Exam 11: Vascular Supply of the Head and Neck

The nasal cavity is supplied by the ____________________ artery, a branch of the third part of the maxillary artery.

The chambers of the heart responsible for receiving blood are the ____________________.

During diastole, the heart is at rest allowing blood to flow freely from the atria into the ventricles.

Match the vessel with the region it supplies. Answers may be used once, more than once, or not all. -Passes deep to the hyoglossus muscle

The artery that passes deep to the ramus of the mandible and supplies important structures in the deep face is the ____________________ artery.

A branch of the subclavian artery that passes up the neck and supplies blood to the brain is the ____________________ artery.

Which vessel is responsible for the return of oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart?

Lymphocytes are typically generated in which of the following organs? (Select all that apply.)

Contraction of the ____________________ allows deoxygenated blood to be pumped into the pulmonary trunk en route to the lungs.

Match the vessel with the region it supplies. Answers may be used once, more than once, or not all. -Supplies the back of the neck

Arterial blood is supplied to the hard palate via the ____________________ branch of the descending palatine artery.

Which of the following structures separates the right atrium from the right ventricle?

Pulmonary circulation occurs between the heart and lungs and is accomplished by the right side of the heart.

Which branch of the maxillary artery supplies all mandibular teeth?

Which of the following would not be affected by blockage of the maxillary artery?

The thyroid cartilage represents the level at which the common carotid artery bifurcates into the internal and external carotid arteries.

Pulmonary veins carry blood that

The rushing sound created by the improper closure of the valves of the heart is called a ____________________.

Which of the following arteries arise from the first part of the maxillary artery? (Select all that apply.)

Which branch of the maxillary artery courses between the heads of the lateral pterygoid muscles?