arteries

Question 1

Aortic Arch

Where does the aortic arch supply blood to?

Answer 1

Head, neck, and upper limbs

Question 2

What are the 3 branches of the Aortic Arch?

Answer 2

1. Brachiocephalic Trunk
2. Left common carotid artery - L head and neck
3. Left Subclavial artery - L upper limb

Question 3

What is the thoracic aorta a continuation of?

Answer 3

Aortic Arch

Question 4

Where does the thoracic aorta branch to?

Answer 4

• oesophagus
• pericardium
• bronchi
• thoracic wall (intercostal arteries)
• diaphragm

Question 5

List the direction of arteries in the upper arm

Answer 5

-subclavial
-axillary
-brachial
=====profunda brachii

Question 6

List the arteries in the forearm and hand

Answer 6

• radial and ulnar (2 branches from brachial)
• ulnar->common interosseous
• deep and superficial palmar arches
• digital arteries

Question 7

what are the 2 branches of the common carotid artery?

Answer 7

external and internal carotid

Question 8

where does the external carotid artery supply to?

Answer 8

neck, face, and scalp

• facial a.
• posterior occipital a.
• maxilarry a.
• superficial temporal

Question 9

where does the internal carotid supply to?

Answer 9

brain

• middle cerebral a.
• anterior cerebral a.

Question 10

what other artery is the brain supplied by?

Answer 10

basilar artery

Question 11

what is the basilar artery a combination of?

Answer 11

vertebral artery and subclavian artery

Question 12

where does the abdominal aorta give anterior branches to?

Answer 12

• coeliac trunk a.(foregut)
• superior mesenteric a. (midtrunk)
• inferior mesenteric a. (hindgut)

Question 13

where does the coeliac trunk supply to?

Answer 13

stomach, liver, and spleen

Question 14

where does the superior mesenteric a. supply to

Answer 14

small intestine and part of the large intestine

Question 15

where does the inferior mesenteric supply to?

Answer 15

remaining large intestine

Question 16

Name the 3 branches of the abdominal aorta

Answer 16

• Lateral
• posterolateral
• bifucates

Question 17

LIst the 3 lateral branches from the abdominal aorta

Answer 17

• surparenal
• renal
• gonadal

Question 18

what artery in the posterolateral branch that supplies the body wall in the abdominal region

Answer 18

lumbar arteries

Question 19

name the two arteries that split off of the bifucates (common iliac arteries)

Answer 19

external iliac
-lower limb
internal iliac
-pelvic organs

Question 20

Name the passage of arteries in the thigh

Answer 20

external iliac ->femoral arterty(profunda femoris)->popliteal arterty

Question 21

Name the 2 arteries the popliteal arteries split into in the leg

Answer 21

anterior tibial artery

posterior tibial artery

Question 22

name the artery that follows the anterior and posterior tibial arteries respectively

Answer 22

• dorsalis pedis

- medial and lateral plantar arteries