Arteries (for the final) Flashcards

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What are the major branches of the right coronary artery?

A
  • Conus branch
  • SA branch
  • Atrial branches (mostly for right atrium)
  • Ventricular branches (for right ventricle)
  • Right marginal branch
  • Posterior interventricular branch
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What are the major branches of the left coronary artery?

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  • Anterior interventricular branch
    • Conus branch (for LV outflow tract)
    • Diagonal branches
    • Septal branches
  • Circumflex branch
    • Atrioventricular branches
    • Left marginal branch
    • Atrial branches
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What are the different parts of the aorta, and what are their vertebral column ranges?

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  • Ascending Aorta: T4-T3
  • Aortic Arch: to top of T2
  • Descending Aorta: T3-T4
    • Thoracic Aorta: T3-T12
    • Abdominal Aorta: T12-L4
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What’s the first branch of the aorta?

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Right and Left Coronary Arteries

(this card is just because it’s easy to forget…)

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What are the branches of the aortic arch?

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  • Brachiocephalic trunk (on right side). divides into:
    • Right subclavian artery
    • Right common carotid artery
  • Left common carotid artery
  • Left subclavian artery
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What are the branches of the thoracic aorta?

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Parietal branches:

  • Posterior intercostal arteries
  • Superior Phrenic arteries

Visceral branches:

  • Bronchial branches
  • Esophageal branches
  • Pericardial branches
  • Mediastinal branches
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What are the branches of the abdominal aorta?

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Parietal branches

  • Inferior phrenic arteries
  • Lumbar arteries
  • Median sacral arteries

Paired visceral branches

  • Middle suprarenal artery
  • Renal artery
  • Ovarian artery
  • Testicular artery

Unpaired visceral branches:

  • Celiac Trunk
  • Superior Mesneteric Artery
  • Inferior Mesenteric Artery
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What are the parts and branches of the subclavian artery?

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  • Thoracic Part
    • Vertebral artery
    • Internal Thoracic artery
    • Thyrocervical trunk
  • Muscular or Scalene Part (between anterior and middle scalenus muscles)
    • Costocervical trunk
  • Cervical Part
    • Dorsal Scapular Artery

Subclavian artery goes under clavicle and becomes axillary artery @ border of the first rib

*“Ansa Subclavia” is a loop between the middle cervical ganglion and stellate ganglion that wraps around subclavian artery in its thoracic part

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What are the parts and branches of the axillary artery?

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  • Suprapectoral (1st) part
    • Superior thoracic artery
  • Retropectoral (2nd) part
    • Thoracoacromial artery
    • Lateral thoracic artery
  • Infrapectoral (3rd) part
    • Subscapular artery. 2 branches:
      • Circumflex scapular artery
      • Thoracodorsal artery
    • Anterior circumflex humeral artery
    • Posterior circumflex humeral artery

Becomes the brachial artery after passing the lower margin of teres major

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What are the 3 major arteries of the arm and forearm?

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Brachial artery (arm) splits into:

Radial artery

Ulnar artery

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What are the branches of the brachial artery?

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  • Deep brachial artery (runs btwn lateral and medial heads of triceps brachii). Branches:
    • Deltoid branch
    • Middle collateral artery
    • Radial collateral artery
  • Humeral nutrient artery
  • Superior ulnar collateral artery
  • Inferior ulnar collateral artery
  • Cubital articular anastomosis: plexus of elbow joint formed by brachial, radial, and ulnar arteries
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What are the branches of the radial artery?

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  • Radial recurrent artery
  • Palmar carpal branch
  • Superficial palmar branch (joins superficial arch that is mainly supplied by the ulnar artery)
  • Dorsal carpal branch
  • First dorsal metacarpal branch: for thumb. aka Princeps Pollicis
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What is the course of the radial artery?

