Vessels of love Flashcards
What are the branches of the external carotid artery?
Lingual a.
facial a.
maxillary a.
infraorbital a.
Where does the lingual artery run
to floor of mouth and lingual gingiva of mandible
Where does the facial artery run
through the antigonial notch to lips and nose
Where does the maxillary artery run
within the parotid gland
What is the branch of the maxillary artery, and where does the branch run
Inferior alveolar a., to mandible and its teeth, has branches that supply the muscle of mastication
What are the branches of the infraorbital artery and what do they supply
PSA a. supplies maxillary molars
MSA a.: maxillary premolars
ASA a.: maxillary anterior teeth
What drains the area supplied by the maxillary artery (i.e. both maxillary and mandibular areas)
pterygoid plexus of veins
What does the pterygoid plexus drain into
maxillary veins -> retromandibular veins
What do all veins of the face drain into
internal jugular veins
What are the four branches of the facial a.
ascending palatine a.
submental a.
lateral nasal/angular a.
inferior/superior labial a.
What does the ascending palatine a. supply
soft palate
pharyngeal muscles, mucosa
palatine tonsils
What does the submental a. supply
mylohyoid m.
anterior belly digastric
Where would an infection of the chin and adjacent structures including the tip of the tongue and tissues surrounding mandibular incisors drain into?
Submental lymph nodes, which then drain into submandibular nodes
What lymph node drains all maxillary and mandibular teeth?
submandibular nodes
What lymph node drains scalp, ear, prominence of the cheek, and eyelids?
parotid nodes