Great vessels of the heart

Question 1

What is the function of the aorta?

Answer 1

Carry oxygenated blood from the left ventricle to the rest of the body.

Question 2

What are the different sections of the aorta?

Answer 2

1st - Ascending aorta - lies within pericardium - coronary arteries branch from here
2nd - Arch of the aorta
3rd - After the arch becomes the descending aorta

Question 3

What are the three branches off the arch of the aorta?

Answer 3

1. Brachiocephalic trunk
2. Left common carotid artery
3. Left subclavian artery

Question 4

What is the function of the pulmonary arteries?

Answer 4

Receive deoxygenated blood from right ventricle and deliver it to the lungs

Question 5

What separates the pulmonary trunk form the right ventricle?

Answer 5

The pulmonary valve

Question 6

What is the pathway of the pulmonary trunk?

Answer 6

Located anteriorly and medially to the right atrium, continues upwards and overs the root of the aorta passing posteriorly.

Question 7

At what level does the pulmonary trunk split?

Answer 7

At the level of T5 - T6.

Question 8

What happens to the pulmonary trunk at the level of T5/T6?

Answer 8

Splits into two branches with one branch going into left lung and splitting into two and the other going into the right lung and splitting into two.