arterial supply Flashcards
supratrochlear and the supraorbital arteries are branch of
ophthalmic artery (a branch of the internal carotid artery)
The superficial temporal artery is what branch
external carotid artery
The posterior auricular artery is what branch
external carotid artery
The occipital artery is what branch
external carotid artery
The supratrochlear and supraorbital veins unite at the medial margin of the orbit to form the
facial vein
union of facial vein
supratrochlear and supraorbital veins
The superficial temporal vein unites with the ______ in the
substance of the parotid gland to form the retromandibular vein.
maxillary vein
The posterior auricular vein unites with the ____ to form the external
jugular vein.
posterior division of the
retromandibular vein
The occipital vein drains into the ________ which lies
beneath the floor of the upper part of the posterior triangle; the plexus in turn
drains into the vertebral veins or the internal jugular vein.
suboccipital venous plexus
The face receives a rich blood supply from two main vessels
facial and
superficial temporal arteries
The face receives a rich blood supply from two main vessels
facial and
superficial temporal arteries
The facial artery arises from the ____ in the upper neck
external carotid artery
terminal branches of the ophthalmic artery
L I S S A
submental artery
inferior labial artery
superior labial artery
lateral nasal artery
angular artery
smaller terminal branch of the external carotid artery, where it ascends in front of the
auricle to supply the scalp.
superficial temporal artery
branches of superficial temporal A
transverse facial artery
anterior & posterior branch of the superficial temporal A.
