WEEK 2 - BLOOD VESSELS Flashcards

1
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list the features of the arteries

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  • systemic and pulmonary circulation
  • oxygenated blood
  • thicker walls
  • no valves apart from origin of heart
  • veins are often superficial to arteries to faciliate blood flow
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2
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nerves associated with arteries

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  • muscle contraction
  • hitch hikers
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purpose of muscle contraction

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  • penetrate wall and are sympathetic
  • involved in contraction of smooth muscle in the wall of vessel (in skin) or dilation (skeletal muscle)
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purpose of hitch hikers

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  • not involved in arterial function
  • remain on outside of wall
  • can be sympathetic, parasympathetic and or sensory
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5
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what is an anastomosis

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  • joint between two vessels of the same type (arteries, veins and lymph vessels)
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6
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list the types of anastomoses

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  • branches of one artery opening directly into another (left and right superior labial arteries)
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2nd type of anastomose

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  • two arteries coming together to form a single artery (vertebral artery forming the basilar artery)
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3rd type of anastomose

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two arteries linked by a small connecting artery - circle of willis

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9
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list the branches of the arch of the aorta

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3 branches
- brachiocephalic trunk
- left common carotid artery
- left subclavian artery

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10
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brachiocephalic trunk branches into what

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  • right common carotid artery and right subclavian artery
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what does the brachiocephalic trunk divide into

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  • right common carotid artery and right subclavian artery
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where does the right subclavian artery bifurcates into

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  • external and internal carotid arteries
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13
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where does the external carotid artery branch inot

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neck

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14
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where does the internal carotid artery remain

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unbranched in the neck

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15
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subclavian artery branches

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VIT-C

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16
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first branch of the subclavian artery branch

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vertebral: deep, posterior and ascending
passes through: foramen transversaria of C1-C6 anf foramen magnum to form BASILLAR ARTERY to circle of willis

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17
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2nd branch of subclavian artery

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internal thoracic artery: inferior, descending to thorax

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18
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3rd branch of subclavian artery

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  • thyrocervical trunk: inferior thyroid artery (branch)
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19
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4th branch of subclavian artery

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costocervical trunk; lateral to thyrocervical trunk, to thorax and neck

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20
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what do the vertebral arteries anastomose to form

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  • basilar artery (on the clivus) then participates on the circle of willis
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21
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what is the carotid sheath

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thin layer of fascia (dense connective tissue) that encloses the common and internal carotid arteries, internal jugular vein and vagus nerve

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22
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structures related to carotid sheath

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  • -nerve loop supplying muscles of anterolateral neck
  • sympathetic trunk > posterior
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23
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how many branches does the external carotid artery have

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8 branches
- 3 anterior
- 3 posterior
- 2 terminal branches

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24
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list the 3 anterior branches of ECA

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  • superior thyroid artery
  • lingual artery
  • facial artery
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25
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list the 3 posterior branches of ECA

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  • ascending pharyngeal artery
  • occipital artery
  • posterior auricular artery
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26
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list the 2 terminal branches of ECA

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  • maxillary artery
  • superficial temporal artery
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27
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where does the bifurcation of the common carotid artery occur

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laryngeal prominence (adams apple)

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28
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where can the posterior branches of the ECA be related to

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posterior belly of digastric

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29
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location of ascending pharyngeal artery

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inferior

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30
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where is occipital artery

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deep

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31
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where is posterior auricular artery

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superior

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32
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where does facial artery arise from

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anterior to occipital artery

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33
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where is lingual artery

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deep to the intermediate tendon of digastric muscle

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34
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definitive features of the anterior branch of ECA

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  • superior thyroid artery
  • lingual artery
  • facial artery
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35
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features of superior thyroid artery

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  • passes inferiorly to thyroid gland
  • deep to infrahyoid strap muscles of neck
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36
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features of lingual artery

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  • passes deep to intermediate tendon of digastric and submandibular gland to side of tongue
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37
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features of facial artery

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  • wavy course, superficial
  • loops posterior to submandibular gland
  • passes over body of mandible (palpable, pressure point)
    supplies submandibular and sublingual glands, soft palate, tonsils and superficial face
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38
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what are the branches of facial artery

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  • tonsilar, submental, superior and inferior labial arteries
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39
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blood supply to thyroid gland

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  • dual blood supply
  • inferior thyroid artery from thyrocervical trunk
  • superior thyroid artery from the external carotid artery
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40
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posterior branches of ECA

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  • ascending pharyngeal artery
  • occipital artery
  • posterior auricular artery
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41
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features of ascending pharyngeal artery

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  • arises inferior to posterior belly of digastric
  • deep to styloid muscle
  • extra-cranial supply (pharynx, TMJ and tympanic cavity)
  • intra-cranial supply (meninges)
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42
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features of occipital artery

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  • deep to posterior belly of digastric
  • branches to SCM and occiput
  • grooves temporal bone medial to mastoid/digastric notch
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43
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features of posterior auricular artery

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  • arises superior to posterior belly of digastric
  • supplies parotid, auricle and occiput
44
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maxillary artery branches

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  • deep auricular and anterior tympanic arteries
    supply: TMJ, tympanic membrane, middle ear
45
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middle meningeal artery features

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deep, found between two roots of auriculotemporal nerve

46
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where does the middle meningeal artery enter skull through

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foramen spinosum

47
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what does the inferior alveolar artery accompany

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inferior alveolar nerve into mandibular foramen to supply mandible and teeth

48
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branches of muscles of mastication

