VESSELS/GLANDS OF THE HEAD (E3) Flashcards
external jugular vein
receives blood from skin and muscles of head; branches to linguofacial and maxillary vein
lingual vein
branches from the linguofacial vein ventrally; drains tongue, pharynx, larynx,
maxillary vein
branches from the external jugular vein ventrally; drains the ear, orbit, palate, nasal cavity, cheek, mandible, and cranial cavity
facial vein
branches from the linguofacial vein dorsally; drain parts of the orbit, lateral muzzle, and upper and lower lips
linguofacial vein
branches from the external jugular vein dorsally; gives rise to lingual and facial vein
common carotid artery
artery that supplies blood to the face, head, and neck; located on each side of the neck running with the vagosympathetic trunk
cranial thyroid artery
one of the first branches off of common carotid; supplies the trachea, esophagus, and thyroid gland
medial retropharyngeal lymph nodes
large lymph nodes deep; ventral to the wings of the atlas
internal carotid artery
branches off the common carotid dorsally; houses the carotid sinus (baroreceptors); supplies the brain
carotid sinus
baroreceptor that senses changes in arterial blood pressure (important so blood pressure in brain does not reach critical levels)
external carotid artery
other (thicker) branch of the common carotid artery; gives rise to many smaller arteries and eventually terminates at maxillary and superficial temporal atery
A
Parotid gland
B
Mandibular gland
C
Parotid duct
A
Mandibular salivary gland
B
Maxillary vein
C
External jugular vein
D
Linguofacial vein
a
common carotid a
b
external carotid a
c
lingual a
d
facial a
e
caudal auricular a
A
Infraorbital a
B
Palatine a (descending)
C
Maxillary a
D
External opthalmic a
E
Maxillary a
F
External carotid a
