Neurovasculature of the neck

Question 1

aside from arteries and veins, what else travels through the neck

Answer 1

cranial nerves that pass through foramina in base of skull

Question 2

what are 2 important functions of the neck

Answer 2

stability and mobility

Question 3

how is stability and mobility of the neck achieved

Answer 3

by the cervical vertebrae

Question 4

how do spinal nerves leave the cervical vertebrae

Answer 4

leave through the intervertebral foramen

Question 5

how many pairs of cervical spinal nerves do we have

Answer 5

8 pairs instead of 7

Question 6

what do first 4 cervical spinal nerves supply

Answer 6

neck muscles, cutaneous sensation in the neck

Question 6

what do lower pairs of cervical spinal nerves supply

Answer 6

join brachial plexus

Question 7

what are all of the muscle groups of the cervical column surrounded by

Answer 7

prevertebral fascia

Question 8

ligamentum nuchae

Answer 8

prevertebral fascia in midline posteriorly between the extensor muscles

Question 9

how many compartments in the neck

Answer 9

anterior compartment and posterior compartment

Question 10

what are the foramina that are present in cranial base from front to back

Answer 10

foramen ovale
foramen spinosum
carotid canal
jugular foramen
stylomastoid foramen
anterior condylar foramen

Question 11

where is anterior condylar foramen

Answer 11

just above occipital condyle

Question 12

what is anterior condylar foramen also called

Answer 12

hypoglossal canal

Question 13

boundaries of superior aperture of thorax

Answer 13

first thoracic vertebrae
first 2 ribs
manubrium

Question 14

what passes through superior aperture of thorax

Answer 14

airway
oesophagus
vessels
nerves

Question 15

what are 2 branches of aorta

Answer 15

brachiocephalic artery- right
common carotid- left

Question 16

what happens to brachiocephalic artery before it ascends through the superior aperture of thorax

Answer 16

divides

Question 17

branches of brachiocephalic artery

Answer 17

right common carotid artery and right subclavian artery

Question 18

common carotid artery bifurcation

Answer 18

C4/5
internal and external carotids

Question 19

where does the internal carotid artery emerge

Answer 19

close to pituitary fossa

Question 20

where does the internal jugular vein begin

Answer 20

jugular foramen

Question 21

where does internal jugular vein end

Answer 21

joins subclavian vein to form brachiocephalic vein

Question 22

where does internal jugular vein drain from

Answer 22

sigmoid sinus

Question 23

path of external jugular vein

Answer 23

crosses lateral border of sternocleidomastoid muscle, passes behind clavicle to join subclavian

Question 24

where does anterior jugular vein empty

Answer 24

subclavian vein

Question 25

branches of subclavian vein

Answer 25

internal thoracic, thyrocervical trunk (inferior thyroid artery), vertebral artery

Question 26

vertebral artery supplies

Answer 26

brain and spine

Question 26

where does the internal thoracic artery supply

Answer 26

anterior chest wall and breasts

Question 27

branches of thyrocervical trunk

Answer 27

suprascapular artery, transverse cervical, inferior thyroid, ascending cervical

Question 28

where does the vertebral artery emerge

Answer 28

subclavian artery

Question 29

what vertebrae does the vertebral artery pass through

Answer 29

C6-C1

Question 30

what does the vertebral artery pass through

Answer 30

transverse foramen

Question 31

what does the external carotid artery supply

Answer 31

skull, dura and head apart from orbit

Question 32

what does internal carotid artery supply

Answer 32

brain

Question 33

internal carotid path

Answer 33

enters carotid canal emerges from foramen lacerum comes out via optic canal

Question 34

what does opthalmic artery supply

Answer 34

contents of orbit and middle of forehead

Question 36

opthalmic artery is a branch of

Answer 36

internal carotid

Question 37

external carotid artery branches

Answer 37

superior thyroid, lingual, facial, occipital, posterior auricle, ascending pharyngeal, superficial temporal, maxillary

Question 38

what does superior thyroid artery supply

Answer 38

thyroid glands, infrahyoid muscles, sternocleidomastoid muscle

Question 39

what does the lingual artery supply

Answer 39

intrinsic muscles of tongue, floor of mouth

Question 40

what does the facial artery supply

Answer 40

the palatine tonsils, soft palate, pterygoid, mylohyoid, and digastric muscles, the submandibular gland

Question 41

what does occipital artery supply

Answer 41

posterior scalp

Question 42

what does posterior auricle artery supply

Answer 42

scalp at back ear, parotid gland, facial nerve

Question 43

what does ascending pharyngeal artery supply

Answer 43

upper pharynx, prevertebral muscles, middle ear, cranial meninges

Question 44

what does the superficial temporal artery supply

Answer 44

upper and lateral scalp

Question 45

what does the maxillary artery supply

Answer 45

muscles of mastication, upper and lower jaw, external acoustic meatus, dura mater

Question 46

what does the middle meningeal artery branch form

Answer 46

maxillary artery

Question 47

what does the middle meningeal supply

Answer 47

dura and skull

Question 48

what does the middle meningeal artery pass through

Answer 48

foramen spinosum

Question 49

what does the infraorbital artery supply

Answer 49

lining of nasal cavity and palate