Vessels & Lymph, Head n Neck Flashcards
How many brachiocephalic trunks are there?
1
How many brachiocephalic veins are there?
2
Left brachiocephalic vein
Right brachiocephalic vein
T/F the Left and Right common carotid arteries are the same length
F
Right common carotid artery is shorter bc it comes off of the Brachiocephalic trunk
The left comes off the left subclavian artery
Which artery is often used, a piece of it is used for coronary bypass surgery
Internal thoracic artery (left)
List the 8 branches from the aortic arch outward on the right side and know where they are
Dorsal scapular
Right costocervical trunk
Right thyrocervical trunk
Right internal thoracic a. + Right vertebral a.
Right subclavian a. + Right common carotid a.
Brachiocephalic trunk
Aortic arch
List the 7 aortic branches from the aortic arch outward on the left side and know where they are
Left Dorsal scapular a. Left costocervical trunk Left thyrocervical trunk Left vertebral a. + Left internal thoracic a. Left subclavian a. Left common carotid a. Aortic arch
Subclavian a. travels where?
both, come off brachiocephalic trunk, go lateral to the trachea, *passing btwn
anterior scalene and middle scalenes
3 parts of the subclavian a.
1st Part: from where it breaks off of brachiocephalic trunk or aorta to medial border of ant. scalene
2nd Part: where it passes behind the ant. scalene
3rd Part: lateral border of ant. scalene to 1st rib, when it hits 1st rib it’s called the axillary a., then later it’s called the brachaii a., then it divides into the Brachial a. and Ulnar a.
List the 5 branches off of Subclavian a.
VIT-CD….
Vertebral a
Internal thoracic a. (brings blood to thorax)
Thyrocervical trunk
Costocervical trunk
Dorsal scapular a. (brings blood to rhomboids)
The thyrocervical trunk has its own 3 branches…..
1.) Inferior thyroid a. (travels w/ laryngeal n.)
Has 2 branches:
= Inf. laryngeal a.
= Ascending cervical a.
2.) Suprascapular a. (takes blood to scapula)
fyi part of subclavian triangle
3.) Transverse cervical a. (takes blood to trapezius)
fyi part of occipital triangle
which trunk is particularly very short?
thyrocervical trunk
Is the dorsal scapular a. a branch off of subclavian a.?
Yes
Inferior thyroid a. travels with what nerve?
Laryngeal n.
Costocervical Trunk has what 2 branches?
And they carry blood to where?
Deep cervical a. (muscles)
Supreme intercostal a. (1st & 2nd intercostal spaces)
The internal thoracic artery branches into which 2 “terminal” arteries?
And these terminate where?
This is used clinically in heart surgery: bypass.
Carry blood to anterior chest wall and breast.
It branches into:
Superior epigastric a.
Musculophrenic a.
These terminate at the 6th intercostal space
Vertebral a.
- ) Where does it travel
- ) Does the left Vertebral a. combine with the right one?
- ) What 2 things also does it eventually join?
1.) thru transverse foramina of C6-C1 (not C7)* so not All transverse foramina!
& thru foramen magnum
2.) Yes, they pass thru foramen magnum and then join e/o becoming the Basilar a.
3.) Cerebral Arterial Circle
& ICA to supply blood to brain
Cerebral arterial circle
is also called
Circle of Willis
Cerebral arterial circle provides “what” in case of obstruction?
collateral circulation
Cerebral arterial circle is composed of what 11 arteries?
Anterior communicating L&R Anterior cerebral L&R Internal carotid L&R Posterior communicating (L&R) Posterior cerebral L&R Basilar
What do each of the common carotid arteries branch off of?
Right = off brachiocephalic trunk Left = off of aorta
Both common carotid arteries bifurcate as they pass what?
What is located at this bifurcation?
C3
Carotid Body
What are the Carotid Bodies and what 3 things do they do?
Chemoreceptors
- ) Measure Partial pressure of 02/CO2
- ) Ph
- ) Temperature
Carotid Bodies send messages via what CN?
What type of message?
CN 9
SVA
What are the chemoreceptors called that are scattered in the aortic arch?
What do they detect?
What nerve do they send messages thru?
Aortic bodies
They detect O2/CO2, Ph, Temp
CN X
What courses thru the neck in carotid sheath without branching?
Internal carotid a.
What travels thru carotid canal to enter skull?
