Application 10: Head Arteries and Veins
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What is the main arterial supply to the head?
Common carotid artery
The common carotid artery gives off 2 main branches, what are they?
External carotid artery
Internal carotid artery
What main region does the internal carotid artery supply?
Brain
The basilar artery is a branch off of the vertebral artery, what does the basilar artery supply?
Brain
The basilar artery anastomoses with what other artery?
Internal carotid artery
The external carotid artery supplies what?
Head/face
What is a large artery called that is the continuation of the external carotid artery?
Maxillary artery
What branch off of the maxillary artery supplies the eye?
External ophthalmic artery
What are 3 main venous drainage points of the head?
Maxillary vein
Linguofacial vein
External jugular vein
What veins come together to form the external jugular vein?
Maxillary vein and Linguofacial vein
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