Circulatory Routes: Systemic Circulation Flashcards
What are the components that are arranged into Circulatory routes?
Arteries, Arterioles, Capillaries, Venules & Veins.
What are the 2 Basic Postnatal Routes for blood flow?
Pulmonary & Systemic.
What is the colour of the blood that leaves the Aorta?
It is a bright red colour and when leaving Systemic capillaries it receives Co2 becoming a darker blue ish colour.
What are the Subdivisions of the Systemic Circulation?
Coronary Circulation, Cerebral Circulation & Hepatic Portal Circulation.
The Nutrient arteries that supply the lungs “Bronchial Arteries” Are also apart of Systemic Circulation.
What is Hepatic Portal Circulation?
This is the portion that extends from the GI tract to the liver.
Where do all the veins of the Systemic circulation Drain into?
They all make their way back to the:
Superior vena cava, Inferior Vena cava & Coronary Sinus.
Where do all the Systemic Arteries Branch off from?
They all branch off of the Aorta.
what are the portions of the Arch of the Aorta?
Brachiocephalic trunk
Left Common Carotid Artery
Left Subclavian
What are the portions of the Thoracic Aorta?
Pericardial Arteries Bronchial Arteries Esophageal Arteries Mediastinal Arteries Posterior Intercostal Arteries Sub-costal Arteries Superior Phrenic Arteries
What are the portions of the Abdominal Aorta?
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What is the Largest Artery of the Body?
The Aorta.
What are the 4 Principles Divisions of the Aorta?
Ascending Aorta, Arch of the Aorta, Thoracic aorta & Abdominal Aorta.
Where does the Arch of the Aorta start to form?
It begins when the Ascending Aorta turns / Arches left.
Where does the Abdominal Aorta Descend to and Split into 2 portions?
L4 it splits into The right & Left Common Iliac.
Where does the Abdominal Aorta Descend to and Split into 2 portions?
It descends to the 4th lumbar vertebra and Splits into two portions called the “Common Iliac Arteries”.
What do the common Iliac Arteries provide blood for?
They supply blood to the Pelvis & Lower Limbs.
Inside the organs what do the Arteries divide into?
They divide into Arterioles and then into Capillaries to supply the tissues.
Where does the Arch of the Aorta Begin?
It emerges from the Pericardium posterior to the sternum at the level of the Sternal Angle.
What are the three major arteries that come from the Arch of the Aorta?
1: The Brachiocephalic Trunk
2: The left common carotid
3: Left Subclavian
What is the first & Largest branch of the Arch of the Aorta?
The Brachiocephalic trunk
When the Brachiocephalic Trunk divides at the Sternoclavicular Joint what does it form?
It divides to form:
The Right Subclavian Artery & The Right common Carotid Artery.
What is the second branch from the Arch of the Aorta?
It is the Left Common Carotid Artery.