Arterial

Question 1

What are the terminal branches of the aorta?
1. Right and left common iliac arteries
2. Renal arteries and IMA
3. Celiac artery and SMA
4. Brachiocephalic, Left CCA, Left subclavian

Answer 1

1. Right and Left Common Iliac Arteries

The terminal branches are the same as the aorta bifurcation, as that is the end or termination of the aorta.

Question 2

Anatomically, where are the renal arteries located in relation to the renal veins?
1. Posterior
2. Anterior
3. Superior
4. Inferior

Answer 2

1.Posterior

The renal veins travel on top of (or anterior) to the renal arteries. So the renal arteries are posterior or towards the back.

Question 3

During a lower extremity arterial duplex, what vessels would be visualized if scanning laterally on the calf?
1. Popliteal artery
2. Peroneal artery
3. Posterior tibial artery
4. Anterior tibial artery

Answer 3

4. Anterior Tibial Artery

Out of the calf arteries, the posterior tibial and peroneal arteries take a medial course (inner calf) and the anterior tibial artery courses laterally.

Question 4

What vessel courses posterior to the IVC?
1. Left renal artery
2. Right renal vein
3. Left renal vein
4. Right renal artery

Answer 4

4. Right renal artery

The right renal artery must cross the IVC to get to the right kidney since the IVC is on the right side of the aorta.

Question 5

What is the best landmark for the left renal artery?
1. left renal vein
2. celiac trunk
3. aorta
4. right renal artery

Answer 5

1. Left Renal Vein

The landmark for the left renal artery must be something that is easier to see and specific to the location. The left renal vein is the best option out of these choices. The SMA would also be a good landmark if the left renal vein is not an option.

Question 6

What is the second most inner layer of the arterial wall?
1. tunica media
2. vasa vasorum
3. tunica adventitia
4. tunica intima

Answer 6

1. tunica intima

endothelial cells are a layer of the intima and the thickest layer is always the media.
1. Endothelial layer
2. tunica intima
3. tunica media
4. tunica adventitia

Question 7

What is the landmark that defines the origin of the axillary artery?
1. as it passes under the clavicle
2. after the confluence of the cephalic vein
3. at the branching of the subclavian artery
4. at the lateral border of the first rib

Answer 7

4. at the lateral border of the first rib

Question 8

What is the first banch off the aortic arch?

Answer 8

Brachiocephalic truch/innominate branch

Question 9

Where does the posterior tibial artery originate?
1. peroneal artery
2. anterior tibial artery
3. popliteal artery
4. tibioperoneal trunk

Answer 9

4. tibioperoneal trunk

Question 10

Which of the following is considered proximal to the superficial femoral artery?
1. internal iliac artery
2. Deep femoral artery
3. Popliteal artery
4. external iliac artery

Answer 10

4. External Iliac artery

Follow the flow of blood. Proximal means where the blood came from. Proximal to the SFA means the blood had passed through the vessel to get to the SFA..

Question 11

Which of the following is considered a proximal artery to the popliteal artery?
1. deep femoral
2. internal iliac
3. common femoral
4. tibioperoneal trunk

Answer 11

3. Common Femoral artery

Question 12

What provides blood supply to the walls of the right common carotid artery?
1. brachiocephalic artery
2. vasa vasorum
3. arterioles
4. Right subclavian artery

Answer 12

2. vasa vasorum

No matter what artery is in question, the vasa vasorum provides blood to all blood vessel walls.

Question 13

What is the first branch off the aortic arch?

Answer 13

Innominate/ Brachiocephalic artery

Question 14

What is the second branch off the aortic arch?

Answer 14

Left Common Carotid Artery

Question 15

What is the third branch off the aortic arch?

Answer 15

Left Subclavian Artery

Question 16

What Artery does the right subclavian originate?

Answer 16

Innominate/brachiocephalic artery.

Question 17

Where does the brachial artery terminate?

Answer 17

At the bifurcation of the radial and ulnar arteries.

Question 18

Which Palmar arch does the ulnar artery terminate? Superficial or deep?

Answer 18

Superficial Palmer Arch

Question 19

Where does the abdominal aorta originate?

Answer 19

The crus of the diaphragm

Question 20

What is the first branch of the abdominal aorta?

Answer 20

Celiac trunk

Question 21

What three arteries does the celiac give rise to?

Answer 21

Hepatic artery, gastric artery, splenic artery

Question 22

What arteries arise approximately 2cm distal to take off of the SMA?

Answer 22

Renal arteries

Question 23

Where does the ascending aorta arise from?

Answer 23

The left ventricle

Question 24

What two branches arise from the ascending aorta?

Answer 24

Right and left coronary arteries

Question 25

What landmark does the external Iliac artery terminate?

Answer 25

Inguinal ligament

Question 26

At what landmark does the common femoral artery originate?

Answer 26

Inguinal ligament

Question 27

The Hunters canal is also known as what?

Answer 27

The adductor canal

Question 28

Is the internal Iliac artery a proximal vessel to the superficial femoral artery?

Answer 28

No.
The flow from the internal Iliac artery never goes to the SFA.

Question 29

Name the vessels in the circulatory system starting at arteries.

Answer 29

Arteries - arterioles - capillaries - venules - veins

Question 30

What are the 4 layers of an artery? Inner to outer

Answer 30

Endothelium
Intima
Media
Externa/Adventitia

Question 31

What supplies blood to the arterial walls?

Answer 31

Vasa vasorum

Question 32

At what point does the Subclavian artery become the axillary?

Answer 32

The lateral border of the first rib