Blood Supply 1 Flashcards
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It enters the orbit through the optic canal with the optic nerve
Opthalmic artery
Common carotipd artery divides into
External carotid artery
Internal carotid artery
Carotid sheath wt vagus and internal jugular vein
Common carotid artery
Supplies structures in the neck, face, scalp, tongue and maxilla
External carotid artery
Terminates at the substance of parotid gland behind the neck of the mandible
External carotid artery
Lies in the carotid triangle
External carotid artery
Medial to the internal carotid artery then crosses the post belly of the digastric and stylohyoid
External carotid artery
The external carotid artery is ——— to the internal carotid artery
Medial
The external carotid artery crosses what structures?
The post belly of the digastric and the stylohyoid
Branches
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Superior thyroid artery Ascending pharyngeal artery Lingual artery Facial artery Occipital artery Post auricular artery Superficial temporal artery Maxillary artery
Upper pole of the thyroid gland
Superior thyroid artery
Branches of the superior thyroid artery
- To the sternocleidomastoid
2. Superior laryngeal artery
Pharynx
Ascending pharyngeal artery
Tongue
Lingual artery
Face
Facial artery
Found at the back of the scalp
Occipital artery
The occipital artery is accompanied by
The greater occipital nerve
Auris = ear
Behind the ear
Post auricular artery
Supplies the skin over the temporal and frontal regions of the scalp
Superfical temporal artery
The internal maxillary artery branches in the infratemporal fossa
- Inferior alveolar artery
- Middle meningeal artery
- External auditory meatus & tympanic membrane
- Small branches to mastication muscles
Branches of the internal maxillary artery in the pterygopalatine fossa
Accompanies branches of maxillary nerve
- meningeal
- ganglionic
- post superior alveolar
- zygomatic
- middle sup alveolar
- ant superior alveolar
Supplies the brain, eyes, forehead, and part of the nose
Internal carotid artery
Lies in carotid sheath; no branches in the neck
Internal carotid artery
Receives blood from the brain, face and neck
Internal jugular vein