Aortic arch, and upper extremity circulation Flashcards
This type of circulation reoxygenates the blood through lungs…
What is pulmonary circulation?
This type of circulation supplies, oxygenated blood to the heart
What is coronary circulation?
This type of circulation supplies, the rest of the body with oxygenated blood
What is the systemic circulation?
These are considered the first two branches of the ascending aorta
What is the right coronary artery and the left coronary artery
The ascending aorta deals directly with this type of circulation
What is coronary circulation?
This is considered the second branch of ascending aorta after the right, and left coronary arteries
What is the aortic arch, a.k.a. arch of aorta?
The anatomical limit of this part of the aorta starts at the second right costal cartilage and terminates at T4 (which is the 4th thoracic vertebrae of the spine)
What is the aortic arch, a.k.a. arch of aorta?
The anatomical limit of the thoracic aorta starts at this location, where the aortic arch terminates
What is t4 - the fourth thoracic vertebrae of the spine?
The aortic arch have these three branches
What is 1. the brachiocephalic artery, 2. the left common carotid artery 3. the left subclavian artery.
This is the first and largest branch of the aortic arch
What is a brachiocephalic artery a.k.a. BCT aka the innominate artery
There is only one brachiocephalic artery, a.k.a., the innominate artery and it is on the _____ side (right or left?)
What is the right side?
The innominate artery, a.k.a. the brachiocephalic artery has two branches. What are they?
What is the right common carotid artery in the right subclavian artery
This artery extends upward on the right side reaching the head, neck and face
What is the right common carotid artery?
This artery extends upward towards the right upper extremities like the arms
What is the right subclavian artery?
The second branch of the aortic arch extends upward on the left side, reaching the left side of the head, neck and face
What is the left common carotid artery?
This is the third branch of the aortic arch, and extends towards the left upper extremity, ( left arm )
What is the left subclavian artery
This artery starts at the upper border of the second right costal cartilage terminates at the upper border of the right sternoclavicular articulation
What is the innominate artery a.k.a. the brachiocephalic trunk aka BCT
This artery starts at the right sternoclavicular articulation and terminates at the lateral border of the first right rib….
What is the the right subclavian artery?
This artery starts at the left costal cartilage in terminates at the lateral border of the first left rib
What is the left subclavian artery?
This artery starts at the lateral border of the (right/ left)
first rib and terminates in the inferior borders of the (right/ left) teres major muscles, and is located in the axilla behind the medial border of the Coracobrachialis muscle
What is the right and left axillary arteries?
This artery starts at the inferior border of the right/left teres major muscle, and terminates 1 inch below the right left anti-cubital fossa and lies posteriorly to the medial border of the belly of the biceps brachii muscle; it’s vena comite is the basilic vein.
What is the right/left brachial artery
This artery starts 1 inch below the right/left anti-cubital fossa and terminates at a point over the base of the right/left thumb, (the thenar eminence), and is the lateral artery of the forearm
What is the right/ left radial artery?
This artery starts 1 inch below the right left anti-cubital fossa and terminates over the right/left pisiform bone, (the one on the pinky side) and is the medial artery of the forearm
What is the right/left ulnar artery
The right axillary artery is a continuation of this artery
What is the right subclavian artery?
