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What is the main source of blood supply to the head face and neck?
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What is the main source of blood supply to the face head and neck?
External carotid artery
What major artery or vein supplies the head and neck with oxygen-rich blood?
The carotid arteries (paired) supply the head and neck with oxygen rich blood.
What is a vessel that takes blood to the heart?
The vessels that carry blood to the heart are called veins. Those that supply the body with blood from the heart are called arteries.Examples are the jugular veins that return blood from the head, and the carotid arteries that supply blood to the head.
What do carotid and vertebral arteries supply?
They supply the brain (and structures of the head, as well) with oxygenated blood.
What is the purpose of the carotid artery?
Provide blood supply to the head and neck
Where does the head and brain recevie their supply of oxygenated blood from?
the carotid arteries
What artery supplies blood to the head of the femur?
Medial Femoral Circumflex... Without this artery blood supply to the head of the femur is cut off and the head of the femur will die
The left common carotid artery receives blood from what vessel?
It supply blood to organs External to the skull.
What area of the head and skull has the greatest concentration of vessels?
The area of the head and skull with the greatest concentration of vessels is the scalp. The scalp is highly vascularized to supply blood to the hair follicles and the skin of the head. This rich blood supply helps nourish the hair and provide a protective barrier for the skull.
What are the vessels that nourish the heart?
Veins take blood to the heart, arteries take blood away from the heart.The vessels that carry blood to the heart are called veins. Those that supply the body with blood from the heart are called arteries.Examples are the jugular veins that return blood from the head, and the carotid arteries that supply blood to the head.
What is temporal artheritis?
Temporal arteritis is an inflammation of the blood vessels usually caused by some sort of damage or injury. These blood vessels are the ones that supply blood to the head.
What part of the body does the carotid artery supply?
The lingual artery is the branch of the external carotid artery that supplies the tongue with oxygenated blood.
