thyroid and neck area

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31
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What does the inferior thyroid artery supply?

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Thyroid gland

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Internal thoracic artery

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33
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The internal thoracic artery descends ? On either side of the ?

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Inferiorly
Sternum

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The internal thoracic artery branches off into ? That supply the ? Part of each ?

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Anterior intercostal arteries
Anterior
Intercostal space

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Inferior thyroid artery

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36
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What supplies the thyroid below this line?

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Inferior thyroid artery

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37
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The common carotid artery bifurcates into?

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Internal carotid artery
External carotid artery

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38
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Common carotid artery

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39
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Superior thyroid artery

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Right internal carotid artery

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Right external carotid artery

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42
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Laryngeal prominence of the thyroid cartilage (Adam’s apple)

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43
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Thyroid gland

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44
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What supplies the area of the thyroid above the dotted line?

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Superior thyroid artery

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45
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Which of the following arteries are located within the carotid sheath?

Internal carotid artery
External carotid artery
Common carotid artery

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Internal carotid artery - in
External carotid artery - out
Common carotid artery - in

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46
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What r the 2 arterial blood supplies to the brain?

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Vertebral artery through Foramen magnum - posterior

Internal carotid artery through carotid canal - anterior and middle

47
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Internal carotid artery

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External carotid artery

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Carotid body

50
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Carotid sinus

51
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Glossopharyngeal nerve CNIX

52
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What is the carotid body?

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Peripheral chemoreceptor that monitors the chemical composition of arterial blood

53
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What innervates the carotid body?

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Glossopharyngeal nerve CNIX

54
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What is the carotid sinus?

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Contains baroreceptors for monitoring blood pressure

55
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What is the mnemonic to remember the 8 branches of the external carotid artery?

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Some
Anatomists
Like
Fries
Others
Prefers
Mashed
Spuds

56
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Name the 8 branches of the external carotid artery in order

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Superior thyroid
Ascending pharyngeal
Lingual
Facial
Occipital
Posterior auricular
Maxillary
Superficial temporal

57
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What does the superior thyroid branch of the external carotid artery supply?

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Superior area of thyroid

58
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What does the ascending pharyngeal branch of the external carotid artery supply?

59
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What does the lingual branch of the external carotid artery supply?

60
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What does the facial branch of the external carotid artery supply?

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Majority of the soft tissues of face

61
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What does the occipital branch of the external carotid artery supply?

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Soft tissues in the occipital region of the skull

62
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What does the posterior auricular branch of the external carotid artery supply?

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Soft tissues behind the ear

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What does the maxillary branch of the external carotid artery supply?

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Deep structures of the face

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What does the superficial temporal branch of the external carotid artery supply?

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Soft tissues in the region of the temporal fossa

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Superficial temporal

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Superior thyroid

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Ascending pharyngeal

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Posterior auricular

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73
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What is the blood supply to the lower dentition?

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Inferior alveolar artery a branch of the first part of the maxillary artery

74
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Superficial temporal artery

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Maxillary artery

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Inferior alveolar artery

77
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How can bacteria from a dental abscess enter the blood supply?

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Enters inferior alveolar vein and goes back towards the heart

78
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Superficial temporal vein

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Maxillary vein

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Facial vein

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Inferior alveolar vein

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Anterior division of retromandibular vein

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Common facial vein

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Internal jugular vein

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External jugular vein

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Posterior auricular vein

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Posterior division of retromandibular vein

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Retromandibular vein

89
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The superficial temporal vein drains venous blood from where?

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The scalp in the temporal region

90
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The maxillary vein drains venous blood from where?

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Deep structures within the infratemporal fossa

91
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The retromandibular vein is formed from what two veins?

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Superficial temporal vein
Maxillary vein

92
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Why is the retromandibular vein unusual?

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It branches

93
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The external jugular vein is formed from what two veins?

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Posterior division of retromandibular vein
Posterior auricular vein

94
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The posterior auricular vein drains blood from where?

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Behind the ear

95
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The external jugular vein overlies what?

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Sternocleidomastoid

96
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The external jugular vein drains into what?

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Subclavian vein

97
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The common facial vein is formed by which two veins?

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Anterior division of retromandibular vein
Facial vein

98
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The common facial vein drains into what?

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Internal jugular vein

99
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What r the group of intra-cranial veins called?

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Dural venous sinuses

100
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How do the superficial veins of the face communicate with the Dural venous system?

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Via ophthalmic veins between the facial vein and cavernous sinus

101
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What can happen if there is a cut to the danger triangle of the face?

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Bacteria can enter the facial vein and travel to the Dural venous sinuses and cavernous sinus via ophthalmic veins resulting in cavernous sinus thrombosis (infection)

102
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Thoracic duct

103
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Right Brachiocephalic vein

104
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Right subclavian vein

105
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Right lymphatic duct

106
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Internal jugular vein

107
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The thoracic duct transmits lymph into the venous system where?

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Venous angle

108
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What is the venous angle?

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Point at which the subclavian vein and internal jugular vein join to form the Brachiocephalic vein

109
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Brachiocephalic veins

110
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What is endocarditis?

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Infection of the cardiac valves

111
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What is bacteraemia?

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Bacteria in the bloodstream

112
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Name three possible dental origins of bacteria that could result in bacterial endocarditis

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Abscess
Periodontal disease
Dental manipulations

113
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How does bacterial endocarditis occur in a dental context

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Dental origin bacteria
Travels in blood stream (venous drainage)
Reaches heart valve
Causes bacterial endocarditis

114
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Bacterial endocarditis can result in 3 things

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Damage heart valve
Heart murmur
Heart failure

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