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1
Q

The first artery in the arch of the aorta is the __1___. The next atery is the ___2___ and the third artery is the __3___.

A
  • Innominate Artery (Right Brachiocephalic Artery)
  • Left Common Carotid Artery
  • Left Subclavian Artery
2
Q

The innominate artery subdivides into the right common carotid and the right subclavian artery. Each of the subclavian arteries have an upward branch, the:

A

Vertebral Artery

3
Q

The right and left common carotid arteries and the right and left vertebral arteries extend upwards and supply blood to the:

A

Head and Neck

4
Q

The common carotid arteries (left and right) extend upward along the trachea until they reach the upper border of the thyroid cartilage where they divide into the:

A

External Carotid Artery and Internal Carotid Artery

5
Q
  • Supply blood to the neck, face, mouth, jaws and scalp.

* Supply blood to the brain, eyes, forehead and nose.

A
  • External Carotid Arteries

* Internal Carotid Arteries

6
Q

The external carotid artery has several principal branches, as well as a few minor ones. The first principal branch is the ___ ___ __, which supplies blood to the thyroid gland.

A

Superior Thyroid Artery

7
Q

The second principal branch of the external carotid artery is the ___ ___, the artery which leads towards the tongue.

A

Lingual Artery

8
Q

The next major branch of the external carotid artery is the ___ ___ ___, the artery which leads towards the face.

A

External Maxillary Artery (3rd)

9
Q

After the external maxillary artery, the next principal branch of the external carotid artery is the ___ ___, the artery which leads towards the scalp.

A

Occipital Artery (4th)

10
Q

After the occipital branch, the external carotid artery subdivides into two main branches, the:

A

Superficial Temporal Artery and Internal Maxillary Artery

11
Q

The branch of the external carotid artery which extends upwards is the ___ ___ ___, the artery which leads towards the face and scalp.

A

Superficial Temporal Artery

12
Q

The external carotid artery subdivides into two branches, the superficial temporal artery and the ___ ___ ___. The ___ ___ ___ leads towards the deep structures of the face, towards the covering of the brain, and the teeth and jaws.

A

Internal Maxillary Artery

13
Q

The blood flows through all of these arteries into artioles and capillaries, into venules and finally into two large veins, the:

A

Posterior Facial Vein and Posterior Auricular Vein

14
Q

The posterior facial vein and posterior auricular vein combine to form the:

A

External Jugular Vein

15
Q

The external jugular veins empty into the ___ ___, the right external jugular empties into the right and the left external jugular empties into the left.

A

Subclavian Veins

16
Q

The right and left subclavian veins empty into the:

A

Right and Left Innominate (Brachiocephalic) Veins

17
Q

The right and left innominate (brachiocephalic) veins combine to form the ____1____, which leads into the ___2____.

A
  • Superior Vena Cava

* Right Atrium of the Heart

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