Major Artery of Head and Neck

Prepared by Deepak Ghimire

For: ASC-2015 JAN 31

DISCLAIMER: See your textbook for final answers in case of confusion !

 Circulation of Head and Neck
Heart
LV aorta
RV Pulmonary Artery

RA SVC/IVC

LA Pulmonary
vein
 A-B-C-S of Heart

Arch of Aorta
Brachiochephalic
trunk
Common carotid
artery
Subclavian artery
*Cardiac artery
LV AORTA
Brachiocephalic trunk R-SCA + R-CC
Common carotid A.(L)
Subclavain A (L)
 BCA
R-subclavian arm
R-common carotid
C4
Ext face
Int brain

Which is anterior ?
 Artery of head and neck
Subclavian artery (AxBrc. A)
Common carotid Artery
External carotid A & its branches
Internal carotid A.
 Branches of subclavian artery
V-I-T C & D

1st part=
1. vertibral artery
2. internal thoracic artery
3. thyro-cervical trunk
2nd part=
4. costo-cervical trunk
3rd part=
5. dorsal scapular artery...........
 subclavian artery: ViTamin C& D
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V: vertebral artery
I : Internal thoracic A.
T: thyrocervical trunk artery:
I: inferior thyroid artery
S: superficial cervical artery
S: suprascapular artery

C: costocervical artery:
S: superior intercostal artery
D: deep cervical artery

D: dorsal scapular artery

 Subclavian Artery
Axillary A
lateral border
of the first rib
brachial artery.
lower border of
the teres major
muscle
 Axillary A.
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Axillary artery branches
Superior thoracic
Thoracoacromiol
Lateral thoracic
Subscapular
Anterior circumflex humeral
Posterior circumflex humeral

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 Common carotid
Ext
Int

Bifurcation at C4
 c4

Sinus - baro
Body- chemo
 Eight- Branches of
External carotid artery.
Branches of External carotid artery.

Mnemonics : "Sister Lucy's Powdered Face

often Attracts Medical Students."
S= Superior Thyroid
L= Lingual
P= Posterior Auricular
F= Facial
O= Occipital
A= Ascending Pharyngeal
M= Maxillary
S= Superficial Temporal
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D: deep auricular artery
A: anterior tympanic artery
M: middle meningeal artery

I: inferior alveolar artery

A: accessory meningeal artery

M: masseteric artery

P: pterygoid artery
D: deep temporal artery
B: buccinator artery
S: sphenopalatine artery
D: descending palatine artery
I: infraorbital artery
P: posterior superior alveolar artery
M: middle superior alveolar artery
P: pharyngeal artery
A: anterior superior alveolar artery
A: artery of the pterygoid canal
Internal carotid Artery
ICAMCA
Vertebral
Artery
BRANCHES OF
TRIGEMINAL N.
 Questions
From what ventricle aorta rises ?
What is the first branch of aorta ?
What are 3 major branches of aorta ?
What is the first largest branch of aorta ?
What is the name of artery that divides from BC-
trunk ?
After crossing first rib, what is the name of
subclavian A?
Which artery supplies brain ?
Which artery supplies facial muscles ?