Lesson 2B (Part 1)

Question 1

What kind of structure is the aorta?

Answer 1

Retroperitoneal tubular structure

Question 2

Where does the aorta extend?

Answer 2

From the left ventricle of the heart to the bifurcation of the common iliac arteries

Question 3

Where is the aorta located? (3)

Answer 3

1. Vertical along the midline
2. Slightly left lateral
3. Anterior to the spinal cord

Question 4

What comes off of the aorta?

Answer 4

Branches

Question 5

What do the branches of the aorta do?

Answer 5

Supplies the body structures with oxygen rich blood

Question 6

What does retroperitoneal mean?

Answer 6

Behind

- abdomen

Question 7

What are the 3 aortic subdivisions?

Answer 7

1, Ascending aorta

2. Aortic arch
3. Descending aorta

Question 8

What are the 2 subdivisions of the descending aorta?

Answer 8

1. Thoracic aorta

2. Abdominal aorta

Question 9

What are the branches of the abdominal aorta? (9)

Answer 9

1. Celiac trunk
2. Superior mesenteric artery
3. Suprarenal arteries (L/R)
4. Renal arteries (L/R)
5. Gonadal arteries (L/R)
6. Lumbar arteries (L3/L4)
7. Inferior mesenteric artery
8. Common iliac arteries
9. Median sacral artery

Question 10

What do visceral branches do?

Answer 10

They supply the organs with blood in the abdominal cavity

Question 11

What are 3 examples of unpaired visceral branches?

Answer 11

1. Celiac trunk
2. SMA
3. IMA

Question 12

What are 3 examples of paired visceral branches?

Answer 12

1. Suprarenal arteries
2. Renal arteries
3. Gonadal arteries

Question 13

What do parietal branches supply?

Answer 13

The abdominal wall

Question 14

Where is the celiac trunk located?

Answer 14

Most anterior branch of the abdominal aorta

Question 15

Where is the celiac trunk located compared to the pancreas?

Answer 15

Superior

Question 16

What are the 3 major branches of the celiac trunk?

Answer 16

1. Left gastric artery
2. Splenic artery
3. Common hepatic artery

Question 17

Where does the left gastric artery course?

Answer 17

Superiorly and left laterally

Question 18

What does the left gastric artery supply?

Answer 18

The lesser curvature of the stomach

Question 19

What 2 branches of the celiac trunk can you see on an ultrasound?

Answer 19

1. Splenic artery

2. Common hepatic artery

Question 20

Where does the left splenic artery travel to?

Answer 20

Left towards the splenic hilum

Question 21

What does the left splenic artery supply? (4)

Answer 21

1. Spleen
2. Pancreas
3. Stomach
4. Greater omentum

Question 22

What does the left splenic artery form?

Answer 22

The superior border of the pancreas

Question 23

What 2 organs use the same blood source?

Answer 23

1. Spleen
2. Tail of the pancreas

• so they need to be close together

Question 24

What does the gastroepiploic supply?

Answer 24

The stomach

- omentum

Question 25

Where does the common hepatic artery course?

Answer 25

Horizontally to the right

Question 26

What does the common hepatic artery branch into? (3)

Answer 26

1. Gastroduodenal artery
2. Proper hepatic artery
3. Right gastric artery

Question 27

Where does the gastroduodenal artery course?

Answer 27

Inferiorly

Question 28

What is the landmark for the GDA?

Answer 28

Head of the pancreas

Question 29

What does the GDA supply?

Answer 29

The greater curvature of the stomach

Question 30

Where does the proper hepatic artery course?

Answer 30

Superiorly

Question 31

What does the proper hepatic artery supply?

Answer 31

The liver by branching into the right and left hepatic arteries

Question 32

What does the right gastric artery supply?

Answer 32

Medial aspect of the stomach

Question 33

Where does the GDA connect to?

Answer 33

Splenic artery

Question 34

Where does the right gastric artery link up to?

Answer 34

Left gastric artery

Question 35

What does common refer to?

Answer 35

Supplying more than one thing

Question 36

What does hepatic mean?

Answer 36

Liver