Aorta

Question 1

Label the branches of the aortic arch in the dog/cat/rabbit

Answer 1

Question 2

Label the branches of the aortic arch in the horse/ruminant

Answer 2

Question 3

Label the branches of the aortic arch in the pig

Answer 3

Question 4

Label the branches of the aorta in the dog

Answer 4

Question 5

What areas do the R and L subclavian arteries supply?

Answer 5

Cranial and ventral thorax, neck and forelimbs

Question 6

What areas do the L and R common carotid arteries supply?

Answer 6

• The head and mid-brain
• Runs along the ventro-lateral surface of the trachea and ascends in the carotid sheath alongside the reccurent laryngeal nerve

Question 7

Draw a diagram to show the branching of the common carotid artery

Answer 7

Question 8

Draw a diagram to illustrate the branching of the subclavian arteries

Answer 8

• Supplies the forelimb, and structures of the neck and cervico-thoracic region
• Gives off 4 main branches before curing around the 1st rib to continue as the axillary artery into the forelimbs