Ang Flashcards
The thoracic aorta becomes what after passing through the aortic hiatus?
Abdominal aorta
Describe the testicular artery
Travels inferiorly through inguinal canal into scrotum, inside spermatic cord
Supplies testis
What artery travels inferiorly through inguinal canal into the scrotum, inside the spermatic cord, and supplies the testis?
Testicular artery
Where does the ovarian artery branch off of and branches into?
Branches off of abdominal aorta between renal artery and inferior mesenteric artery
Travels inferiorly into pelvis through suspensory ligament of ovary
Branches into ovarian and tubal branches
What artery branches from abdominal aorta between renal artery and inferior mesenteric artery and travels inferiorly into pelvis through suspensory ligament of ovary and branches into ovarian and tubal branches?
Ovarian artery
What do the ovarian and tubal branches of the ovarian artery supply?
Ovarian branch: ovary
Tubal branch: uterine tubes
What branches of the ovarian artery supply the ovary and uterine tubes?
Ovarian branch
Tubal branch
Where does the superior rectal artery travel and anastomose with?
Travels over left common iliac vessels into pelvis
Supplies superior aspect of rectum
Anastomoses with middle and inferior rectal artery
Where does the median sacral artery travel?
From posterior aspect of abdominal aorta, just prior to commonl iliac branching
Travels inferiorly in median plane over L4, L5, sacrum, and coccyx
What travels from the posterior aspect of the abdominal aorta, just prior to common iliac branching, and travels inferiorly in median plane over L4, L5, sacrum, and coccyx?
Median sacral artery
Describe the common iliac arteries
Paired terminal branches of abdominal aorta
What are the paired terminal branches of abdominal aorta?
Common iliac arteries
What is the femoral artery a continuation of?
External iliac artery, distal to inguinal ligament
What is a continuation of the external iliac artery, distal to the inguinal ligament?
Femoral artery
What do the superficial and deep external pudendal arteries produce?
Anterior scrotal artery (supplies scrotum)
Anterior labial artery (supplies labia majora)
What branches off of the femoral artery?
Superficial and deep external pudendal arteries
Where does the internal iliac artery enter and supply?
Enters pelvic cavity
Supplies pelvic organs, gluteal muscles, and perineum
What enters the pelvic cavity and supplies the pelvic organs, gluteal muscles, and perineum?
Internal iliac artery
What branches off of the internal iliac artery?
Anterior division
Posterior division
What are the branches of the anterior division of the internal iliac artery?
Umbilical artery (then superior vesical artery)
Obturator artery
Inferior vesical artery (male; with prostatic branch, artery to ductus deferens)
Uterine artery (female; with vaginal, ovarian, and tubal branches)
Vaginal artery (female)
Middle rectal
Inferior gluteal artery
Internal pudendal artery (inferior rectal a, perineal a, artery of bulb of penis, artery of vestibule of vagina, deep a of penis/clitoris, dorsal a of penis/clitoris)
Describe the umbilical artery. Travels, produces, and becomes?
Travels anteriorly from anterior division of internal iliac a.
Produces superior vesical artery
Becomes median umbilical ligament
What artery from the anterior division of the internal iliac artery travels anteriorly, produces the superior vesical artery, and becomes the median umbilical ligament?
Umbilical artery
Describe the superior vesical artery
From the umbilical artery of anterior division of internal iliac artery
Has numerous branches
Supplies superior aspect of urinary bladder
What supplies the superior aspect of the urinary bladder and is from the anterior division of the internal iliac artery?
Superior vesical artery
Describe the obturator artery. Travels, exits, supplies?
From anterior branch of internal iliac artery
Travels anteroinferiorly along lateral pelvic wall
Exits pelvic cavity through obturator canal
Supplies pelvic muscles, ilium bone, fermoral head, muscles of medial thigh
What branch of the anterior division of the internal iliac artery travels anteroinferiorly along lateral pelvic wall, exits pelvic cavity through obturator canal, and supplies pelvic muscles, ilium bone, femoral head, and muscles of medial thigh?
Obturator artery
Describe the inferior vesical artery. Travels and supplies?
From anterior division of internal iliac artery
Male only
Travels inferiorly to posterior aspect of urinary bladder
Supplies seminal vesicles, prostate gland, ductus deferens, ureters, and urinary bladder
What artery from the anterior division of the internal iliac artery travels inferiorly to posterior aspect of urinary bladder and supplies seminal vesicles, prostate gland, ductus deferens, ureters, and urinary bladder?
Inferior vesical artery (male)
What is the abdominal aorta a continuation of?
Thoracic aorta after passing through aortic hiatus of diaphragm
What is the inferior vesical artery in the male analogous to in the female?
Vaginal artery
What is the vaginal artery in the female analogous to in the male?
Inferior vesical artery
Decribe the prostatic branch of the inferior vesical artery
Travels on posterolateral aspect of prostate gland to supply prostate gland
Describe the artery to ductus deferens (branch from inferior vesical artery)
Travels retroperitoneally to ductus deferens
Describe the uterine artery. Travels, supplies
Branch of anterior division of internal iliac artery
Travels medially in broad ligament of uterus
Supplies uterus, uterine tubes, ovaries, and ureters
What artery from the anterior division of the internal iliac artery travels medially in broad ligament of the uterus and supplies the uterus, uterine tubes, ovaries, and ureters?
Uterine artery
What is the uterine artery in the female developmentally homologous to in the male?
Artery of ductus deferens
What is the artery of the ductus deferens in the male developmentally homologous to in the female?
Uterine artery
What artery has a prostatic branch and an artery to ductus deferens?
Inferior vesical artery
What branches off of the inferior vesical artery?
Prostatic branch
Artery to ductus deferens
What are the branches of the uterine artery?
Vaginal branch
Ovarian branch
Tubal branches
What artery has vaginal, ovarian, and tubal branches?
Uterine artery
Describe the vaginal artery
Artery from anterior division of internal iliac artery
Can originate from uterine artery
Lateral to uterus
Travels inferiorly to lateral aspect of vagina
Describe the middle rectal artery. Travels, supplies?
From anterior division of internal iliac artery
Travels inferiorly to inferior part of rectum
Supplies inferior rectum, anal canal, and seminal vesicles (males)