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Vasculature of the Head and Neck
Blood supply and drainage
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 3
02/05/2014

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Term
What are the two main classes of arteries that supply the head and neck?
Definition
1. Carotid arteries
2. Vertebral arteries
Term
What artery ascends in the neck, with the internal jugular vein and venous nerve?
Definition
The common carotid artery
Term
What is the carotid sheath?
Definition
The sheath housing the common carotid, as well as the internal jugular and vaguns nerve
Term
What arteries does the common carotid bifurcate into?
Definition
1. External carotid
2. Internal carotid
Term
At what level does this bifurcation occur?
Definition
At the same level as the top of the thyroid cartilage
Term
Name the 7 branches of the external carotid
Definition
1. Superior thyroid
2. Lingual
3. Facial
4. Occipital
5. Posterior auricular
6. Maxillary
7. Superficial temporal
Term
What is the fate of the internal carotid artery?
Definition
Enters the skull
Term
Through what structure does it enter the skull?
Definition
Via the carotid canal
Term
What is the carotid siphon?
Definition
The sharp turns that the internal carotid takes
Term
Where is it located?
Definition
Either side of the pituitary gland
Term
Where does the distal end f the carotid siphon run through?
Definition
The cavenous sinus
Term
(T/F) The vertebral arteries are paired
Definition
True
Term
Describe the route of the vertebral arteries into the skull
Definition
Travel up the transverse foramina (of the vert)
Term
How do they enter the skull?
Definition
Via the foramen magnum
Term
(T/F) The vertebral arteries give off branches in the neck that are not muscular
Definition
False, they are irregularly muscular
Term
What is the main source of drainage of the brain? What structure does this structure drain into?
Definition
Dural venous sinuses; they all eventually drain into the internal jugular vein
Term
Name the 8 sinuses in the brain
Definition
1. Superior sagittal
2. Inferior sagittal
3. Straight
4. Transverse (2x)
5. Sigmoid (2x)
6. Cavernous (2x)
7. Superior petrosal (2x)
8. Inferior petrosal (2x)
Term
Where does the superior sagittal meet the straight sinus?
Definition
At the confluence at the center of the occipital bone
Term
What is the function of the straight sinus?
Definition
To drain the inferior sagittal
Term
What is the function of the transverse sinuses?
Definition
Take the blood to sigmoid sinuses from the occipital confluence
Term
Where do the sigmoid veins drain into?
Definition
Drain into the jugular veins
Term
Where do the cavernous sinuses drain into?
Definition
The superior and inferior petrosal sinuses
Term
Where do the superior petrosals drain?
Definition
Proximal sigmoid sinus
Term
Where do the inferior petrosals drain?
Definition
Directly into the jugular vein
Term
(T/F) The veins of the face form a 'w'
Definition
True
Term
What are the 3 main arteries of the face?
Definition
1. Retromandibular
2. Facial
3. Posterior auricular
Term
What vessels does the retromandibular vein bifurcate to drain into?
Definition
Bifurcates to drain into the internal and external jugular veins
Term
Where does the facial vein drain into?
Definition
The internal jugular
Term
Where does the posterior auricular vein drain into?
Definition
The external jugular
Term
Name the nerve that receives sensory information from the face
Definition
The trigeminal nerve
Term
What areas does the opthalamic branch innervate?
Definition
Forehead
Term
What areas does the maxillary branch innervate?
Definition
Nose, cheek, temple
Term
What areas does the mandibular branch innervate?
Definition
Skin on the jaw and lateral cheek
Term
What nerves innervate the anterior neck and posterior area behind the ear?
Definition
C2 and C3
Term
What nerves innervate the side and back of neck, and back of the head?
Definition
C2-C5
Term
What nerve innervates the muscles of the face? How does it do this?
Definition
CN VII - sends out many branches from the area surrounding the parotid glad
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