Chapter 19 - Part 1 Flashcards
Where do coronary arteries get blood from?
Ascending aorta
Branches of ascending aorta
left and right coronary arteries
Aortic arch branches
brachiocephalic artery (right), left common carotid artery, and left subclavian artery
Branches of brachiocephalic artery (right)
right common carotid artery and right subclavian artery
What does the brachiocephalic artery supply
arm and head
Branches of right common carotid artery
right internal carotid and right external carotid
what does the right internal carotid artery supply?
supports right anterior brain
what does the right external carotid artery support?
right cranium bone (outside)
What does the right subclavian artery support?
right arm
Branches of the right subclavian artery (deep)
axillary, brachial, radial and ulnar, palmar arches, digital
True or false: there is no left brachiocephalic artery
true
Left common carotid artery branches
left internal carotid and left external carotid
what does the left internal carotid artery support?
left anterior brain
what does the left external carotid artery support?
left cranium
what does the left subclavian artery support?
left arm
Branches of the descending thoracic aorta
intercostal arteries: muscles
Blood flow from ascending aorta, aortic arch, and descending thoracic aorta
right to left; anterior to posterior of esophagus
function of abdominal aorta branches
all abdominal organs; testes and ovaries
branches of abdominal aorta
celiac trunk, superior mesenteric, inferior mesenteric, renal, and gonadal artery
what vertebra is the celiac trunk at?
T12
Celiac trunk branches
common hepatic artery (liver and upper duodenum), left gastric artery, and splenic artery
common hepatic artery
liver and upper duodenum
left gastric artery
stomach
splenic artery
spleen
branches of common hepatic artery
hepatic artery proper
what does the superior mesenteric artery supply
lower duodenum, jejunum, ileum, ascending colon, and right 2/3 or transverse colon (hepatic flexure)
what percentage of the small intestine is supplied by sma?
90%
What vertebra is the superior mesenteric artery located at?
L1
what does the inferior mesenteric artery supply?
left 1/3 of transverse colon (splenic flexure), descending colon, sigmoid colon, and upper rectum
what vertebra is the inferior mesenteric artery located at?
L3
what does the renal artery supply?
left and right kidneys (right is longer)