Occipital Artery

Occipital Artery

Question 1. Suprasternal space
Answer:

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Syonym: Space of Burn’s

• Suprasternal space is enclosed by the investing layer of deep cervical fascia
• The inferior part of the fascia split to enclose it
• Suprasternal space contains

1. 1. The sterna heads of the right & left sternocleidomastoid muscles.
   2. The jugular venous arch communicate two anterior jugular veins
   3. A lymph node
   4. The interclavicualr nerves
   5. Suprasternal ossicles

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Question 2. Occipital artery
Answer:

Occipital artery arises from the posterior aspect of the external carotid artery, opposite the origin of facial artery

Occipital artery Branches:

1. Sternocleidomastoid branches
   1. Upper branch accompany accessory nerve
   2. Lower branch arises near the origin of the occipital artery
2. Mastoid branches
3. Meningeal branch
4. Muscular branch
   • One of its large branch is descending branch
   • It has superficial & deep branches
     1. The superficial branches anastomoses with the superficial branch of the transverse cervical artery
     2. The deep branches anastomoses with the vertebral & deep cervical arteries

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Question 3. Four components of deep cervical fascia
Answer:

• Investing layer
• Pretracheal layer
• Prevertebral layer
• Carotid sheath
• Buccopharyngeal fascia
• Pharyngobasilar fascia