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Head and Neck Anatomy
Nerves, Arteries, and Veins
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Health Care
Professional
07/27/2008

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Term

Where does subclavian artery originate from?

Definition

Right side- Branch of brachiocephalic trunk

Left Side- arch of the aorta

Term
Name 5 branches of the right subclavian before it crosses the first rib
Definition

First Part (medial to Scalenus Anterior) 

1.  Vertebral Artery (becomes basilar in brain)

2.  Internal thoracic artery

Second Part (Behind Scalenus Anterior)

3.  Thyrocervical trunk

4.  Costocervical Trunk

Third Part (Lateral to scalenus anterior m)

5.  Dorsal scapular artery

Term
Name 4 branches of Thryocervical Trunk
Definition

inferior thyroid artery

transverse cervical artery

suprascapular artery

ascending cervical artery

Term
Main lymphatic drainage of the thorax and abdomen
Definition

Thoracic Duct

 

Terminates at the junction of left internal jugular and subclavian veins

Term
Name 2 branches of costocervical trunk
Definition

Deep cervical artery

supreme intercostal artery

Term
Superior Cervical ganglion supplies...
Definition

internal and external carotid

pharyngeal plexus

cardiac branches

Term
Middle cervical ganglion supplies...
Definition

Thyroid and parathyroid glands

cardiac branches

Term

Inferior cervical ganglion supplies...

Definition

vertebral plexus

cardiac branches

Term
Inferior cervical ganglion can fuse with ganglion of T1 to form this structure
Definition

cervicothroacic

aka...Stellate Ganglion

Term

What is ansa subclavia

Definition

Small strand of sympathetic trunk that forms loop over/around subclavian artery.

 

Remember...Babler said that an instuctor from the medical school asked a dental school what he was doing and the student replied "Just found the ansa subclavia"  and the med instructor said "Wow we never find that!"

 

p.s. I didn't find it

-Chad

Term

What infrahyoid muscle does C1 innervate?

Definition
Thyrohyoid
Term

Largest endocrine gland in body

Definition
Thyroid
Term

Trace 3 methods of blood supply from heart to thryroid

(Actual in lab Quiz Question!!!)

Definition

1.  Ascending Aortic Arch, right brachiocephalic trunk, right common carotid, right external carotid, superior thryroid artery. (Left side, the carotid branches directly off aortic arch)

2.  Ascending Aortic Arch, right brachiocephalic trunk (becomes right subclavian), right thryocervical trunk, inferior thryroid artery.

3.  Thyroid ima artery (rare)

Term
How many branches does the internal carotid have in the neck?
Definition

Zero (0)

 

ha...ha

Term
How many branches does the External Carotid have in the neck
Definition

Five (5)

 Ascending pharyngeal

Superior Thyroid

Lingual

Facial

Occipital

 

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Term

Name of vertebral artery once it enters to cranium.

Definition
Basilar
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