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The dental hygienist must be able to locate the larger blood vessels of the head and neck because

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  • Blood vessels can spread disease/infection.
  • Blood vessels may become compromised during dental procedures (local injection) or durin disease processs.
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The route from the aorta through the right side

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Aorta – Brachiocephalic Artery – Right Common Carotid Artery/Right Subclavian Artery

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The route from the aorta through the left side

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Aorta – Left Common Carotid Artery/Left Subclavian Artery

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Do the right and left common carotid arteries have branches?

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No, they are branchless

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Most reliable pusle

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Carotid

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Right and Left Carotid Arteries end by bifurcating into

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Internal Carotid Artery and External Carotid Artery

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Arteries that arises lateral to the common carotid arteries

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Left and Right Subclavian Arteries

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Left and right subclavian arteries supply blood to the

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Arms

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Arterial branches of the right and left subclavian arteries supply

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  • areas of the neck
  • spnial cord
  • brain
  • areas such as the larynx, pharnyx, and upper tachea
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Arteries that branch from the common carotid at the level of the larynx

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Left and right internal carotid artery

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Left and right internal carotid artery travels upwards and lateral to the

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External carotid artery

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Do the left and right internal carotid arteries have branches as they ascend to the skull?

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No

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Left and right internal carotid artery enters the bas of the skull at the

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Carotid canal

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Tissues supplied by the left and right internal carotid arteries

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Intracranial structures - ophthalic artery which supplies the eye, orbit, and lacrimal gland

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Artery that travels upward in more medial than the internal carotid

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Left and right external carotid arteries

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Tissues supplies by the left and right external carotid arteries

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Extracranial tissues of the head and neck including the oral cavity

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How many sets of main branches that communicate with each other do the extral carotid arteries have?

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Four

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The four divisions of the eight branches of the external carotid artery

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  • Anterior
  • Medial
  • Posterior
  • Terminal
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Anterior branches of the external carotid artery

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  • Superior Thyroid Artery
  • Lingual Artery
  • Facial Artery
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Medial branches of the external carotid artery

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Ascending Pharyngeal Artery

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Posterior branches of the external carotid artery

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  • Occipital Artery
  • Posterior Auricular Artery
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Terminal branches of the external carotid artery

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  • Superficial Temporal Artery
  • Maxillary Artery
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Can the ascending pryngeal branch be seen on diagrams?

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No

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Superior thyroid artery’s four branches

