Arteries

Question 1

Largest artery in the body

Answer 1

Aorta

Question 2

Coronary=

Answer 2

heart

Question 3

Coronary blockage

Answer 3

=ischemia (blood can’t get to tissues) = heart attack

Question 4

4 sections of the heart

Answer 4

Ascending aorta, aortic arch, descending aorta, abdominal aorta

Question 5

Ascending aorta gives rise to

Answer 5

The coronary arteries that supply the heart

Question 6

Aortic arch divides into what 3 main arteries

Answer 6

Left common carotid
Left subclavian
Brachiocephalic - divides into the right common carotid and the right subclavian arteries

These three branches supply the head neck and arms

Question 7

Aortic arch gives rise to the branches that supply the

Answer 7

Head, neck, and arms

Question 8

Descending aorta travels where

Answer 8

Down through the chest. Small branches supply the ribs and some chest structures.

Question 9

Abdominal aorta begins where and splits to become to ___

Answer 9

The abdominal aorta beings at the diaphragm and splits to become the paired iliac arteries in the lower abdomen to supply the legs and most of the major organs (stomach, pancreas, intestines, kidneys)