Vasculature of Head and Neck Flashcards
Whats in the carotid sheath
- IJV
- Carotid a.
- Vagus n.
Name the plexus off the Maxillary vein
Pterygoid plexus
Name the two meniges of the brain
- Falx cerebri
- Tentorium cerebelli
What runs through the cavernous sinus
CN III, IV, V, VI and ICA
Name the two emissary veins
Parietal and Occipital
Name the arteries of the Tyrocervical trunk
- suprascapular
- Transverse cervical
- Ascending Cervical
- Inferior thyroid
Carotid Sinus
CN IX and X baroreceptors
Carotid body
CN IX and X chemoreceptors
Areas of the Ophthalmicartery
- All parts of orbit
- Ethmoid bone
- Superficial, Dorsal nasal, frontal, supraorbital
Names the branches of the Ext. Carotid artery
- Superior Thyroid
- Ascending Pharyngeal
- Lingual
- Facial
- Occipital
- Posterior Auricular
- Maxillary
- Superficial Temporal
Superior Thyroid artery anastmoses with
contralateral S. thyroid a. and inf thyroid a.
Superior Thyroid branches
- Laryngeal
- Cricothyroid
- SCM
Superior Thyroid supplies
- Ant. strap muscles
- Sup. laryngeal
- Cricothyoid
- hyoid
- SCM
Lingual branches
- Dorsal Lingual
- Deep Lingual
- Sublingual
Lingual supplies
-Tongue, Tonsil (palatine), sublingual gland
Lingual anastomoses with
only with dorsal branch of contralateralartery
Facial branches
- Tonsillar
- Sup labial
- Inf Labial
- Lateral nasal
- Angular
Facial anastomoses with
- Ophthalmic
- Angular
Facial supplies
- Facial regions
- palatine tonsils
- external surface of lips
- dorsal and lateral surface of nose
- external medial orbit
Superficial Temporal Artery branches
- Transverse facial
- Frontal
- Parietal
- Zygomatic/Orbital
Superficial Temporal Artery supplies
- Lateral and dorasl scalp
- parotid gland
- facial muscles
- Frontal, pairetal and zygomatic/orbital
Occipital artery branches
- SCM
- Auricular
- Meningeal
- Decending
Occipital artery supplies
- Post scalp
- post aspect of ear
- Post dura and cranial bones
- suboccipital and deep back muscles of neck
Posterior Auricular Artery supplies
Scalp and post ear
Acending Pharyngeal artery branches
- Pharyngeal
- menigeal
- tympanic
Acending Pharyngeal artery supplies
- Pharyngeal constrictors
- soft palate
- auditory tube
- palatine tonsil
- middle ear
Name the three parts of the Maillary artery
- Manibular
- Pterygoid
- Pterygopalatine
Name the branches of the Madibular part of the maxilary artery
- Inf. alveolar artery
- Middle meningeal artery
- Deep auricular artery
- Anterior tymapanic artery
Name the branches of the Pterygoid part of the maxilary artery
- Masseteric a.
- Deep temporal branches
- Pterygoid branches
- Buccal artery
Name the branches of the Pterygopalatine part of the maxilary artery
- Post superior alveolar a.
- Infraorbital a.
- Descending Palatine a., both Gr and Ls
- Sphenopalatine a.,
Names areas the Madibular part of the maxillary supplies
Mandible, teeth, TMJ, ext auditary canal, tympanic cavity
Names areas the Pterygoid part of the maxillary supplies
Masseter, Temporalis, pterygoids, buccal
Names areas the Pterygopalatine part of the maxillary supplies
Nasal septum, soft and hard palate, max molars and alve
