Anatomy 2 Exam 4 Flashcards

1
Q

1st division of largest artery after blood leave heart going upward; aorta portion traveling up from heart which branches off to left & right coronary.

A

ASCENDING AORTA

A. LEFT CORONARY
B. RIGHT CORONARY

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Left branch off Ascending Aorta that provides blood to heart muscle only

A

LEFT CORONARY

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Right branch off Ascending Aorta that provides blood to heart muscle only

A

RIGHT CORONARY

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

ARCH OF THE AORTA

A
ARCH OF THE AORTA 
A. BRACHIOCEPHALIC 
          1.RIGHT SUBCLAVIAN 
                    a)	VERTEBRAL ARTERIES 
                    b)	INTERNAL THORACIC 
          2.RIGHT COMMON CAROTID
B. LEFT COMMON CAROTID 
C. LEFT SUBCLAVIAN
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

1st division of largest artery after ascending aorta; it arches behind heart on way to feed torso & lower extremities. Center of circulation in embalming; it has 3 branches off it

A

ARCH OF THE AORTA

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

1st branch directly off Arch of Aorta; unpaired or single artery. Eventually feeds right side of head & neck & right extremities. Branches into 2 arteries

A

BRACHIOCEPHALIC

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Named by location under right collarbone & off brachiocephalic, feeds right upper extremities

A

RIGHT SUBCLAVIAN

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

pair that branch upwards and go thru 7 cervical vertebrae to feed blood brain; unite together in cranial; in autopsy case during embalming these clipped arteries leak inside autopsy cranial

A

VERTEBRAL ARTERIES

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

most popular initial point of injection used to embalm non-autopsy cases; feeds right head & neck

A

RIGHT COMMON CAROTID

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

2nd branch directly off Arch of Aorta; feeds head and neck on left side

A

LEFT COMMON CAROTID

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

point of either side of neck where common carotid terminates & splits into internal & external carotid artery

A

Carotid Sinus

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

feed outside skull (face scalp hair)

A

External Carotid Artery

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

RIGHT EXTERNAL COMMON CAROTID ARTERY – 8 BRANCHES

A

FACIAL:

  1. SUPERIOR THYROID ARTERY
  2. LINGUAL ARTERY
  3. FACIAL ARTERY
  4. MAXILLARY ARTERY
  5. SUPERFICIAL TEMPORAL ARTERY

AURICULAR:

  1. ASCENDING PHARYNGEAL - AURICULAR
  2. OCCIPITAL ARTERY - AURICULAR
  3. POSTERIOR AURICULAR ARTERY
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

1st branch to arise off facial side of external carotid artery; feeds superior portion of thyroid gland

A

SUPERIOR THYROID ARTERY

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

2nd branch to arise off facial side of external carotid artery; feeds the tongue

A

LINGUAL ARTERY

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

3rd branch to arise off facial side of external carotid artery; most important branch for embalming process key artery to embalm face; feeds the face cheek lips mouth nose & eyelids.

A

FACIAL ARTERY

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

4th branch to arise off facial side of external carotid artery; feeds maxilla (upper jaw); upper teeth and by location muscles of mastication for chewing & swallowing

A

MAXILLARY ARTERY

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

1st branch to arise off AURICULAR (toward ear) of external carotid artery; feeds pharynx (throat) soft palet of mouth roof

A

ASCENDING PHARYNGEAL

18
Q

5th and most superior branch to arise off facial side of external carotid artery; feeds forehead region or anterior 1/3; during embalming veins in forehead protrude

A

SUPERFICIAL TEMPORAL ARTERY

19
Q

2nd branch to arise off AURICULAR (toward ear) of external carotid artery; feeds occipital (posterior) region of back scalp

A

OCCIPITAL ARTERY

20
Q

3rd most superior branch to arise off AURICULAR of external carotid artery; goes behind the ear; feeds middle or lateral 1/3 of scalp

A

POSTERIOR AURICULAR ARTERY

21
Q

3rd & last branch directly off Arch of Aorta; eventually feeds left upper extremities

A

LEFT SUBCLAVIAN

22
Q

3rd & last branch directly off Arch of Aorta; eventually feeds left upper extremities; common for embalming of left side

A

LEFT SUBCLAVIAN

23
Q

Branch off subclavian; width of pencil lead; goes inferiorly/downward; runs entire ventral aspect of torso; secondary route of circulation; in embalming autopsy case when injecting thru subclavian there’s leakage in small cut internal thoracic

A

Interior thoracic

24
Q

(Deep brachial) feeding posterior muscle of arm/triceps brachia muscle

A

PROFUNDA BRACHII

25
Q

most lateral artery of forearm; last chance to raise in embalming

A

RADIAL artery

26
Q

most medial artery of forearm; last chance to raise in embalming

A

ULNAR artery

27
Q

At wrist level feeds top of hand from wrist area; arch structure that lye deep in tissue

A

DEEP Palmar ARCH

28
Q

At wrist level (Volmar Arch) Feeds palm side of hand from wrist

A

SUPERFICIAL PALMAR ARCH

29
Q

individual arteries off Deep Palmar artery that feeds fingernail surface of digits

A

Radial DIGITAL ARTERY

30
Q

individual arteries off Superficial Palmar Arch that feeds palm side of digits

A

Ulnar DIGITAL ARTERY

31
Q

Network of arteries at the base of the brain that represents the anastamosis of the distal ends of both left and right vertebral arteries and both left and right internal carotid arteries.

A

Circle of Willis
AkA
Cerebral Arterial Circle

32
Q

Circle of Willis 9 Vessels

A
  1. VERTEBRAL ARTERY LFT/RT
  2. INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY LFT/RT
  3. BASILAR ARTERY
  4. POSTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY LFT/RT
  5. POSTERIOR COMMUNICATING ARTERY LFT/RT
  6. MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY LFT/RT
  7. ANTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY LFT/RT
  8. OPHTHALMIC ARTERY LFT/RT
  9. ANTERIOR COMMUNICATING ARTERY
33
Q

union or joining together of blood vessels; can be surgically reattached

A

Anastamosis

34
Q

branch from subclavian superiorly passes thru foramen magnum. Inside cranium they join to make basilar artery.

A

VERTEBRAL ARTERY LFT/RT

35
Q

passes through carotid canal of skull from carotid sinus; largest size artery to bring blood to brain; feeds insides skull; severed at autopsy

A

INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY LFT/RT

36
Q

single/unpaired; formed by union of left & right vertebral arteries

A

BASILAR ARTERY

37
Q

feeds posterior portion of cerebral brain tissue

A

POSTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY LFT/RT

38
Q

does not feed any specific part of brain tissue; it communicates or joins the internal carotid with posterior cerebral; rt joins rt lft joins lft

A

POSTERIOR COMMUNICATING ARTERY LFT/RT

39
Q

continuation of internal carotid; feeds middle portion of cerebral hemisphere

A

MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY LFT/RT

40
Q

feeds anterior portion of cerebral brain tissue

A

ANTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY LFT/RT

41
Q

feeds left eye

A

OPHTHALMIC ARTERY LFT/RT

42
Q

single/unpaired; small interconnecting arteries; communicate or join lft/rt anterior cerebral arteries; common branch arising from both anterior arteries; does not feed any specific part of the brain tissue

A

ANTERIOR COMMUNICATING ARTERY