vein and arteries - neck Flashcards

1
Q

What arteries supply the thyroid gland?

A

Superior and inferior thyroid arteries

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2
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Name arteries and what do they supply?

A

Inferior and superior thyroid arteries

Supply the thyroid gland

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3
Q

Where does the superior thyroid artery arise from?

A

External carotid artery

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4
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Where does the inferior thyroid artery arise?

A

The thyrocervical trunk of the subclavian artery

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5
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What veins drain the thyroid gland?

A

The superior, middle and inferior thyroid veins

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6
Q

Where do the thyroid veins arise from?

A

Thyroid venous plexus

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7
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Where do the thyroid superior and middle thyroid veins drain into?

A

Internal jugular vein

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8
Q

Where does the inferior thyroid vein drain into?

A

The left or right brachiocephalic vein

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9
Q

What ganglia innervates the thyroid gland? And what type of inner action is it?

A

The superior middle and inferior cervical ganglia in the neck

Sympathetic

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10
Q

What nerve innervates the thyroid gland? And the 2 branches?

A

Vagus nerve

  1. External branch of superior laryngeal nerve
  2. Recurrent laryngeal nerve
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11
Q

What nerve is shown, what does it branch from and what does it innervate?

A

External branch of the superior laryngeal nerve

Innervates the thyroid gland

Branches from the vagus nerve

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12
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What is the nerve highlighted, what does it innervate and what does it branch from?

Sympathetic or parasympathetic innervation?

A

Recurrent laryngeal nerve

Branches from the vagus nerve

Innervates the thyroid gland

Parasympathetic

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13
Q

What innervates the parathyroid gland?

A

The superior and middle cervical ganglia - sympathetic

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14
Q

Where do the vertebral arteries arise from?

A

Subclavian artery

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15
Q

What do the vertebral arteries ascend through?

A

Transverse processes of the upper 6 vertebrae

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16
Q

What are the primary venous channels of the neck?

A

internal
External
Anterior

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17
Q

What nerves make the cervical plexus?

A

Anterior rami of spinal nerves C1-4

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18
Q

What are the cranial nerves of the neck?

A

Glossopharyngeal
Vagus
Accessory
Hypoglossal

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19
Q

What are the first 3 branches of the external carotid artery?

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20
Q

Name artery ABC and what main artery they stem from

A

Stem from external carotid artery

21
Q

What are the main 3 branches of the thyrocervical trunk?

A
22
Q

What is the first 3 branches of the subclavian artery?

A
  1. Vertebral
  2. Internal thoracic artery
  3. Thyrocervical artery
23
Q

What are the 3 branches is order of the thyrocervical artery?

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24
Q

What does the transverse cervical artery provide?

A

Trapezius

Rhomboid muscles

Cervical lymph nodes

Latissimus Doris

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28
Q

What are the main branches of the cervical plexus?

A

Ansa cervicalis
Phrenic nerve

29
Q

What are the cutaneous branches of the cervical plexus?

A
30
Q

What do C1-C3 form from the cervical plexus?

A

Ansa cervicalis

31
Q

What does the Ansa cervicalis lie superficially to?

A

Internal jugular vein

32
Q

What does the ansa cervicalis innervate?

A

Infrahyoid muscles

Superior belly of the omohyoid muscle
Inferior belly of omohyoid muscle
Sternohyoid
Sternothyroid

33
Q

What vertebrae does the phrenic nerve arise?

A

C3-C5

three four five keep the diaphragm alive

34
Q

What is the phrenic nerve?

A
35
Q

What nerve is highlighted?

A

Recurrent laryngeal nerve

Intrinsic muscle of the larynx

36
Q

What 2 veins make the external jugular vein?

A
37
Q
A

Make the external jugular vein

38
Q

Mnemonic for the external carotid artery branches?

A

Some anatomists like freaking out poor medical students

39
Q

Branches of the external carotid artery

A
40
Q

What are the muscular branches of the cervical plexus?

A

Anterior

41
Q

What are the cutaneous branches of the cervical plexus?

A

Posterior

42
Q

What lies below the cervical plexus?

A

Brachial plexus

43
Q

What nerve is this?

A

Hypoglossal

Fibres join with C1

44
Q

What part of the mouth does the hypoglassal nerve innervate?

A

Tongue

45
Q

What nerve is superficial to the parotid gland?

A

The greater auricular nerve

46
Q

What nerve lies over the sternocleidomastoid muscle to supply anterior parts of the neck?

A

Transverse cervical nerve