2. Aorta thoracica, Truncus brachiocephalicus, Vena cava cranialis Flashcards
What’s the 3 divisions of the aorta?
Aorta ascendens
Arcus aorta
Aorta descendens
Name features important imp or describing the aorta
- Biggest vessel of the body
- Leaves from left ventricle with oxygenated blood to the whole body and continues dorsally.
- Begins with Ostium aortae
- Closed/opened with Valva aortae with valvulae
What’s bulbus aortae?
Enlargement of aorta ascendens inside of the Pericardial sac
Describe the aorta ascendens
– Lies inside the Pericard, Pericardial sac.
Forms the Bulbus aortae which gives rise to a. coronaria dextra et sinistra.
Imp arteries for blood supplying of the heart
Describe the Arcus aorta, what is it?
– Continuation from Aorta ascendens to the level of the 6th vertebrae.
Typical rounded shape.
Which part of the aorta is divided into further branches?
Aorta descendens
- aorta thoracica
- aorta abdominalis
Describe the Aorta descendens
Runs from the 6th thoracic vertebra, through the diaphragm and into the abdominal cavity.
Which are the two branches of aorta descendens and where can they be found?
– Aorta thoracica: In thoracic cavity.
From 6th thoracic vertebrae. to hiatus aorticus in diaphragm
– Aorta abdominalis: Behind diaphragm
Which artery has it’s continuation from arcus aortae?
Truncus brachiocephalicus
In Car, Su: The independent a. subclavia sinistra
What are the branches of Truncus brachiocephalicus in Eq and Ru?
- a. subclavia sinistra
- truncus bicaroticus
- a. subclavia dextra
What are the branches of Truncus brachiocephalicus in Car and Sus?
- Truncus bicaroticus (Sus only) with it’s 2 branches;
- a. carotis communis dextra
- a. carotis communis sinistra
- a. carotis communis dextra
Car does not have Truncus bicaroticus . The branches originate directly from Truncus brachiocephalicus
- a. subclavia sinistra as an independent branch
What’s the branches of A. subclavia?
- Truncus costocervicalis
- a. vertebralis
- a. cervicalis superficialis
4 a. thoracic interna
- a. axillaris
(6. truncus thyrocervicalis)
- Only in Sus
What does the truncus costocervicalis supply and where is it situated?
It supply the muscles of the neck and thoracic vertebrae’s
Situated dorsally to subclavia
What does the a. vertebralis supply and where is it situated?
Supply brain, spinal cord, cerebellum with oxygenated blood
Runs into the canal of cervical vertebrae
Runs/situated dorsally to a. subclavia
Where is the a. cervicalis superficialis situated and supply?
Ventrally to the neck muscles
What does the a. thoracica interna supply and where is it situated?
Turns on 1st rib into thoracic cavity –> dorsal surface of sternum
Runs inside of thoracic cavity
What does the a. axillaris supply and where is it situated?
Supply thorax/ thoracic limb
Leaves thoracic cavity through the Apertura thoracica cranialis around the 1st rib and continues on the medial surface of the thoracic limb.
Origin around 1st rib on lateral margin
What is the main continuation of a. subclavia?
a. axillaris since it continues into the thoracic limb
What does the truncus thyrocervicalis supply and where is it situated?
Only in Sus!
Only on right side
A short common trunk, supplying Thyroid gland and cervical muscles
What’s the 1st branch of a. subclavia sinistra et dextra?
Truncus costocervicalis
What’s the branches of Truncus costocervicalis?
a. intercostalis suprema
a. scapularis dorsalis
a. cervicalis profunda
What’s the origin of Truncus costocervicalis and what is the continuation?
Origin: Btw 2nd and 3rd rib and branches continue dorsally
Continues beside trachea to the M. longus coli
a. intercostalis suprema, branch of Truncus costocervicalis supply which part and continuation?
- Supply only 1st intercostal spaces to 6th thoracic vertebrae
After 6th thoracic vertebrae, aorta thoracica supply
- Continues btw the ribs caudally and ventrally to the caput of the ribs.