Anatomy 2 Exam 5

Question 1

Descending aorta

Answer 1

last and longest division of the largest artery off the aortic arch. Blood is flowing downward. It passes through the two divisions:

1. Thoracic aorta
2. Abdominal aorta

Question 2

right and left common iliac arteries

Answer 2

What are the last two branches of the Abdominal aorta that terminates the descending aorta?

Question 3

located at the largest and most superior segment of the hip bone (ilium)

Answer 3

where are the right and left common iliac arteries located?

Question 4

three (3) sets

Answer 4

How many sets of iliac arteries are there?

Question 5

Common iliac artery

Answer 5

terminal branches of the descending aorta which divides into Internal & External iliac arteries

Question 6

Internal iliac artery

Answer 6

feeds and embalms the gluteal region

Question 7

External iliac artery

Answer 7

(toward the outside) will continue as the femoral artery; lies medial

Question 8

thigh, knee, leg, foot

Answer 8

What are types/ parts of lower extremities

Question 9

Femoral- thigh region

Answer 9

(hip & knee) medial boundary- the adductor longus muscle and where the femoral artery ends

Question 10

popliteal artery (behind the knee) posterior to the knee

Answer 10

the femoral artery continues as what?

Question 11

Leg Region

Answer 11

knee to ankle

Question 12

Anterior tibial artery
Dorsalis pedis
Posterior tibial artery

Answer 12

The popliteal artery divides into what?

Question 13

Anterior tibial artery

Answer 13

(in front of the tibia or shin bone) the artery comes from behind the knee and crosses in front of the shin bone or tibia. At the level of the ankle

Question 14

Dorsalis pedis

Answer 14

The anterior tibial artery continues as what?

Question 15

Dorsalis pedis

Answer 15

feeds blood to the toenail surface of the foot

Question 16

Posterior tibial artery

Answer 16

(behind the tibia or shin bone) last artery and feeds the sole of the foot

Question 17

a boundary line for the descending aorta between the thoracic and abdominal cavities

Answer 17

the diaphragm divides serving as what?

Question 18

thoracic aorta

Answer 18

leaving the arch of aorta, continues as the descending aorta in the thoracic cavity called?

Question 19

1. Parietal branches

2. Visceral branches

Answer 19

What are the two branches off the thoracic aorta

Question 20

Parietal branches

Answer 20

feeds the walls making up the thoracic cavity

Question 21

1. Intercostal arteries
2. Subcostal arteries
3. Superior phrenic arteries

Answer 21

What are the branches off the parietal branch

Question 22

Intercostal arteries

Answer 22

feed the spaces between the ribs 8 or 9 pair

Question 23

Subcostal arteries

Answer 23

two (2) feed the spaces beneath the ribs, but above the diaphragm

Question 24

Superior phrenic arteries

Answer 24

two (2) Left & Right feed the superior surface of the phrenic muscle or diaphragm

Question 25

Visceral Branches

Answer 25

feeds the viscera or organs within the thoracic cavity

Question 26

1. Bronchial arteries
2. Pericardial arteries
3. Esophageal arteries

Answer 26

What are the branches off the Visceral branch

Question 27

Bronchial arteries

Answer 27

feed the bronchi (passageway between the windpipe and lungs) trachea

Question 28

Pericardial arteries

Answer 28

feed the pericardium (sack surrounding the heart)

Question 29

Esophageal arteries

Answer 29

feed that portion of the esophagus located in the thoracic cavity (esophagus- the muscular tube that conveys food from the throat to the stomach)

Question 30

Descending abdominal aorta

Answer 30

branches that come off the abdominal aorta 3 sets are classifies according to what they feed

Question 31

Unpaired visceral branches
Paired visceral branches
Parietal branches

Answer 31

What are the 3 sets of branches off the descending abdominal aorta

Question 32

Unpaired visceral branches

Answer 32

feed unpaired or single organs within the abdominal cavity. All branches that come off of the anterior (front) of the aorta feed the unpaired organs and are classified as unpaired visceral branches

Question 33

Paired visceral branches

Answer 33

feed paired organs, organs that occur in pairs located with or originate in the abdominal cavity. All branches that come off of the lateral sides of the aorta feed paired organs located in or originating in the abdominal cavity are classified as paired visceral branches

Question 34

Parietal branches

Answer 34

feed the walls that make up the abdominal cavity. All branches that come off the posterior (bottom) of the aorta feed the walls of the abdominal cavity are classified as parietal branches

Question 35

1. Inferior Phrenic Arteries
2. Lumbar Arteries
3. Middle sacral arteries

Answer 35

What are the branches of the parietal branches off the Abdominal Aorta (Posterior)

Question 36

Inferior Phrenic Arteries

Answer 36

two (2) Left and RIght most superior are the Inferior Phrenic Arteries of the parietal branch off the abdominal aorta- feed the inferior, or under the surface, of the Phrenic muscle or diaphragm

Question 37

Lumbar arteries

Answer 37

four pair- feed the lumbar or lower back region

Question 38

Middle sacral arteries

Answer 38

most inferior single unpaired parietal branch off the abdominal aorta- feed the sacrum and coccys and rectum