Circulatory 1: Thorax, Head Flashcards

1
Q

What does the abdominal aorta split into?

A

Right and left common iliac arteries

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2
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What two arteries come off the ascending aorta?

A

Right and left coronary arteries

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3
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What comes off the left coronary artery

A

Anterior interventricular artery and circumflex artery

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4
Q

What feeds the left marginal artery?

A

Circumflex artery

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5
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What does the right coronary artery feed?

A

Right marginal artery, posterior interventricular artery

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6
Q

What three things come off the arch of the aorta?

A

1- Brachiocephalic artery
2- Left common carotid artery
3- Left subclavian artery

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7
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What does the brachiocephalic artery turn into and feed?q

A

Right common carotid, then right subclavian, then the right subclavian feeds the right vertebral artery

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8
Q

Where do the common carotids go?

A

Head and brain

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9
Q

Where do vertebral arteries go? What do they travel through?

A

The brain, via the transverse foramina of the transverse processes of the C vertebrae

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10
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Right common carotid comes off _______; Left common carotid comes off ______ ______.

A

Brachiocephalic

aortic arch

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11
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What do the right and left common carotid arteries split into?

A

R/L Internal Carotid

R/L External Carotid

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12
Q

How is the basilar artery formed

A

Formed by joining of left and right vertebral arteries

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13
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What do the internal carotids supply?

A

Brain/eye: 80% of cerebrum and 1-ophthalmic artery (central artery of the retina→ ciliary branches → choroid) 2- anterior cerebral artery 3- middle cerebral artery

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14
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What do the external carotids supply?

A

Supply most external head structures, thyroid, tongue, face via facial artery, ear, scalp

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15
Q

Where do vertebral arteries enter the skull? What do they supply?

A

Enter skull thru foramen magnum, unite to form the basilar artery, which supplies: cerebellum, pons, inner ear

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16
Q

Whta feeds the p[osterior cerebral arteries?

A

Basilar artery

17
Q

The circle of Willis is also known as?

A

Cerebral arterial circle

18
Q

What does the circle of willis surround?

A

Surrounds the pituitary gland and optic chiasm

19
Q

How long is the thoracic aorta and where is it?

A

About 8 inches long, it begins between the 4th/5th thoracic vertebrae, ends at diaphragm

20
Q

What are the four visceral branches of the thoracic aorta?

A

Pericardial
Bronchial
Esophogeal
Mediasternal

21
Q

What do the pericardial branches of the thoracic aorta supply?

A

Supply pericardial sac **not the heart muscle itself

22
Q

What do the bronchial branches of the thoracic aorta supply?

A

Systemic supply to lung tissue **oxygenated blood

23
Q

What do the esophogeal branches of the thoracic aorta supply? How many are there?

A

5-6 branches, supply esophagus

24
Q

How many mediasternal branches of the thoracic aorta are there?

A

many small branches

25
Q

What are the three parietal branches of the thoracic aorta?

A

Posterior intercostal
Subcostal
Superior phrenic

26
Q

How many pairs of branches are there for the posterior branch of the thoracic aorta?

A

9 pairs

27
Q

How many pair(s) of branches are there for the subcostal branch of the thoracic aorta? Where is it?

A

1 pair, inferior to 12th rib

28
Q

What do the superior phrenic arteries supply?

A

Supply superior surface of diaphragm