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  • Initially between pronator teres and brachioradialis
  • Passes between brachioradialis and flexor carpi radialis, continues on to where you can feel the radial pulse
  • Then runs on lateral surface of wrist to the radial foveola, and passes through first interdigital space to reach the palm
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What are the branches of the ulnar artery?

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  • Ulnar recurrent artery
  • Common interosseus artery. 2 branches:
    • Anterior interosseus
    • Posterior interosseus
  • Palmar carpal branch
  • Dorsal carpal branch
  • Deep palmar branch: anastomoses with the deep arch primarily supplied by the radial artery
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What are the branches of the superficial palmar arch?

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  • Common palmar digital arteries
    • Proper palmar digital arteries
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What are the branches of the external carotid artery?

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  • Superior thyroid artery
  • Ascending pharyngeal artery
  • Lingual artery
  • Facial artery
  • Occipital artery
  • Posterior auricular artery
  • Maxillary artery
  • Superficial temporal artery
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What are the branches of the first part of the maxillary artery?

A

Mandibular Part

  1. Deep auricular
  2. Anterior tympanic
  3. Middle meningeal
  4. Inferior Alveolar. Branches:
    • Mylohyoid
    • Mental
  5. Accessory Meningeal
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What are the branches of the second part of the maxillary artery?

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Pterygoid Part

  1. Deep Posterior Temporal Artery
  2. Pterygoid arteries
  3. Deep anterior temporal artery
  4. Pterygoid arteries (#2)
  5. Masseteric artery
  6. Buccal artery
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What are the branches of the 3rd part of the maxillary artery?

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Pterygopalatine Part

  1. Posterior Superior Alveolar Artery
  2. Infraorbital artery. Branches:
    • Anterior superior alveolar
    • Middle superior alveolar
  3. Sphenopalatine artery
  4. Artery of Vidrian Canal
  5. Pharyngeal arteries
20
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What are the branches of the celiac trunk?

(and the branches after that…)

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  • Left Gastric Artery
  • Common Hepatic Artery
    • Proper Hepatic artery
      • Left branch
      • Right branch
        • Cystic
    • Gastroduodenal artery
      • Right gastro-omental
      • Superior Pancreaticoduodenal (anterior and posterior branches)
  • Splenic Artery
    • Pancreatic branches
    • Left Gastro-omental
    • Short gastrics
    • Posterior Gastrics
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What are the branches of the superior mesenteric artery?

A
  • Inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery
  • Jejunal branches
  • Ileal branches
  • Ileocolic artery
    • appendicular artery
    • Anterior and posterior cecal artery
  • Right colic
  • Middle colic
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What are the branches of the inferior mesenteric artery?

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  • Left Colic
  • Sigmoid Branches
  • Superior rectal artery
    • (Sudek anastomosis between the last sigmoid branch and superior rectal artery)
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What are the branches of the external iliac?

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  • Inferior Epigastric Artery
    • Pubic branch
    • Cremastric artery
    • Artery of Round Ligament of the Uterus
  • Deep circumflex iliac artery
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What are the parietal branches of the internal iliac artery?

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  1. Iliolumbar
  2. Lateral Sacral
  3. Obturator
  4. Superior Gluteal
  5. Inferior Gluteal
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What are the visceral branches of the internal iliac artery?

A
  1. Umbilical artery - becomes the lateral umbilical ligament after birth, but part remains as the:
    • Superior Vesical arteries
  2. Inferior Vesical artery
  3. Middle Rectal artery
  4. Male/Female difference:
    • Artery to Ductus Deferens
    • Uterine Artery
  5. Internal Pudendal
26
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What are the branches of the Uterine artery?

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  • Ureteric branch
  • Uterine branch
  • Vaginal branch
  • Tubal branch
  • Ovarian branch
27
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What are the branches of the internal pudendal artery?

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  • Inferior Rectal
  • Perineal artery
    • Posterior Scrotal or Labial branches
  • Dorsal artery of penis or clitoris
  • Deep artery of penis or clitoris
  • Urethral artery
  • Artery of bulb of penis or vestibule