Arterial Anatomy Flashcards
First part of the aorta, Prox to the arch
Coronary Artery
List the 3 branches of the aortic arch
Innominate/Brachiocephalic
Left CCA
Left Subclavian A.
Vertebral, thyrocervical, and costocervical branch off which artery?
Subclavian A.
Radial artery travels into hand and branches into the superficial palmar (volar) arch which terminates into?
Terminates into deep palmar arch by joining the deep branch of the ulnar artery
Name the predominate source of the blood flow to the hand
Ulnar artery
Digital arteries arise from ______, extending into the fingers
Palmar arches
Which artery supplies the stomach, liver, pancreas, duodenum and spleen?
Celiac Artery
What three arteries branch off the celiac
Lt. Gastric
Splenic
Common hepatic
What artery supplies the small intestines, cecum and part of the colon
Superior mesenteric artery
T/F
There can be multiple renal arteries bilaterally
True
What three things does the renal artery supply
Kidneys
Suprarenal glands
Ureters
What supplies the transverse/descending colon and part of the rectum
Inferior mesenteric artery
* IMA can act as a collateral connection and is a red flag with a lot of flow*
What supplies the pelvis, abdominal wall and lower limbs
Common iliac Arteries
What’s another name for the internal iliac artery
Hypogastric A.
Which artery travels along medial side of psoas major muscle, then passes underneath inguinal ligament
External iliac artery
*EIA becomes CFA
The superficial femoral artery runs down the leg and passes through an opening in the tendon called…
Adductor hiatus
AKA… Adductor canal, or Hunters canal
Which lower extremity artery can give off many genicular branches?
Popliteal A
Popliteal artery divides into what arteries?
Anterior (First branch) and posterior tibial arteries
What is the trifurcation
Peroneal, anterior and posterior arteries
The anterior tibial (ATA) becomes ________ artery at the ankle directed the Dorsum of the foot to the base of the great toe
Dorsalis pedis artery (DPA)
DEEP plantar artery (a branch of DPA) penetrates the sole of foot and unites with LATERAL plantar artery to make…
They unite to complete the plantar arch
What do you call the short segment between the ATA branches, PTA branches and peroneal arteries
Tibioperoneal trunk
Name two major branches of the PTA.
* they supply the sole of the foot*
Lateral and medial plantar arteries
Peroneal artery passes towards TIBIA/FIBULA (pick one) medially
Fibula
Peroneal supply lateral side of the leg and foot
T/F
True
Arteries transport gases, nutrients and other essential substances to ?
HINT: not an organ
Capillaries
What is the smallest form of arteries
Arterioles
These RESISTANT vessels help regulate blood flow by contraction and relaxation
Arterioles
What part of the arteriole system exchanges nutrients and wastes between tissue and blood
Capillaries
What are the three layers of the arterial wall from inner to outer
Tunica intima Tunica media Tunica externa (adventitia)
The adventitia layer of the arterial wall contains these tiny vessels that carry blood to the walls of the larger arteries
Vasa Vasorum