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  • Infrahyoid
  • Sternoceidomastoid
  • Superior laryngeal
  • Cricothyroid
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Superior thyroid artery's infrahyoid branch supplies
Infrahyoid muscle
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Superior thyroid artery's sternocleidomastoid branch supplies
Sternocleidomastoid muscle
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Superior thyroid artery's superior laryngeal branch supplies
Muscles of the larynx
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Lingual artery's five branches
- Dorsal lingual artery - Deep lingual artery - Sublingual artery - Suprahyoid artery - Tonsillar branch artery
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Lingual artery's dorsal lingual artery branch supplies
Tongue base and body
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Lingual artery's deep lingual artery branch supplies
- Apex of tongue - Floor of mouth
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Lingual artery's sublingual artery branch supplies
- Sublingual salivary gland - Floor of mouth - Lingual periodontium/gingival of mand teeth
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Lingual artery's suprahyoid artery branch supplies
Suprahyoid muscles
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Lingual artery's tonsillar branch artery supplies
- Lingual tonsils - Soft palate
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Facial Artery's six branches
- Ascending palatine - Submental - Glandular branches - Inferior labial - Superior labial - Angular arteries
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Facial artery's ascending palatine branch supplies
- Soft palate - Palatine muscles - Palatine tonsils
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Facial artery's submental branch supplies
- Submandibular nodes - Mylohyoid & diagrastric muscles
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Facial artery's glandular branches supplies
Submandibular glands
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Facial artery's inferior branch supplies
- Lower lip tissues - Muscles of facial expression
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Facial artery's superior labial branch supplies
- Upper lip tisues - Muscles of facial expression
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Facial artery's angular arteries branches supplies
Termination of facial artery and supplies tissues along the side of the nose
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Medial exteral carotid artery's ascending pharyngeal artery's branches
- Pharyngeal branch - Meningeal branch
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Ascending pharyngeal artery's pharyngeal branch supplies
- Pharngeal walls
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Asceding pharyngeal artery's meningeal branch supplies
- Meninges - Tonsils
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Posterior branches of the external carotid artery
- Occipital artery - Posterior auricular artery
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Occipital artery's branches
- Muscular branch - Sternocleidomastoid - Auricular - Meningeal
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Occipital artery's muscular branch supplies
Suprahyoid muscles
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Occiptial artery's sternocleidomastoid brach supplies
Sternocleidomastoid muscle
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Occipital artery's auricular branch supplies
Scalp
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Occipital artery's meningeal branch supplies
Meningeal tissues
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Posterior auricular artery branches
- Auricular branch - Stylomastoid artery
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Posterior auricular artery's auricular branch supplies
Interal ear
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Posterior auricular artery's stylomastoid artery supplies
Mastoid air cells
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Superficial temporal artery's branches
- Transverse facial artery - Middle temporal artery - Frontal branch - Parietal branch
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Superficial temporal artery's transverse facial artery supplies
Parotid salivary gland duct and nearby facial tissues
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Superfical temporal artery's middle temporal artery supplies
Temporalis muscle
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Superficial temporal artery's frontal branch supplies
Frontal portion of scalp
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Superficial temporal artery's parietal branch supplies
Parietal region of scalp
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Maxillary artery's branches
- Middle meningeal artery - Inferior alveolar artery - Muscular artery branches - Posterior superior alevolar artery - Infraorbital artery - Greater palatine artery - Lesser Palatine Artery - Sphenpalatine Artery
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Maxillary artery branches into inferior alveolar artery which branches into
- Dental branch - Alveolar branch - Mylohyoid artery - Mental artery - Incisive artery (dental + alveolar branches)
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Maxillary artery branches into muscular artery which branches into
- Deep temporal artery - Pterygoid artery - Masseteric artery - Buccal artery
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Maxillary artery's middle meningeal artery branch supplies
Meninges of brain and bones of skull (enters through foramen spinsosum)
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Maxillary artery's inferior alveolar artery branches into the dental branch which supplies
Pulp of mandibular posterior teeth
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Maxillary artery's inferior alveolar artery branches into the alveolar branch which supplies
Buccal of periodontium & gingiva of the manibular posterior
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Maxillary artery's mylohyoid artery branch supplies
Floor of the mouth and mylohyoid muscle
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Maxillary artery's mental artery branch supplies
Tissues of the chin and anastomoses with inferior labial
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Maxillary artery's incisive artery branches into the dental branch which supplies
Pulp tissues of the manibular anterior teeth
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Maxillary artery's incisive artery branches into the alveolar branch which supplies
Buccal periodontium and gingiva of the mandibular anterior
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Maxillary artery branches into muscular arterty branches which branches into deep temporal artery which supplies
Temporalis muscle
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Maxillary artery branches into muscular artery branches which branches into the pterygoid artery which supplies
Lateral and medial pterygoid muscles
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Maxillary arches branches into muscular artery branches which brances into the masseteric artery which supplies
Masseter muscle
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Maxillary artery branches into muscular artery branches which branches into the buccal artery which supplies
Buccinator muscle and buccal region
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Maxillary artery branches into posterior alveolar artery which branches into the dental branch which supplies
Maxillary posterior teeth (pulp)
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Maxillary artery branches into poterior alveolar artery which branches into the alveolar branch which supplies
Buccal periodontium & gingiva of the maxillary posteror & maxillary sinus
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Maxillary artery branches into infraorbital artery which branches into the orbital artery which supplies
Orbit
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Maxillary artery branches into the infraorbital artery which branches into the anterior superior alveolar artery which branches into the dental branch which supplies
Maxillary anterior teeth (pulp)
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Maxillary artery branches into the infraoribital artery which branches into the anterior superior alveolary artery which branches into the alveolar branch which supplies
