Term
| Branches of common artery |
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Definition
| Internal/External Carotid |
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Term
| Where is the baroreceptor and what is it called? |
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Definition
| Carotid sinus of the internal carotid |
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Definition
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Term
| Branches of the external carotid |
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Definition
Occipital
Lingual
Facial
Caudal auricular
Superficial temporal
Maxillary |
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Term
| Supplies blood to muscles on the caudal aspect of the skull and meninges |
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Definition
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Term
| Supplies blood to tonsil and tongue |
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Definition
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Term
| Runs with the lingual artery |
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Definition
| Hypoglossal nerve (CN XII) |
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Term
| Supplies tongue, lips and nose, mandibular and sublingual salivary glands, muscles of mastication |
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Definition
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Term
| Supplies facial nerve, parotid salivary gland, caudoauricular muscles, auricular cartilages, and temporal muscle |
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Definition
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Term
| Supplies parotid gland, masseter and temporal muscles, rostral auricular muscles, and the eyelid |
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Definition
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Term
| Passes through temporomandibular joint and alar canal |
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Definition
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Term
| Branches of maxillary artery |
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Definition
Inferior alveolar
External ophthalmic
Minor palatine
Infraorbital
Major Palatine
Sphenopalatine |
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Term
Enters the mandibular foramen with the inferior alveolar nerve, courses through the mandibular canal, exits mental foramina.
Supplies roots of the teeth in the lower jaw, and mental branches to the skin |
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Definition
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Term
| Supplies structures within the eye |
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Definition
| External ophthalmic artery |
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Term
Enters maxillary foramen, passes through the infraorbital canal, and exits the infraorbital foramen.
Supplies the upper teeth, nose and upper lip. |
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Definition
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Term
| Formed by the confluence of the linguofacial and maxillary veins |
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Definition
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Term
| Connects left and right lingual vein |
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Definition
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