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 (C)</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 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What nerve accompanies the Superficial Temporal Artery?

<p>Auriculotemporal nerve (A)</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. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the origin of the facial vein?

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

Where does the superficial temporal vein typically enter?

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

What is the typical destination of the facial vein?

<p>The internal jugular vein. (A)</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 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the terminal branch of the vertebral artery?

<p>Basilar artery (D)</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 (C)</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 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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