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  • deep temporal arteries
  • masseteric
  • pterygoids
49
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where does the infraorbital artery enter via

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inferior orbital fissure

50
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what does the infraorbital artery give rise to

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middle and anterior superior alveolar arteries

51
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where does the iNTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY ARISES AT

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  • bifurcation of the common carotid artery
52
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does the internal carotid artery branch of

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no - remains unbranched in the neck

53
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what are the two definitive features of the internal carotid artery

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carotid sinus
carotid body

54
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what does the carotid sinus contain

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pressure receptors
blood pressure changes

55
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what does the carotid body contain

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contains chemoreceptors (oxygen levels)

56
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where does the carotid canal and cavernous sinus pass through

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through carotid canal and through back wall of foramen lacerum

57
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where does iCA travel through

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  • through cavernous sinus
58
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what does ICA give rise to

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ophthalmic artery > then joins the circle of willis to supply the brain

59
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where does the ophthalmic artery arise from

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internal carotid artery near cranial opening of optic canal

60
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what does the ophthalmic artery accompany

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optic nerve through the canal to supply orbit and eye

61
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what does ophthalmic artery branches into

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  • supraorbital and
  • supratrochlear artery
62
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where does the branches of ophthalmic artery exit through

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pass across the upper rim of the orbit and exit to supply the skin and muscles of forehead

63
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list the features of veins

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  • deoxygenated blood under low pressure
  • 80% of body’s blood
  • thin walled
  • anastomoses
64
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what is venous return faciliated through

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  • gravity
  • muscle in walls of veins
  • external pressure
  • valves
65
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features of intercranial venous sinus

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  • venous spaces within dura
  • collect blood from brain and cranial bones
  • no valves or muscles
66
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where does intercranial venous sinus usually drain into

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internal jugular vein

67
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list the intercranial venous sinuses

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  • superior saggital sinus
  • confluence of sinuses
  • transverse sinuses
68
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what is the pair of cavernous sinus called

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  • venous plexus ~2cm long lateral to pituitary fossa in the middle cranial fossa
69
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what is cavernous sinus connected to

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  • dural sinuses, ophthalmic veins and pterygoid venous plexus via emissary veins
70
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what does travelling through the sinus include

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  • internal carotid
    artery
71
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what two veins make the retromandibular vein

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  • superficial temporal vein
  • maxillary vein
72
Q

what does damage of CN VI cause

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  • abducen nerve
    thrombosis in cavernous sinus
73
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what does the superficial temporal and maxillary vein drain

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pterygoid venous plexus

74
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where does the superficial temporal vein and maxillary vein (retromandibular) form within

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parotid gland

75
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within the parotid gland, what does the retromandibular divide into

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posterior and anterior branches

76
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what is the anterior branch and facial vein tributaries of

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common facial vein > internal jugular vein

77
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what are the posterior branch and the posterior auricular branch tributaries of

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external jugular vein

78
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what is the facial vein formed by

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  • confluence of the supraorbtal and supratrochlear veins
79
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where does the drainage of the anterior maxilla and mandible occur

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facial vein

80
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where does drainage of the posterior maxilla and mandible occur

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pterygoid venous plexus

81
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what is occipital vein tributary of

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posterior auricular vein

82
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what is the pterygoid venous plexus

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a deep network of fine veins between temporalis and pterygoid muscle

83
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where does the pterygoid venous plexus receives blood from

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many adjacent larger deep veins
= sphenopalatine, deep temporals, muscles of mastication, palatine
and meningeal

84
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where does pterygoid venous plexus drain into

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  • maxillary vein
  • cavernous sinus
  • deep facial vein to facial vein
85
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where does deep facial vein drains

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  • buccinator
  • zygomatic major
  • masseter
86
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what does the deep facial vein connect

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pterygoid venous plexus and facial vein

87
Q

list the structures within parotid gland

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from superficial to deep:
- facial nerve, retromandibular vein, external carotid artery

88
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what does the parotid gland also contain

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  • greater auricular nerve and auriculotemporal nerve via glossopharyngeal nerve
89
Q

list the types of jugular veins

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  • anterior
  • internal
  • external
90
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where is anterior jugular vein found

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  • found in the superficial neck/submandibularh
91
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what is the anterior jugular vein tributary of

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external jugular vein or subclavian vein

92
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what is external jugular vein superficial to

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  • sternocleidomastoid muscle
93
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what is external jugular vein tributary of

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subclavian vein

94
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what is internal jugular vein deep to

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SCM

95
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what is internal jugular vein tributary of

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brachiocephalic vein
- facial
- lingual
- pharyngeal
- middle and superior thyroid veins

96
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what are internal jugular veins and subclavian veins tributaries of

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  • brachiocephalic veins > tributaries of > SVC
97
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What does external jugular vein, vertebral vein, and anterior jugular vein form tributaries of

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subclavian veins

98
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inferior thryoid veins and internal thoracic vein are tributarues if

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brachiocephalic veins

99
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where is subclavian vein found anterior to

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scalenus anterior and subclavian artery on rib 1

100
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what are middle and superior thyroid veins are tributaries of

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internal jugular veins

101
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what are paired inferior thyroid vein tributaries of

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brachiocephalic vein

102
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what does the vertebral artery anastomose to form

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basilar artery on the clivus

103
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carotid sheath features

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internal carotid artery
internal jugular vein
vagus nerve

104
Q

facial vein is formed by the confluence of what

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supratrochlear vein and supraorbital vein

105
Q

parotid gland structures from superficial to deep

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facial artery
retromandibular vein
eca

106
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