Lesson 4 Flashcards
The aorta extends from
The left ventricle
Abdominal portion of the aorta begins about ________ above the transplyloric line
2.5 cm
5 subdivisions of the aorta
Ascending Aortic arch Descending Thoracic Abdominal
Name the 3 unpaired visceral branches of the aorta
Celiac trunk, sma, and inferior mesenteric artery
3 paired visceral aorta branches
Suprarenal, renal, and gonadal arteries
Celiac is ____ an _____ _______branch of the aorta
Anterior and first unpaired
Celiac trunk is at the _____ level
L1
The Celiac trunk is ______ to the level of the pancreas
Superior
Major branches of the celiac
Left gastric artey
Splenic artery
Common hepatic artery
Left gastric artery course ____ and _____ ______
Superior and left lateral
The left gastric artery supplies the
Lesser curvature of the stomach
The left gastric artery anastamoses with the _______ ____ ____
Right gastric artery
The left splenic artery travels ______ to the _________
Left to the splenic hilum
Left splenic artery supplies what 4 things
Spleen, pancreas, stomach, and greater omentum
Left splenic artery forms the ______ border of the pancreas
Superior
SMA branches at lower level of _______
L1
The SMA courses ________
ANTEROINFERIORLY
Branches of the sma supply what 4 things
Small intestine, ascending colon, caecum, most of transverse
The Renal arteries are locater at the upper _____ level
L2
The renal arteries course _____ to each ____
Horizontally to each kidney
Right renal artery runs _______ to inferior vena cava
Posterior
Gonadal arteries branch at lover level of ______
L2
The gonadal arteries descend along the ________, over the _______
Psoas muscle, over the external iliac vessle
Male gonadal arteries go through the ____ ___ to enter ____ _____ on their way to the testes
Ingual ring
Spermatic cord
The female gonadal arteries go through the ___ ____ and continue to the _____ _____ to supply the ovary
PELVIC CAVITY
SUSPENSORY LIGAMENT
Type of paired parietal aortic branches
Lumbar arteries
The lumbar arteries go along the ________ ______ _____ ______
Upper 4 lumbar vertebrae
The lumbar arteries supply the ___ ____
Abdominal wall
Paired parietal aortic branch
Middle sacral artery
Middle sacral artery arises from ____ surface of aorta, just ____ to aortic bifurcation
Posterior
Proximal
Middle sacral arteries descend along the _____ surface of the ____ and ____ vertebrae
Anterior, L4 and L5
Middle sacral artery supplies portion of the ____ _____ ____
Posterior abdominal wall
Aortic bifurcation occur at the level of
L4
At the ___ - _____ disc space the iliac arteries divide further into _____ and _____ _____ arteries
L5-S1, into internal and external iliac arteries
The internal artery supplies the _____ and the visceral of the ______, _____ and ____ region
Wall
Pelvis, perineum, and gluteal region
The external iliac is continuous with the _____ ____ and supplies the ___ ____
Femoral artery and lower limb
4 Landmark branches of aorta to the pancreas
Celiac trunk - superior
Gastroduodenal - head
Splenic artery - superior to body and tail
Sma inferior to neck
