Exam 32: Arterial Supply and Venous Drainage

The superficial temporal vein and the mandibular vein form the retromandibular vein. The retromandibular vein divides into an inferior and a superior retromandibular vein.

The pterygopalatine artery supplies most of the nasal cavity. At the sphenopalatine foramen it emerges as the nasopalatine artery to anastomose with the greater palatine artery.

The inferior alveolar artery is a branch of the maxillary artery.

From the aorta, the blood flows through the thorax. In the thorax the aorta ends as common paired iliac arteries.

Which of the following are characteristics of a hematoma (select all that apply)?

A pressure point on the mandible for control of facial bleeding is located

The external carotid artery has numerous branches that supply the head and neck area with blood. The ascending pharyngeal artery is a branch within the anterior branch.

Blood from the brachiocephalic vein flows into the vena cava and into the

The external jugular vein empties into the subclavian vein.

An untreated infection at the bridge of the nose may cause serious damage because such infections can spread into a venous sinus near the base of the brain.

Which branch of the retromandibular vein may be missing (select all that apply)?

The common carotid artery runs within the carotid sheath along with the internal jugular vein. The vagus nerve lies immediately beneath the carotid sheath.

The blood supply to the tongue comes from the lingual artery.

The pterygopalatine artery supplies the soft palate area.

The facial artery is the blood supply for all of the following EXCEPT one. Which is the EXCEPTION?

The buccal gingiva of the posterior maxillary teeth is supplied by the infraorbital artery. This artery is a division of the maxillary artery.

The maxillary artery has branches that supply all of the maxillary and mandibular teeth. It also supplies the tongue and floor of the mouth.

The external jugular vein drains most of the facial area. Blood from the facial area passes out of the skull through the mental foramen.

The common carotid artery divides into the external and internal arteries. The division occurs at the hyoid bone.

The medial and lateral pterygoid muscles are supplied by which artery?