Head And Neck Vessels

Front 1

Aorta

Back 1

Provides oxygenated blood to all of the tissues in the body,
The aorta is the largest artery in the human body,
Thickest walls of any blood vessel in the body,
Ascends from the heart and descends from the thoracic and abdominal cavities,
Aortic arch branches off into three major arteries: brachiocephalic, common carotid and subclavian

Front 2

Brachiocephalic Trunk (artery)

Back 2

Supplies blood to the tissues of the brain and the head,
Divides into the common carotid and the right subclavian artery

Front 3

Brachiocephalic vein

Back 3

Takes blood from the head and neck back to the heart via the subclavian vein

Front 4

Common carotid arteries (left and right)

Back 4

Supplies blood to the head and neck,
divides into the internal and external carotid arteries

Front 5

Internal jugular veins

Back 5

Returns deoxygenated blood from the head to the heart,
drains into the subclavian vein

Front 6

external jugular veins

Back 6

returns blood from the cranium's exterior and deep portions of the face to the heart,
Drains into the subclavian vein

Front 7

Subclavian vein

Back 7

Allows blood to travel along the brachiocephalic vein back to the heart.

Front 8

Right subclavian artery

Back 8

Descends from the aortic arch and leads to the right arm. Branches of the subclavian artery supply blood to parts of the shoulder, neck and head.

Front 9

Left subclavian artery

Back 9

Left subclavian artery comes out from the arch of the aorta and behind the left common carotid artery,
Supplies blood to parts of the shoulder, neck and head.

Front 10

Inferior vena cava

Back 10

Collects blood from the hepatic veins, lumbar veins, gonadal veins, renal veins, and phrenic veins,
Enters the heart through the right atrium.

Front 11

Superior Vena Cava

Back 11

Collects deoxygenated blood from the head and neck and carries it back to the heart into the right atrium