Chapter 1: Arterial Anatomy

Question 1

Where does the Radial Artery travel?

Answer 1

Lateral side of forearm into hand branching to form superficial palmar arch and terminates in deep palmar arch

Question 2

Where does the Ulnar Artery travel?

Answer 2

Medial side of forearm into hand.
Deep palmar arch branch
Terminates in superficial palmar arch
Predominate source of blood flow to hand

Question 3

What does the Superficial palmar arch include?

Answer 3

1. Distal portion of Ulnar Artery

2. Branch of radial artery

Question 4

What is the first branch of the ascending Aorta?

Answer 4

Coronary Artery

Question 5

What does the Brachiocephalic Artery / Innominate Artery branch into?

Answer 5

Right CCA and Subclavian Artery

Question 6

What is the second branch off of the aortic arch?

Answer 6

Left CCA

Question 7

What is the third branch off of the aortic arch?

Answer 7

Subclavian Artery

Question 8

What are the upper extremity arteries?

Answer 8

• Subclavian Art.
• Axillary Art.
• Brachial Art.
• Radial Art.
• Ulnar Art.

Question 9

What does the deep palmar arch include?

Answer 9

Deep palmar branch of Ulnar Artery and distal portion of Radial Artery

Question 10

What are the visceral branches off of the Abdominal aorta?

Answer 10

1. Celiac Art.
2. Superior Mesenteric Art. (SMA)
3. Renal Arteries
4. Inferior Mesenteric art. (IMA)

Question 11

What does the Celiac Artery supply?

Answer 11

Stomach
Liver
Pancreas
Duodenum
Spleen

Question 12

What does the celiac artery branch into?

Answer 12

Left gastric artery
Splenic Artery
Common hepatic arteries

Question 13

What does the SMA supply?

Answer 13

Small intestine
Cecum
Parts of colon

Question 14

What do the renal arteries supply?

Answer 14

Kidneys
Suprarenal glands
Ureters

Question 15

What is the landmark for locating the left renal Artery?

Answer 15

Left renal vein which crosses the aorta anteriorly

Question 16

What does the IMA supply?

Answer 16

Descending colon and part of cecum

Question 17

What is the terminal branch off of the abdominal aorta?

Answer 17

Common iliac arteries (CIA)

Question 18

What do the common iliac arteries supply blood to?

Answer 18

Pelvis
Abdominal wall
Lower limbs

Question 19

What does the common iliac arteries divide into?

Answer 19

Internal iliac Artery (hypogastric)

External iliac Artery

Question 20

Name the arteries in the lower extremity?

Answer 20

Common femoral Artery
Popliteal Artery
Anterior tibial Artery
Posterior tibial Artery
Perineal Artery

Question 21

What does the CFA divide into?

Answer 21

Superficial femoral Artery
Deep femoral (profunda femoris) Artery

Question 22

What is the name of the opening the superficial femoral Artery passes through?

Answer 22

Adductor canal or Hunters canal

Question 23

What is the adductor hiatus?

Answer 23

Termination of the SFA and beginning of popliteal Artery

Question 24

What does the popliteal Artery divide into?

Answer 24

Anterior and posterior tibial arteries

Question 25

What arteries are considered the “trifurcation”?

Answer 25

Anterior tibial arteries Posterior tibial arteries Peroneal arteries

Question 26

What is the first branch off of the distal popliteal Artery?

Answer 26

Anterior tibial arteries

Question 27

What does the anterior tibial arteries become at its lower end?

Answer 27

Dorsalis pedis Artery (DPA)

Question 28

What is the major branch off the DPA?

Answer 28

Deep plantar Artery

Question 29

What does the deep plantar Artery feed?

Answer 29

Penetrates sole of foot, unites with lateral plantar Artery to complete plantar arch

Question 30

Where do the posterior tibial arteries course?

Answer 30

Posterior and medial side of leg

Question 31

What is the tibioperoneal trunk?

Answer 31

Shirt segment of ATA branch and branches of PTA and peroneal arteries

Question 32

What are the major branches off of the PTA?

Answer 32

Lateral and medial plantar arteries. Supplies sole of foot

Question 33

What do the peroneal arteries supply?

Answer 33

Lateral side of foot/leg

Question 34

What does plantar arch consist of?

Answer 34

Deep plantar Artery (branch off DPA)

Question 35

What are Arterioles?

Answer 35

Considered resistance vessels; assist with regulating blood flow through contraction and relaxation

Question 36

What are Capillaries?

Answer 36

Nutrients and waste products are exchanged between the tissue and blood

Question 37

What are venules?

Answer 37

Collect blood from capillaries

Question 38

What are the three layers that line arterial walls?

Answer 38

1. Tunica intima (inner layer) 2. Tunica media (middle layer) 3. Tunica externa (adventitia)(outer layer)

Question 39

What does the tunica adventitia layer contain within?

Answer 39

Vasa vorum; tiny vessels that carry blood to the walls of the larger arteries