CPR Angiology Flashcards
Which major coronary artery does more to supply the conductance system of the heart?
What branch of that major artery is so vital?
left coronary artery
anterior interventricular artery
Which side has the brachiocephalic trunk?
What comes off of the brachiocephalic trunk?
the right side
right common carotid and right subclavian arteries
What are the 2 terminal arteries of the internal thoracic artery?
Which one is medial & which one is lateral?
musculophrenic A (lateral)
superior epigastric A (medial)
What artery does the anterior intercostal artery come off of?
internal thoracic artery
What are the 3 sources of blood to the mammary tissue/gland?
Lateral mammary A (from lateral thoracic A)
Medial mammary A (from internal thoracic A)
Lateral cutaneous branches of posterior intercostal arteries
Describe path of the aorta
distal to L vent & aortic valve, travels superiorly as ascending aorta, turns LET as aortic arch & travels inferiorly as descending aorta thru thorax
When does the thoracic aorta become the abdominal aorta?
when passes thru aortic hiatus of the thoracic diaphragm & enters into abdomen
What procedure helps remove obstruction of the coronary arteries?
Coronary artery bypass graft
replace segment of coronary artery by using part of great saphenous vein or radial artery
What is a coronary angioplasty?
insertion of a small balloon catheter into lumen of coronary artery
inflate balloon to flatten obstructing plaque against wall & increase size of lumen to improve blood flow
What is a pulmonary embolism?
obstruction of a pulmonary artery by an embolus (blood clot, fat or air bubble)
passes thru vein & into R side of heart & into pulmonary arteries, limits gas exchange in that location
What are the 2 branches of the ascending aorta?
the left & right coronary arteries
Name the branches of the R coronary artery
sinuatrial nodal A conus branch atrial branch right marginal A atrioventricular nodal A posterior interventricular A R posterolateral A
What supplies the left ventricle?
posterior left ventricular A (off circumflex A)
R posterolateral A (from post IV A off R coronary A)
Name the branches of the L coronary artery
anterior interventricular A
circumflex A
What 3 arteries supply the diaphragm?
Musculophrenic A (internal thoracic A)
Pericardiophrenic A (internal thoracic A)
Superior phrenic A (descending thoracic aorta)
What cardiac vein empties directly into the right atrium without passing through the coronary sinus?
anterior cardiac veins
What vein runs with the posterior interventricular artery?
middle cardiac vein
What vein runs with the circumflex artery?
great cardiac vein