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Nerve and Artery Branches Flashcards

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Mental nerve

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Terminal branch of inferior alveolar nerve

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Superficial temporal artery

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Terminal branch of ECA

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Transverse facial artery

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Branch of superficial temporal artery

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Inferior and superior labial arteries

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Early branches of facial artery

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Angular artery

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Final part of facial artery (gets renamed angular)

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Maxillary artery

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Terminal branch of ECA

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Meningeal branch nerve

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Branch of CN V (immediately)

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Medial and lateral pterygoid nerves

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Branch of CN V3 (motor)

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Tensor tympani nerve

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Branch of CN V3

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Tensor veli palatini nerve

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Branch of CN V3

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Exception to anterior division of V3

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Anterior is small, mainly motor except for Buccal n (sensory)

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Exception to posterior division of V3

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Posterior is larger, mainly sensory except for Mylohyoid n (motor)

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Auriculotemporal nerve

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Branch of CN V3 (sensory)

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Anterior and posterior deep temporal nerves

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Branch of CN V3

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Temporal branches of CN VII

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Branch of CN V3

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Buccal nerve

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Branch of CN V3 (sensory)

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Inferior alveolar nerves

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Branches of CN V3 (sensory)

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Lingual nerves

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Branches of CN V3 (sensory)

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Masseteric nerve

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Branch of CN V3 (motor)

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Deep temporal (ant and post) nerves

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Branches of CN V3 (motor)

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Chorda tympani nerve

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Branch of CN VII (special sensory)

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Middle meningeal artery branches

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Frontal (anterior) and parietal (posterior) branches

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Anterior meningeal branch

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Branch of anterior ethmoidal artery

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Mastoid branch

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Branch of occipital artery (occipital artery is a branch of ECA)

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Middle meningeal vessels
Branches of maxillary arteries
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Ophthalmic artery
First branch off ICA
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Basilar artery formed by
Coming together of vertebral arteries
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PICA (posterior inferior cerebellar artery)
Branch of vertebral artery
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AICA (anterior inferior cerebellar artery)
Branch of basilar artery
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Pontine, labyrinthine arteries
Branches of basilar artery
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Superior cerebellar artery
Branch of basilar artery
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Posterior cerebral artery
Terminal branch of basilar artery
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Posterior communicating artery connects
ICA with posterior cerebral artery
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Middle cerebral artery
Terminal branch of ICA
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Anterior cerebral artery
Terminal branch of ICA
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Anterior communicating artery connects
Anterior cerebral arteries
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Anterior and posterior spinal arteries
Branch of vertebral artery
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Sympathetic trunk gives rise to
Superior Cervical Ganglion and sends off internal carotid plexus
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Pharyngeal nerve
Branch of CN X
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Superior laryngeal nerve
Branch of CN X (just below pharyngeal branch)
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Pharyngeal plexus of nerves formed by
Union of pharyngeal branches of CN IX and X
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Cervical plexus formed by
C1-C4 (posterior to longus capitis/colli muscles
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Phrenic nerves formed by
C3-C5
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Brachial plexus formed by
C5-C8 (runs between anterior and middle scalene muscles)
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Vertebral artery arises from
Subclavian artery
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Sphenopalatine artery
Branch of maxillary artery
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Anterior and posterior ethmoidal arteries
Branches of ophthalmic artery
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Greater petrosal branches
From CN VII
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Deep petrosal branches
From T1-T2 (provide sympathetic fibers)
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Anterior/posterior septal branches
Branches of sphenopalatine artery (and supeior/inferior labial arteries)
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Anterior/posterior lateral nasal branches
Branches of sphenopalatine artery
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External nasal artery
Branch of anterior ethmoidal artery
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NFL divisions
CN V1
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Ethmoidal nerve
Nasociliary nerve (V1)
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Infratrochlear nerve
Nasociliary nerve (V1)
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Long ciliary nerves
Nasociliary nerve (V1) -- sensory and sympathetic to posterior eye
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Supraorbital nerve
Frontal nerve (V1)
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Supratrochlear nerve
Frontal nerve (V1)
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Posterior ciliary arteries (short and long)
Branch of ophthalmic artery (supplies outer and middle layers of eye)
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Central retinal artery
Branch of ophthalmic artery (supplies inner layer of retina)
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Ethmoidal arteries
Branch of ophthalmic artery (supply anterior cranial fossa, nose, and sinuses)
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Supraorbital artery
Branch of ophthalmic artery (supplies central region of forehead)
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Supratrochlear artery
Terminal branch of ophthalmic artery (supplies medial region of forehead)
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Lacrimal artery
Branch of ophthalmic artery (supplies lacrimal gland)
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Dorsal nasal artery
Terminal branch of ophthalmic artery
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Zygomaticofacial artery
Branch of lacrimal artery
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Zygomaticotemporal artery
Branch of lacrimal artery
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Artery of pterygoid canal
Branch of maxillary artery
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Pharyngeal artery
Branch of maxillary artery
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Deep temporal branches
Branches of maxillary artery
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Sphenopalatine artery
Branch of maxillary artery
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Infraorbital artery
Branch of maxillary artery
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Superior alveolar artery
Branch of maxillary artery
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Descending palatine artery
Branch of maxillary artery
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Buccal branch
Branch of maxillary artery
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Lateral pterygoid artery
Branch of maxillary artery
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Masseteric artery
Branch of maxillary artery
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Middle meningeal artery
Branch of maxillary artery
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Inferior alveolar artery
Branch of maxillary artery
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Branch of inferior alveolar artery
Branch of maxillary artery
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Zygomaticotemporal nerve
Branch of zygomatic nerve (V2)
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Zygomaticofacial nerve
Branch of zygomatic nerve (V2)
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Greater and lesser palatine arteries
Branches of descending palatine artery
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Lesser petrosal nerve
Branch of CN IX

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