(first midterm) Lecture 6 (4/20/16) PT. 1 Flashcards
Why is it called the common iliac artery?
It’s the brief stretch before it splits into external iliac (outside of leg) and internal iliac (stays inside body cavity)
*no common iliac in cats
Where does the superior vesicle artery go?
bladder
Where does the obturator artery go?
through the obturator foramen along with the obturator vein
Where does the rectal artery go?
rectum
According to Sumida, what is the “shameful” artery that goes to the “shameful” place?
pudendal artery
When you were inside of mom, there was an artery that was much bigger due to communicating with mom’s blood. What is it called?
Internal iliac artery
What is the “old umbilical artery”?
the end of your internal iliac artery
What comes through the umbilical vein?
the blood returning from the placenta
What’s more oxygenated: blood from umbilical artery or vein?
umbilical vein
Comparing fetal hemoglobin and adult hemoglobin, what is fetal hemoglobin better at doing?
better at picking up oxygen than adult hemoglobin
What artery in the leg is one of the “exceptions” - meaning it’s close to the surface instead of deep like most other arteries?
femoral artery
What consists of the femoral triangle?
Sartorius (lateral)
Adductor longus (medial)
Inguinal ligament
What goes through the femoral triangle?
Femoral nerve
Femoral artery
Femoral vein
Lymphatics
The external iliac artery becomes what artery?
femoral artery
Branching from the femoral artery are 3 vessels. What are they?
Profunda femoris
Medial femoral circumflex
Lateral femoral circumflex
The femoral artery turns into 2 things. What are they?
Popliteal Saphenous AA (anterior accessory)
What arises from the profunda femoris?
Descending branch of lateral femoral circumflex artery
What is the “kneepit” called?
Popliteal fossa
The popliteal turns into…
Posterior Tibial artery
Anterior Tibial artery
Peroneal artery
The anterior tibial artery turns into __________, which turns into _____________.
Dorsalis pedis artery
Deep plantar artery
TRUE OR FALSE:
the pressure in the subclavian is higher than any artery in the leg.
true
When does the subclavian change names? What is the name?
Up until clavicle
Axillary artery
What does the axillary artery turn into?
Brachial artery