Major Blood Vessels

Question 1

On which side does the CCA come straight off AA and which side is it from brachiocephalic trunk?

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Question 2

What are the main arteries of the neck?

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Question 3

CCA bifurcates…

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Question 4

What arteries give off no branches in the neck?

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Question 5

AC and TC

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Question 6

Suprascapular

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Question 7

Inferior thyroid

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Question 8

VA

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Question 9

Internal carotid artery

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Question 10

What are the borders of the carotid triangle?

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Question 11

Where does the bifurcation of the common carotid artery occur?

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Question 12

What is in the carotid sinus?

Answer 12

Baroreceptors which detect changes in arterial BP

Question 13

What is in the carotid body?

Answer 13

Peripheral chemoreceptors which detect arterial O2

Question 14

Why is the carotid triangle important?

Answer 14

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Question 15

What is the route of the internal carotid artery?

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Question 16

What is in the cavernous sinus?

Answer 16

Internal carotid artery CN….

Question 17

Ophthalmic artery

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Question 18

What are the 6 branches of the external carotid artery?

Answer 18

Superior thyroid Lingual Facial Ascending pharyngeal Occipital Posterior auricular

Question 19

What are the two terminal branches of the external carotid artery?

Answer 19

Superficial temporal Maxillary

Question 20

What arteries contribute to the blood supply to the scalp?

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Question 21

What is the scalp made from?

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Question 22

What is the clinical relevance of the blood supply to the scalp?

Answer 22

Lots of arteries and anastomosis so bleed lots

Question 23

What are the superficial arteries of the face?

Answer 23

Supraorbiral artery Supratrochlear artery ..

Question 24

What are the two main branches of the maxillary artery?

Answer 24

Middle meningeal artery - skull and dura Sphenopalantine - nosal septum

Question 25

What is the blood supply to the nasal septum?

Answer 25

Kiesselback area

Question 26

What is the blood supply to the dura and skull?

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Question 27

What is the Pterion

Answer 27

Bones join together Thin Damage to middle meningeal artery

Question 28

What happens if you rapture the middle meningeal artery?

Answer 28

Extradural haematoma

Question 29

How preserve blood supply in craniotomy?

Answer 29

Reflect downwards

Question 30

What veins drain in a different direction to their arteries?

Answer 30

Supraorbital and supratrochleal

Question 31

What are dural venous sinuses?

Answer 31

Where the veins of the brain drain into

Question 32

Emissary veins

Answer 32

From scalp and train into venous sinuses. No valves so can move in either direction

Question 33

Venous drainage of the face

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Question 34

CS

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Question 35

Danger triangle

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Question 36

What are dural venous sinuses?

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Question 37

Venous drainage of the head

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Question 38

What JV better for JVP?

Answer 38

Internal as comes directly to brachiocephalic

Question 39

How do you measure JVP?

Answer 39

Look for pulsations under the sternoclidoidal mastoid muscles