Great Vessels Flashcards by Sam Taaghol | Brainscape

Q

What are the great vessels?

A

Aorta
Pulmonary arteries
Pulmonary veins
Superior + Inferior vena cava

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Q

What chamber of the heart is the aorta within?

A

Left ventricle

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Q

What areas make up the thoracic aorta?

A

Ascending
Arch
Descending

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Q

What does the ascending aorta branch into?

A

Right and left coronary arteries

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Q

What are the 3 main branches of the aortic arch?

A

Brachiocephalic trunk
Left common Carotid artery
Left Subclavian artery

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Q

What does the brachiocephalic trunk divide into?

A

Right subclavian
Right common carotid

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Q

What does the subclavian artery supply?

A

Upper limb

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Q

What does the carotid artery supply?

A

Head and neck

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Q

What is an ascending aorta aneurysm?

A

Widening
Eventually the aorta dissects or ruptures

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Q

What does the descending aorta become?

A

Abdominal aorta

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Q

What does a bronchial alows lead to?

A

airways

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Q

Where does the pumponary trunk begin?

A

Start of right heart

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