vessels Flashcards
what passes throught foramen spinosum?
middle meningeal artery +meningeal branch of mandibular nerve
what passes through foramen rotundum?
maxillary nerve
what passes through foramen ovale?
mandibular nerve + lesser petrosal
what passes through foramen lacrum?
internal carotid artery passes its posterior wall + greater petrosal nerve
what vessel goes over inferior petrosal sulcus?
inferior petrosal sinus
what nerves pass through jugular foramen?
cranial nerves 9,10,11.
what is another name of pterygopalatine fossa?
sphenopalatine fossa
what foramen does facial nerve pass through to exit skull
stylomastoid foramen
what goes over mastoid notch?
occipital artery
what goes through mandibular foramen?
inferior alveolar artery and nerve
what goes out of mental foramen?
mental artery, vein and nerve
where about does the common carotid branch?
superior margin of thyroid cartilage
what nerve goes right by side common carotid and internal carotid?
vagus nerve
what is inside carotid sheath?
common and internal carotid, internal jugular, vagus+ ansa cervicalis
what are the branches of external carotid artery?
the three anterior: superior thyroid, lingual artery (just above greater horn of hyoid), facial artery.
posterior: occipital, ascending pharyngeal, posterior auricular artery, superficial temporal and maxillary.
name a branch of superior thyroid artery
superior laryngeal artery
branches of maxillary A?
middle meningeal artery, deep auricular and anterior tympanic, inferior alveolar, deep temporal artery, buccal, posterior superior alveolar artery, pterygoid branches, the terminal comes out inferior to orbit which is infera-orbital artery
what are the branches of subclavian artery?
internal thoracic, thyrocervical (further into inferior thyroid), vertebral, costocervical
what is the origin of vertebral arteries?
subclavian
what are the types of nerve associated with arteries?
muscle contraction-penetrate wall, mostly symp
hitch hikers-remain outside adventitia, parasymp,symp, sensory or a combo
example of branches of an artery to artery anastomosis?
left and right superior labial arteries
example of two arteries coming together to form one single artery?
vertebral arteries forming basilar artery
example of two arteries linked by small connecting artery?
circle of willis
example of arterio-venous anatsomosis?
capillary bed in skin of face for thermoregulation
level of arch of aorta?
manubriosternal joint
branches of arch of aorta?
brachiocephalic trunk, left common carotid, left subclavian
level of brachiocephalic trunk branching?
sternoclavicular
right common carotid and subclavian
level of common carotid dividing?
top of thyroid cartilage of larynx
what does carotid sheath contain?
common and internal carotid, internal jugular, vagus, ansa cervicalis.