Anatomy of the Aorta and Carotid System

The brachiocephalic trunk.

Near the superior edge of the thyroid cartilage at the C4 vertebra.

The common carotid artery.

<p>The common carotid artery, internal carotid artery, internal jugular vein, and vagus nerve.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>As a direct branch of the arch of the aorta.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The primary branches are the infrahyoid branch, sternocleidomastoid branch, superior laryngeal branch, cricothyroid branch, anterior glandular branch, posterior glandular branch, and lateral glandular branch.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The superior laryngeal branch penetrates the membrana thyrohyoidea with the internal branch of the superior laryngeal nerve and supplies the laryngeal inlet and vestibulum laryngis.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The ascending pharyngeal artery arises from the posterior aspect of the external carotid artery and supplies the pharynx, prevertebral muscles, middle ear, and cranial meninges.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The lingual artery arises from the external carotid artery at the level of the hyoid bone, arches superoanteriorly, and gives off branches including dorsal lingual arteries, deep lingual arteries, sublingual arteries, and a suprahyoid branch.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The facial artery branches from the anterior surface of the external carotid artery, passes deep to the stylohyoid and posterior belly of the digastric muscles, and appears at the lower border of the mandible after passing posterior to the submandibular gland.</p> Signup and view all the answers