Vocabulary
_____ are elastic and carry oxygenated blood away from the heart to the many tissues and organs in the body
ARTERIES
True of false
The occipital vein runs along the front of the cheek
false
- it runs along the lower back of the skull
what artery supplies blood to the head?
common carotid
a network of veins
plexus
the____ is a muscular pump that propels blood throughout the body
<3
Are microscopic, hair-like vessels that allow blood to flow from the arteries to the veins
Capillaries
true or false
the anterior superior alveolar (middle superior alveolar) artery supplies the mandibular incisors and cuspids.
false, it supplies the MAXILLARY incisors and cuspids
what artery enters the face at the lower boarder of the masseter and extends diagonal across the cheek?
facial or external maxillary
two major veins
internal & external jugular
what prevents the backflow of blood?
valves
Carry deoxygenated blood back to the heart
VEINS
true or false
the mental artery supplies blood to the chin area
true
The common carotid artery branches into these 2 arteries
INTERNAL &
EXTERNAL
carotid
the superficial temporal vein empties into what vein?
external jugular
____ _____ is a collection of blood from the maxillary and mandibular teeth and empties into internal and external jugular veins
pterygoid plexus