What part does it enter into next (and then exits)?
Internal carotid a.
Cavernous Sinus
What is a localized dilation immediately after common carotid a. bifurcates?
Carotid sinus
What is the Carotid Sinus?
What does it do?
What nerve does is send messages thru?
What type of messages are they?
Baroreceptors
Senses Blood Pressure rises (i.e. dilation in the vessel)…..so it signals for heart to slow down, vessels to dilate, and so causes blood pressure to fall.
Signals thru CN IX
GVA
Where is Carotid Sinus located?
Where is Carotid Body located?
Internal Carotid a.
right after bifurcation (baroreceptor)
Common Carotid a.
at the bifurcation (chemoreceptor)
What are the 4 Internal Carotid a.’s branches that we need to know?
Opthalmic a. (branches: Ant Ethmoid a. + Post. Ethmoid a.)
Posterior communicating a.
Middle cerebral a. (largest branch)
Anterior cerebral a
What are the Opthalmic a.’s branches?
Anterior ethmoid a.
Posterior ethmoid a.
What is significant about the Middle cerebral artery?
Largest branch of ICA
The little arteries that branch off it, Lenticulostriate arteries, is the most common location for a cerebrovascular occlusion….a stroke
Branches that come off of the Middle cerebral artery, and why are they significant?
Lenticulostriate arteries
Most common location for a cerebrovascular occlusion….a stroke
What are the External Carotid a.’s 8 branches (need to know them in order).
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(superior, ends here) Superficial temporal a. Maxillary a. Posterior auricular a. Ascending pharyngeal a. Occipital a. Facial a. Lingual a. Superior thyroid a. (inferior, starts here, right after common carotid bifurcates)
What 3 things does the Superior Thyroid a. supply blood to?
Superior larynx
Thyroid
SCM
What are the 3 branches of the Superior Thyroid a.?
Superior larynx
Glandular Branch
SCM branch
*Where exactly does the Lingual a. travel btwn?
What does it cross and where?
Btween hyoglossus / genioglossus muscles of tongue
Crosses CN XII Hypoglossal at the Lingual a.’s proximal root (right where Lingual a. branches off the External carotid a.)
Where is the Lingual a. and Lingual v. in relation to the Lingual n.?
Why is this significant?
Lingual a. and vein are inferior to it
One of few places in body where nerve, artery, vein w/ similar names do not all 3 travel together
Lingual artery’s 5 jobs?
supply blood to Tongue Suprahyoid region Sublingual gland Palatine tonsils Floor of mouth
What are the Lingual a.’s 4 branches?
Dorsal lingual a.
Sublingual a.
Deep lingual a.
Suprahyoid a.
Where does the Dorsal lingual a. supply blood to?
Base and Body of Tongue
Palatine tonsils
Epiglottis
Where does the Sublingual a. supply blood to?
Sublingual gland Mylohyoid m. Oral floor Oral Cavity Lingual gingiva of mandibular teeth
Which is the terminal branch of the branches of the Lingual a.?
Deep Lingual a.
Where does the Deep lingual branch supply blood to?
Anterior 1/3 of tongue (apex)
What are the 2 terminal branches of the External carotid a.?
It branches off into 2 at the end up there.
Superficial temporal a. (superior)
Maxillary a. (inferior)
*Sublingual a. brings blood to the sublingual gland, but not the what?
*not to the Submandibular gland, which is supplied by a branch of the facial a. (Submental a.)
How to stop a bleeding tongue?
squeeze tongue posterior to laceration, to occlude branches of Lingual a. (Dorsal lingual a.)
What 3 things does the Facial a. supply blood to?
Face
including LIPS and SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND
What are the Facial a.’s 2 branches?
Cervical branches
Facial branches
What’s the pathway of the Facial a.?
Where does it become twisty?
Passes along submandibular gland, then
Passes in a v. tortuous way over body of mandible where the Masseter m. is
List branches of Facial a.:
CERVICAL PORTION
Ascending palatine a.
Tonsilar a.
Submental a
FACIAL PORTION Superior labial a. Inferior labial a. Angular a. Lateral (dorsal) nasal a.
What does the Ascending palatine supply blood to?
pharyngeal wall
palatine tonsil
soft palate
pharyngotympanic tube
What does the Tonsillar branch supply blood to?
palatine tonsils