Vasculature of Head and Neck

Question 1

Whats in the carotid sheath

Answer 1

• IJV
• Carotid a.
• Vagus n.

Question 2

Name the plexus off the Maxillary vein

Answer 2

Pterygoid plexus

Question 3

Name the two meniges of the brain

Answer 3

• Falx cerebri

- Tentorium cerebelli

Question 4

What runs through the cavernous sinus

Answer 4

CN III, IV, V, VI and ICA

Question 5

Name the two emissary veins

Answer 5

Parietal and Occipital

Question 6

Name the arteries of the Tyrocervical trunk

Answer 6

• suprascapular
• Transverse cervical
• Ascending Cervical
• Inferior thyroid

Question 7

Carotid Sinus

Answer 7

CN IX and X baroreceptors

Question 8

Carotid body

Answer 8

CN IX and X chemoreceptors

Question 9

Areas of the Ophthalmicartery

Answer 9

• All parts of orbit
• Ethmoid bone
• Superficial, Dorsal nasal, frontal, supraorbital

Question 10

Names the branches of the Ext. Carotid artery

Answer 10

1. Superior Thyroid
2. Ascending Pharyngeal
3. Lingual
4. Facial
5. Occipital
6. Posterior Auricular
7. Maxillary
8. Superficial Temporal

Question 11

Superior Thyroid artery anastmoses with

Answer 11

contralateral S. thyroid a. and inf thyroid a.

Question 12

Superior Thyroid branches

Answer 12

• Laryngeal
• Cricothyroid
• SCM

Question 13

Superior Thyroid supplies

Answer 13

• Ant. strap muscles
• Sup. laryngeal
• Cricothyoid
• hyoid
• SCM

Question 14

Lingual branches

Answer 14

• Dorsal Lingual
• Deep Lingual
• Sublingual

Question 15

Lingual supplies

Answer 15

-Tongue, Tonsil (palatine), sublingual gland

Question 16

Lingual anastomoses with

Answer 16

only with dorsal branch of contralateralartery

Question 17

Facial branches

Answer 17

• Tonsillar
• Sup labial
• Inf Labial
• Lateral nasal
• Angular

Question 18

Facial anastomoses with

Answer 18

• Ophthalmic

- Angular

Question 19

Facial supplies

Answer 19

• Facial regions
• palatine tonsils
• external surface of lips
• dorsal and lateral surface of nose
• external medial orbit

Question 20

Superficial Temporal Artery branches

Answer 20

• Transverse facial
• Frontal
• Parietal
• Zygomatic/Orbital

Question 21

Superficial Temporal Artery supplies

Answer 21

• Lateral and dorasl scalp
• parotid gland
• facial muscles
• Frontal, pairetal and zygomatic/orbital

Question 22

Occipital artery branches

Answer 22

• SCM
• Auricular
• Meningeal
• Decending

Question 23

Occipital artery supplies

Answer 23

• Post scalp
• post aspect of ear
• Post dura and cranial bones
• suboccipital and deep back muscles of neck

Question 24

Posterior Auricular Artery supplies

Answer 24

Scalp and post ear

Question 25

Acending Pharyngeal artery branches

Answer 25

- Pharyngeal - menigeal - tympanic

Question 26

Acending Pharyngeal artery supplies

Answer 26

- Pharyngeal constrictors - soft palate - auditory tube - palatine tonsil - middle ear

Question 27

Name the three parts of the Maillary artery

Answer 27

- Manibular - Pterygoid - Pterygopalatine

Question 28

Name the branches of the Madibular part of the maxilary artery

Answer 28

- Inf. alveolar artery - Middle meningeal artery - Deep auricular artery - Anterior tymapanic artery

Question 29

Name the branches of the Pterygoid part of the maxilary artery

Answer 29

- Masseteric a. - Deep temporal branches - Pterygoid branches - Buccal artery

Question 30

Name the branches of the Pterygopalatine part of the maxilary artery

Answer 30

- Post superior alveolar a. - Infraorbital a. - Descending Palatine a., both Gr and Ls - Sphenopalatine a.,

Question 31

Names areas the Madibular part of the maxillary supplies

Answer 31

Mandible, teeth, TMJ, ext auditary canal, tympanic cavity

Question 32

Names areas the Pterygoid part of the maxillary supplies

Answer 32

Masseter, Temporalis, pterygoids, buccal

Question 33

Names areas the Pterygopalatine part of the maxillary supplies

Answer 33

Nasal septum, soft and hard palate, max molars and alve