Anatomy of Arteries in the Head and Scalp
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The Facial Artery supplies which part of the scalp?

  • Back of the scalp (correct)
  • Top of the scalp
  • Middle of the scalp
  • Front of the scalp

    • The Posterior Auricular Artery supplies which two structures?

  • Eye and nose
  • Auricle and scalp (correct)
  • Auricle and forehead
  • Forehead and nose

    • At what level does the Internal Carotid Artery begin?

  • Level of the upper border of the thyroid cartilage (correct)
  • Level of the lower border of the thyroid cartilage
  • Level of the upper border of the cricoid cartilage
  • Level of the lower border of the cricoid cartilage

    • What structure does the Internal Carotid Artery pass through to leave the neck?

    <p>Carotid canal in the petrous part of the temporal bone</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the final termination of the Internal Carotid Artery?

    <p>Divides into the anterior and the middle cerebral arteries</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What nerve accompanies the Superficial Temporal Artery?

    <p>Auriculotemporal nerve</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the relationship between the third part of the subclavian artery and the nerves of the brachial plexus?

    <p>It is closely related to the nerves of the brachial plexus.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the origin of the facial vein?

    <p>The union of the supraorbital and supratrochlear veins.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where does the superficial temporal vein typically enter?

    <p>The parotid salivary gland.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the typical path of the facial vein as it descends?

    <p>It descends down the face with the facial artery and crosses the lateral side of the mouth.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the relationship between the costocervical trunk and the pleura?

    <p>It runs over the dome of the pleura.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the typical destination of the facial vein?

    <p>The internal jugular vein.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the route of the vertebral artery in the neck?

    <p>Through the foramina in the transverse processes of the upper six cervical vertebrae</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the terminal branch of the vertebral artery?

    <p>Basilar artery</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which branch of the thyrocervical trunk supplies the thyroid and the inferior parathyroid glands?

    <p>Inferior thyroid artery</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where does the internal thoracic artery divide into the superior epigastric and the musculophrenic arteries?

    <p>In the sixth intercostal space</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following arteries does not arise from the thyrocervical trunk?

    <p>Facial artery</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which artery runs laterally over the brachial plexus and follows the suprascapular nerve onto the back of the scapula?

    <p>Suprascapular artery</p> Signup and view all the answers

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