Great Vessels Flashcards
Which great vessels will enter the heart?
1) Superior Vena Cava
2) Inferior Vena Cava
3) Pulmonary Veins
Which of the great vessels that enter the heart carry oxygenated blood?
Pulmonary Veins- because they come from the lungs
Which of the great will exit the heart?
1) Aorta
2) Pulmonary Trunk
The pulmonary trunk divided into what?
Right and Left Pulmonary Arteries
Which of the great vessels that exit the heart carry deoxygenated blood?
Pulmonary Arteries
What is teh embryologic remnant of the ductus arteriosus.
Ligamentum Arteriosum
The ligamentum arteriosum connects what and is located where?
It connects the left pulmonary artery or pulmonary trunk to the aorta
-It is located at the level of the sternal angle
What nerve loops under the arch of the aorta?
Left Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve
The Right recurrent laryngeal nerve loops under what structure?
Right Subclavian Artery
