Clinical anatomy of the aorta and branches Flashcards
What does the third aortic arch form?
Carotid arteries
What does the fourth carotid arch form?
on lhs forms aortic arch and on rhs makes brachiocephalic and r subclavian artery
what does the sixth aortic arch form?
Pulmonary arteries and ductus arteriosus
What does the trunks arteriosus form when it divides?
Descending aorta and pulmonary trunk
Leaflets in aorta
One posterior and two anterior
Leaflets inside pulmonary trunk
2 posterior and one anterior
Why is the left laryngeal nerve easy to injure?
Passes into chest and is hooked around ligaments arteriosum
Where does the right laryngeal nerve travel to?
Voice box
Drugs to close ductus arteriosus
NSAID (prostaglandin production)
How to keep ductus arteriosus open
Give baby prostacyclin
Where does aortic bifurcate
L4 into iliac
What happens if the arteries of Dankovich are severed?
Patient is paraplegic
Anterior relations of the aorta
Celiac plexus and ganglion Pancreas and splenic vein Left renal vein 3rd part of duodenum Small intestinal coils
Aberrant right subclavian artery
Passes around oesophagus
Kartagener’s syndrome
CF, situs inversus, damaged dyenin - dyenin normally signals l and r
