Arterial Supply and Venous Drainage of the Face and Head Flashcards
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Left common carotid
DIRECT branch off of the aortic arch
Right common carotid
one of the two terminal branches from the brachiocephalic trunk
bifurcation of the common carotid artery/ course of it
common carotid artery ascends within the neck to the SUPERIOR BORDER of the THYROID CARTILAGE @ C3/4 VERTEBRAL LEVEL
bifurcation of the common carotid artery into?
Internal and External carotid artery
AT THE SUPERIOR BORDER OF THE THYROID CARTILAGE C3-4 LEVEL
orientation of the carotid sheath
common carotid artery is MEDIAL to internal jugular vein. the vagus nerve is positioned POSTERIORLY between the artery and vein –> all 3 of these structures are located in the carotid sheath
internal carotid artery position
passes DEEP to the posterior belly of the digastric and stylohyoid muscles
ascends ANTERIOR to the transverse processes of C1-C3 to reach the base of the skull –> here it passes into the CAROTID CANAL (within the petrous portion of temporal bone) to reach the cranial cavity /middle cranial fossa
hypoglossal nerve and relationship with internal and external carotid artery
hypoglossal nerve CROSSES the internal/external carotid arteries.
so it passes SUPERFICIAL to both the internal and external carotid arteries
T/F the internal carotid artery has no branches in the neck region
TRUE
internal carotid artery is major source of blood to what?
Brain and orbit - a lot of anterior portions
four parts of the internal carotid artery
- Cervical Part
- Petrous Part
- Cavernous
- Cerebral
Cervical Part of the carotid artery
bifurcation of the common carotid artery to lower end of the carotid canal
Petrous part of ICA
passes through the carotid canal (in petrous temporal bone)
Cavernous part of ICA
3rd part
courses through the caverous sinus (along the body of the sphenoid)
Cerebral part of ICA
4th part
After piercing the dura (near the anterior clinoid process) the ICA gives off the OPTHALAMIC ARTERY BEFORE terminating as the anterior cerebral artery and middle cerebral artery
opthalamic artery
emerges from the internal carotid immediately upon leaving the cavernous sinus
how does opthalamic artery enter orbit?
through the optic canal
what does the opthalmic artery give rise to?
ciliiary arteries, ethoidal arteries, muscular branches–> including two that PASS TO THE FOREHEAD –> supraorbital artery
supratrochlear artery
branches from opthalmaic artery that pass to the forehead region
Supraorbital
Supratrochlear arteries
relation of the supraorbital artery and the supratrochlear artery
the supratrochlear artery is more MEDIAL and the supraorbital is above the bony orbit and lateral to the supratrochlear
Course of the external carotid artery
passes deep to the posterior belly of the digastric and stylohyoid muscles
courses POSTERIOR TO THE RAMUS OF THE MANDIBLE where it is EMBEDDED in the parotid gland
main supply of the external carotid artery
the external carotid artery and its branches mainly supply structures EXTERNAL to the skull (exceptions exist –> middle meningeal artery)
T/F the external carotid artery has branches in the neck
TRUE - several
External carotid artery branches
pnemonic
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External Carotid Artery Branches
- Superior Thyroid Artery
- Ascending pharyngeal artery
- Lingual artery
- Facial artery
- Occipital artery
- Posterior auricular artery
- MAXILLARY ARTERY
- SUPERFICIAL TEMPORAL ARTERY
all caps = terminal branches