Arteries

Question 1

Vertebral

Answer 1

• travels superiorly medial to scalene, through transverse foramen of cervical vertebrae and through foramen magnum
• supplies: brain, spinal cord, meninges

Question 2

Internal thoracic

Answer 2

• enter thorax and run lateral to sternum

- supplies: anterior thoracic wall and medial breast

Question 3

inferior thyroid

Answer 3

• travels medially off thyrocervical trunk

- supplies: thyroid, parathyroid, larynx, trachea, esophagus, infrahyoid muscles

Question 4

ascending cervical

Answer 4

• travels superiorly

- supplies scalenes

Question 5

transverse cervical (superior cervical)

Answer 5

• travels posteriorly, deep to trapezius

- supplies trapezius

Question 6

transverse cervical (dorsal scapular)

Answer 6

• travels posteriorly, deep to trapezius

- supplies levator scapulae, rhomboids

Question 7

suprascapular

Answer 7

• travel posteriorly above superior transverse scapular ligament crossing supra scapular notch
• supplies supraspinatus, infraspinatus

Question 8

superior intercostal

Answer 8

• travel inferiorly

- supplies 1st and 2nd intercostal spaces

Question 9

deep cervical

Answer 9

• travel superiorly

- semispinalis muscles

Question 10

superior thoracic

Answer 10

• travel inferiorly

- 1st and 2nd intercostal spaces

Question 11

thoracoacromial

Answer 11

• near medial border of pectorals minor

- 4 branches supply: clavicular, acromial, deltoid, pectoral

Question 12

lateral thoracic

Answer 12

• near lateral border of pectorals minor, travel inferiorly

- supply lateral thoracic wall and lateral aspect of breast

Question 13

anterior and posterior circumflex humeral

Answer 13

• travel laterally around surgical neck of humerus

- supply glenohumeral joint and surrounding muscles

Question 14

subscapular

Answer 14

• travel inferiorly and divide into circumflex scapular and thoracordorsal

Question 15

circumflex scapular

Answer 15

• travel posteriorly around lateral border of scapula

- supply muscles of posterior scapula

Question 16

thoracodorsal

Answer 16

• travel inferiorly

- supply latissimus dorsi

Question 17

brachial

Answer 17

• travel through medial arm superficial to muscles; in medial bicipital groove between biceps brachii and brachial
• supply arm, forearm, hand

Question 18

deep artery of arm

Answer 18

• travel posteriorly between long and medial head of triceps; between lateral head of triceps and humerus in the radial groove with radial nerve
• supply posterior arm, elbow

Question 19

radial artery

Answer 19

• travel deep to brachioradialis in proximal forearm; superficial in distal forearm lateral to flexor carpi radials tendon; lateral to distal radius and passes across snuff box to enter dorsal hand
• supply elbow, anterior and lateral forearm, lateral hand

Question 20

ulnar artery

Answer 20

• travel deep to flexor digitorum superficialis; superficial to flexor retinaculum to enter hand
• supply elbow, posterior, medial and deep anterior forearm, medial hand

Question 21

anterior interosseous artery

Answer 21

• travel on the anterior surface of the interosseous membrane
• supply deep anterior forearm and wrist

Question 22

posterior interosseous artery

Answer 22

• travel on posterior surface of interosseous membrane

- supply elbow, posterior forearm and wrist

Question 23

palmar carpal arch

Answer 23

• travel deep to flexor tendon

- supply anterior wrist

Question 24

dorsal carpal arch

Answer 24

• travel deep to extensor tendons

- supply posterior wrist, hand and fingers

Question 25

superficial palmar arch

Answer 25

- travel deep to palmar aponeurosis | - supply palm of hand and fingers

Question 26

deep palmar arch

Answer 26

- deep to adductor pollicis | - supply palm and dorsal of hand and fingers

Question 27

common carotid

Answer 27

- travel within carotid sheath with internal jugular and vagus n. - supply head and neck

Question 28

internal carotid

Answer 28

- travel superiorly and enters cranium through carotid canal | - supply brain, structures in orbit, forehead, anterior scalp

Question 29

external carotid

Answer 29

- travels superiorly deep to posterior digastric | - supply face, larynx, pharynx, posterior/lateral scalp and meninges

Question 30

superior thyroid

Answer 30

- travel inferiorly, deep to sternothyroid | - supply thyroid gland and larynx

Question 31

ascending pharyngeal

Answer 31

- travel superiorly | - supply pharynx