Arteries
The main source of blood supply to the head, face, and neck.
What is The Common Carotid?
What is the internal carotid artery?
This supplies blood to the anterior parts of the scalp, face, neck, and side of the head.
What is the external carotid artery?
Blood plasma found in the spaces between tissue cells
What is interstitial fluid?
What is the infraorbital?
This supplies blood to the lower region of the face, mouth, and nose.
What is the facial artery?
This supplies blood to the chin and the lower lip.
What is the submental?
This supplies blood to the lower lip.
What is the inferior labial?
lymphatic vessels that occur in clusters and are distributed throughout most of the body.
What are lymphatic capillaries?
This is a colorless, watery fluid derived from blood plasma as a result of filtration through the capillary walls into the tissue space
What is Lymph?
This supplies blood to the side of the nose.
What is the angular artery?
This supplies blood to the upper lip and region of the nose.
What is the Superior labial?
This is a continuation of the external carotid artery and supplies blood to the muscles of the front, side, and top of the head.
What is the superficial temporal artery?
Vein located on the side of the neck that carries blood returning to the heart from the head, face and neck.
What is the external jugular vein?
This artery supplies the scalp, the area behind and above the ear, and the skin behind the ear.
What is the posterior auricular artery?
This supplies blood to the forehead and upper eyelids.
What is the frontal artery?
This supplies blood to the side and crown of the head.
What is the parietal artery?
This supplies blood to the skin and masseter.
What is the transverse facial artery?
Glad-like structures found inside lymphatic vessels; filter the lymphatic vessels and help fight infection.
What are Lymph nodes?
This supples blood to the upper eyelids and forehead.
What is the supraorbital?
This supplies blood to the temples
What is the middle temporal artery?
This supplies blood to the front part of the ear.
What is that anterior auricular artery?
This supplies blood to the skin and muscles of the scalp and back of the head up to the crown.
What is the occipital artery?
Vein located at the side of the neck to collect blood from the brain and parts of the face and neck
What is the internal jugular vein?