THORAX ABDOMEN AND PELVIS

MEDICAL

ARTERIES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
This artery supplies blood to the brain, eyes, eyelids, forehead, nose and internal ear.
A
Internal carotid artery
B
Inferior labial artery
C
parietal artery
D
Occipital artery
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The supraorbital artery is a branch of the ophthalmic artery that supplies the skin of the forehead, the scalp, the frontal sinus, upper eyelid, diploe and levator palpebrae superioris.

Detailed explanation-2: -The arterial input to the eye is provided by several branches from the ophthalmic artery, which is derived from the internal carotid artery in most mammals (Fig 2.2, left). These branches include the central retinal artery, the short and long posterior ciliary arteries, and the anterior ciliary arteries.

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