KROK 1 2020 – Question 127 · KROK (Medicine) · Human Anatomy
A person received a head wound. To temporarily stop the bleeding, the doctor pressed with his finger an arterial vessel located in front of the auditory meatus and above the zygomatic arch. Name the damaged artery:
- A. A. temporalis superficialis
- B. A. auricularis posterior
- C. A. maxillaris
- D. A. pharyngea ascendens
- E. A. carotis interna
Hint
Ask which artery lies so close to the skin at this site that it can be pressed against underlying bone, and which part of the scalp it supplies.
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