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| What may blood vessels spread? |
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Definition
| infection or cancerous cells |
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| How do blood vessels communicate with each other? |
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| What is a network of vessels called? |
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| What are blood filled spaces called? |
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| Do they valves and veins in the head/neck only allow one way flow? |
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Definition
| no, they allow two way flow because they are mostly absent |
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Term
| Which is more elastic and thick: veins or arteries? |
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Definition
| Arteries, veins collapse easier |
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Definition
| allow veins to push forward |
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Term
| Where do veins bring blood to? |
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Definition
| into the heart, arteries bring blood away from the heart |
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Term
| Where is the carotid sinus located? |
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Definition
| where the internal and external carotid arteries branch out |
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Term
| Where does the superior thyroid artery come from? Where does it supply blood to? (3) |
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Definition
comes off of the external carotid artery, supplies blood to...
1.infrahyoid muscles
2.sternocleidomastoid and larynx muscles
3.thyroid gland |
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| Where does the internal carotid artery supply blood to? |
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Definition
| inter-cranial structures such as the orbit, eye, and lacrimal gland |
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| What are the three branches of the lingual artery? |
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Definition
1.dorsal
2.deep lingual
3.sublingual |
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| What does the dorsal artery supply blood to? (3) |
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Definition
1.back of tongue
2.tonsils
3.soft palate |
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| What does the deep lingual artery supply blood to? |
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Definition
| Anterior and inferior surfaces of the tongue |
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| What does the sublingual artery supply blood to? |
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Definition
1.floor of the mouth
2.lingual gingiva
3.sublingual gland |
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Term
| What are the 6 branches of the facial artery? |
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Definition
1.Ascending palatine
2.Submandibular
3.submental
4.inferior labial
5.superior labial
6.angular |
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| Which brand of the facial artery is also known as the "glandular artery" |
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Definition
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| What does the ascending palatine artery supply blood to? (3) |
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Definition
1.soft palate
2.pharynx
3.tonsils |
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Term
| What does the submandibular artery supply blood to? |
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Definition
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| What does the submental artery supply blood to?(2) |
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Definition
1.myohyoid muscles
2.digastric muscles |
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| What does the inferior and superior labial branches of the facial artery supply blood to? |
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Definition
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| What does the angular branch of the facial artery supply blood to? |
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Definition
| lateral nose up to the eye |
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Term
| Where does the superficial temporal artery arise? |
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Definition
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| What does the superior-temporal branch of the external carotid artery supply blood to? (3) |
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Definition
1.the parotid gland
2.the temporalis muscle
3.the scalp |
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Term
| What supplies blood to all of the posterior mandibular teeth? |
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Definition
| interior aveolar branch of the maxillary artery |
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Term
| What does the inferior alveolar branch into that brings blood to the mandibular incisors? |
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Definition
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Term
| What are the branches of the incisive artery? (2) |
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Definition
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| What does the mental artery arise from? |
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Definition
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| Where does the middle meningeal artery supply blood to? |
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Definition
| the meninges of the brain, part of the maxillary artery |
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Term
| What are the branches of the inferior alveolar artery? (3) |
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Definition
1.myohyoid
2.incisive
3.mental |
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Term
| what do the deep temporal arteries supply blood to? |
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Definition
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Term
| What does the pterygoid arteries supply blood to? |
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Definition
| to the laterial and medial pterygoid muscles |
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Term
| What does the masseteric artery supply blood to? |
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Definition
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Term
| What does the buccal artery supply blood to? |
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Definition
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| What does the posterior superior alveolar artery supply blood to? |
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Definition
| the posterior maxillary teeth |
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Term
| What does the anterior superior alveolar artery supply blood to? |
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Definition
| the maxillary anterior teeth |
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Term
| What does the infraorbital artery branch into? |
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Definition
| goes out of the infraorbital foramen and branches into the anterior superior alveolar artery |
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Term
| What does the sphenopalatine artery supply blood to? |
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Definition
| the nasal cavity by way of the sphenopalatine foramen |
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Term
| What is the pterygoid plexus? |
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Definition
| a collection of small vessels |
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Term
| Where is the cavernous sinus? |
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Definition
| within the dura mater, communicates with the pterygoid plexus |
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Term
| Why is the cavernous sinus important to us? |
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Definition
| it is involved in the spread of dental infection |
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