Maxillary anterior labial periodontium and gingiva of the anterior region
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Maxillary artery branches into infraorbital artery which branches into middle superior alveolar artery which branches into the dental branch which supplies
Premolar teeth (pulp)
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Maxillary artery branches into inraorbital artery which branches into middle sperio alveolar artery which branches into the alveolar branch which supplies
Buccal periodontium & gingiva of premolars
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Maxillary artery branches into greater palatine artery which supplies
Posterior hard palate
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Maxillary artery branches into the lesser palatine artery which supplies
Soft palate & palatal periodontium & gingiva
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Maxillary artery branches into the sphenopalatine artery which branches into the nasal branches which supplies
Nasal cavity
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Maxillary artery branches into the sphenopalataine artery which branches into the nasopalatine which supplies
Anterior hard palate (palatal periodoontium of maxillary anterior)
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Which branch of the maxillary artery is not always present?
Middle superior alveolar artery
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Label #1
Sphenopalatine Artery
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Label #2
Infraorbital Artery
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Label #3
Posterior Superior Alveolar Artery
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Label #4
Anterior Superior Alveolar Artery
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Label #5
Dental & Alveolar Branches of Superior Alveolar Artery
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Label #6
Dental & Alveolar Branches of Incisive Artery
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Incisive Artery
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Label #8
Mental Artery
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Label #9
Deep Temporal Artery
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Label #10
Superficial Temporal Artery
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Label #11
Middle Meningeal Artery
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Label #12
Maxillary Artery
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Label #13
Massectric Artery
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Label #14
Pterygoid Artery
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Label #15
Buccal Artery
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Label #16
Mylohyoid Artery
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Label #17
Inferior Alveolar Artery
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Label #18
Left External Carotid Artery
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Label #1
Angular Artery
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Label #2
Superior Labial Artery
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Label #3
Inferior Labial Artery
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Label #4
Submental Artery
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Label #5
Glandular Branches
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Label #6
Submandibular Gland
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Label #7
Parotid Gland
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Label #8
Ascending Palatine Artery
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Label #9
Facial Artery
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Label #10
Lingual Artery
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Label #11
External Carotid Artery
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Blood supply pathway for infrahyoid muscle
External Carotid Artery > Superior Thyroid > Infrahyoid > Infrahyoid Muscle
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Blood supply pathway for sternocleidomastoid muscle
External Carotid Artery > Superior Thyroid > Sternocleidomastoid > Sternocleidomastois Muscle
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Blood supply pathway for muscles of the larynx
External Carotid Artery > Superior Thyroid > Superior Laryngeal > Muscles of the Larynx
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Blood supply pathway for the thryoid gland
External Carotid Artery > Superior Thyroid > Cricothryoid > Thryoid Gland
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Blood supply pathway for the apex of the tongue and floor of the mouth
External Carotid Artery > Lingual Artery > Deep Lingual Artery > Apex of the Tongue and Floor of the Mouth
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Blood supply pathway for the base and body of the tongue
External Carotid Artery > Lingual Artery > Dorsal Lingual Artery > Tongue Base and Body
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Blood supply pathway for the sublingual salivary gland, floor of the mouth, lingual periodontium/gingiva of the manibular teeth
External Carotid Artery > Linguial Artery > Sublingual Artery > Sublingual Salivary Gland, Floor of the Mouth, Lingual Periodontium/Ginigva of the Mandibular Teeth
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Blood supply pathway for the suprahyoid muscles
External Carotid Artery > Lingual Artery > Suprahyoid Artery > Suprahyoid Muscles
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Blood supply pathway for the lingual tonsils and soft palate
External Carotid Artery > Lingual Artery > Tonsillar Branch Artery > Lingual Tonsils and Soft Palate
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Blood supply pathway for the soft palate, palatine muscles, and palatine tonsils
External Carotid Artery > Facial Artery > Ascending Palatine > Soft Palate, Palatine Muscles, and Palatine Tonsils
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Blood supply pathway for the submandibular nodes, mylohyoid, and diagastric muscles
External Carotid Artery > Facial Artery > Submental > Submandibular Nodes, Mylohyoid, and Diagastric Muscles
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Blood supply pathway for the submandibular glands
External Carotid Artery > Facial Artery > Glandular Branches > Submandibular Glands
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Blood supply pathway for the lower lip tissues and muscles of facial expression
External Carotid Artery > Facial Artery > Inferior Labial > Lower Lip Tissues and Muscles of Facial Expression
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Blood supply pathway for the upper lip tissues and muscles of facial expression
External Carotid Artery > Facial Artery > Superior Labial > Upper Lip Tissues and Muscles of Facial Expression
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Blood supply pathway for the tissues along side the nose
External Carotid Artery > Facial Artery > Angular Arteries > Tissues Along Side the Nose
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Blood supply pathway for the pharyngeal walls and soft palate
External Carotid Artery > Ascending Pharyngeal Artery > Pharyngeal Artery > Pharyngeal Walls and Soft Palate
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Blood supply pathway for the meninges and tonsils
External Carotid Artery > Ascending Pharyngeal Artery > Meningeal Branches > Meninges and Tonsils
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Blood suppy pathway for suprahyoid
External Carotid Artery > Occipital Arerty > Muscular Branch > Suprahyoid
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Blood suppy pathway for sternocleidomastoid muscle
External Carotid Artery > Occiptal Artery > Sternocleidomastoid > Sternocleidomastoid Muscle
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Blood supply pathway for the scalp
External Carotid Artery > Occipital Artery > Auricular > Scalp
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Blood supply pathway for the meningeal tissues
External Carotid Artery > Occipital Artery > Meningeal > Meningeal Tissues
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Blood supply pathway for the internal ear
External Carotid Artery > Posterior Auricaular Artery > Auricular Branch > Internal Ear
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Blood supply pathway for the mastoid air cells
External Carotid Artery > Poserior Auricaular Artery > Stylomastoid Artery > Mastoid Air Cells

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