Arteries of the thorax/abdomen and upper limbs

Question 1

axillary artery

Answer 1

branches from the brachiocephalic trunk and supplies the chest wall and shoulder girdle

Question 2

thoracoacromial artery

Answer 2

branches from the axillary artery and supplies the shoulder and pectoral region

Question 3

lateral thoracic artery

Answer 3

branches from the axillary artery and supplies the lateral chest wall

Question 4

subscapular artery

Answer 4

branches from the axillary artery and supplies the scapula and dorsal thorax

Question 5

anterior and posterior circumflex humeral arteries

Answer 5

branches from the axillary artery and supplies the glenohumeral joint, the shoulder and deltoid muscles

Question 6

brachial artery

Answer 6

branches at the inferior edge of the axillary artery and supplies the deep artery of the arm and the biceps brachii, triceps brachii, and coracobrachialis

Question 7

deep artery of the arm

Answer 7

branches from the brachial artery and supplies several small branches near the elbow and the triceps brachii

Question 8

radial and ulnar arteries

Answer 8

branch from the brachial artery at the elbow to supply the forearm at their same-named bones and the hand

Question 9

internal thoracic arteries

Answer 9

branch from the subclavian arteries and supply the mammary glands, most of the thorax wall, anterior intercostal structures

Question 10

anterior intercostal artery

Answer 10

branch from the internal thoracic arteries and supply anterior intercostal structures

Question 11

posterior intercostal arteries

Answer 11

branch from the costocervical trunk and supply the chest wall, parietal pleura, and the skin and muscles of the back and spine

Question 12

deep palmar arch

Answer 12

supplies the palms and fingers

Question 13

superficial palmar arch

Answer 13

supplies the phalanges, metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joints o digits 2-4

Question 14

digital arteries

Answer 14

branch from the superficial palmar arch and supply the phalanges

Question 15

suprascapular artery

Answer 15

supply the muscles and skin of the shoulder, upper extremity and the thoracic wall; these include deltoid, latissimus dorsi, long head of the triceps brachii, subscapularis, supraspinatus, infraspinatus, and serratus anterior muscles

Question 16

abdominal aorta

Answer 16

supplies abdominal organs

Question 17

celiac trunk

Answer 17

supplies stomach and esophagus

Question 18

common hepatic artery

Answer 18

branches from the celiac trunk and supplies gullbladder, pancreas, stomach

Question 19

splenic artery

Answer 19

branches from the celiac trunk and supplies spleen and stomach

Question 20

hepatic artery proper

Answer 20

supplies liver

Question 21

superior mesenteric artery

Answer 21

supplies most of the small intestine, some of the beginning of the large intestine

Question 22

renal artery

Answer 22

supplies kidneys

Question 23

middle suprarenal artery

Answer 23

supplies adrenal glands that sit on top of kidneys

Question 24

inferior mesenteric artery

Answer 24

supplies distal portion of the large intestine