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1
Q

Primary blood supply to head

A

Common carotid a.

2
Q

Common carotid a. originate from?

A

Brachiocephalic trunk

3
Q

Carotid sheath contains?

A
  1. Common carotid a.
  2. Internal jugular v.
  3. Vagosympathetic trunk
  4. Tracheal lymphatic trunk
4
Q

Common carotid a. terminates as?

A

Internal and external carotid a.

After giving off cd. and cr. thyroid aa.

5
Q

Difference between carotid sinus and carotid body

A

Carotid sinus: baroreceptor (blood pressure)

Carotid body: chemoreceptor

6
Q

Branches of external carotid a. before it becomes superficial temporal a.

A
  1. Occipital a.
  2. Cr. laryngeal a.
  3. Lingual a.
  4. Facial a.
  5. Cd. auricular a.
  6. Maxillary a.
7
Q

Branches of maxillary a.

A

Before entering alar canal:
1. Inferior alveolar a.

After alar canal:

  1. External ophthalmic a.
  2. Minor palatine a.
  3. Descending palatine a.

Continues as infraorbital a.

8
Q

Parotid ln. drains?

A
  1. Ear
  2. Eyelids
  3. TMJ

+associated glands

9
Q

Palpable ln.

A

Mandibular ln.

10
Q

Terminal ln. of head

A

Medial retropharyngeal ln.

11
Q

Medial retropharyngeal ln. is located?

A

Medial to mandibular sg. between wing of atlas and larynx

12
Q

Efferents of medial retropharyngeal ln. forms?

A

Tracheal lymphatic trunk