Abdominal Aorta Flashcards
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Helps supply diaphragm
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Inferior phrenic artery
1
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This branch of the subclavian artery bifurcates to become the musculophrenic artery to help supply the diaphragm and the superior epigastric artery to help supply the anterior abdominal wall
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Internal thoracic artery
2
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From the posterior aorta. The small vessel and branches from the internal iliac artery supply the pelvic wall and pelvic diaphragm
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Median sacral artery
3
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Single trunk with three major branches
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Celiac trunk
4
Q
Single vessel that travels in the mesentery
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Superior mesenteric artery
5
Q
Paired vessels that supply the kidneys
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Renal artery
6
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Paired vessels that supply the testes or ovaries
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Gonadal artery
7
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Single trunk
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Inferior mesenteric artery
