Aortic Arch Derivatives

Question 1

Part of maxillary artery (branch of external carotid)

Answer 1

First arch is MAXimal

Question 2

Stapedial artery and hyoid artery

Answer 2

Second arch = Stapedial

Question 3

Common Carotid artery and proximal part of the internal Carotid artery

Answer 3

C is the 3rd letter the alphabet - third arch

Question 4

On the left, aortic arch; on the right, proximal part of the right subclavian artery

Answer 4

4th arch (4 limbs) = systemic

Question 5

proximal part of pulmonary arteries and (on left only) ductus arteriosus

Answer 5

6th arch - pulmonary and the pulmonary-to-systemic shunt