Major Blood Vessels and Patterns of Blood Flow

Question 1

What is the term used to describe where 2 blood supplies come together in the same organ

Answer 1

anastomoses

Question 2

What supplies blood to the head

Answer 2

• brachiocephalic trunk
• left common carotid
• left subclavian

Question 3

Where do the renal arteries go to?

Answer 3

kidneys

Question 4

Where do the gonadal arteries go to?

Answer 4

testicles or ovaries

Question 5

What are the formed elements of blood

Answer 5

red/white blood cells

platelets

Question 6

What is the membrane/”bag” that the lungs sit in?

Answer 6

pleural cavity

Question 7

What is the membrane the heart sits in?

Answer 7

pericardium

Question 8

What is the region called between the lungs that the heart sits in?

Answer 8

mediastinum

Question 9

Where are arteries usually found

Answer 9

Deep

Question 10

Where are veins usually found

Answer 10

Deep and superficial

Question 11

What are the 3 branches of the aortic arch

Answer 11

Brachiocephalic trunk, left common carotid, left subclavian

Question 12

What does the brachial artery branch into

Answer 12

When it crosses the elbow it branches into the radial and ulnar arteries from which circulation to the hand through palmar arches and digital branches is supplied

Question 13

What does the subclavian artery branch into

Answer 13

When the subclavian artery crosses the first rib it becomes the axillary artery.

Question 14

What does the axillary artery branch into

Answer 14

When the axillary artery crosses the axilla to enter the arm, it becomes the brachial artery.

Question 15

What are the 3 superficial veins of the upper arm

Answer 15

Cephalic, median cubodial, and basilic.

ceiling over basement

Question 16

Which artery supplies neck, jaw, and face structures?

Answer 16

external carotid artery

Question 17

Which arteries supply the brain?

Answer 17

internal carotid and vertebral arteries

Question 18

Where does the internal carotid artery go through

Answer 18

Proceeds unbranched through the neck to enter the cranial vault

Question 19

Where does the vertebral artery go through

Answer 19

Travels through transverse foramina of cervical vertebrae to enter the cranial vault

Question 20

How does the common carotid artery branch

Answer 20

Divides into external and internal carotid arteries

Question 21

Which vein(s) drain the neck, jaw, and face structures?

Answer 21

external jugular veins

Question 22

Which vein(s) drain the brain

Answer 22

internal jugular vein

Question 23

What do the branches of the external carotid artery consist of?

Answer 23

Superficial temporal, maxillary, occipital, facial, lingual

Question 24

The branches of the external jugular vein consist of what?

Answer 24

Temporal, maxillary, facial, occipital

Question 25

__________ are formed by the union of subclavian and internal jugular veins.

Answer 25

Brachiocephalic veins

Question 26

Which artery contributes to the posterior circulation of the brain

Answer 26

Vertebral artery

Question 27

Which artery contributes to the anterior circulation of the brain

Answer 27

internal carotid

Question 28

Which arteries supply the brain

Answer 28

internal carotid and vertebral arteries

Question 29

The internal carotid and vertebral arteries supply the brain which is drained through the

Answer 29

dural venous sinuses and the internal jugular veins

Question 30

What are the paired branches of the abdominal aorta

Answer 30

Renal, gonadal, common iliac

Question 31

What are the unpaired branches of the abdominal aorta

Answer 31

Celiac trunk, superior mesenteric, inferior mesenteric

Question 32

The regions supplied by the descending aorta are drained by what?

Answer 32

superior and inferior vena cavae

Question 33

The organs supplied by the celiac trunk and mesenteric arteries are drained by

Answer 33

branches of the hepatic portal vein

Question 34

What are the 3 major branches of the celiac trunk

Answer 34

Common hepatic artery, left gastric artery, splenic artery

Question 35

What are the branches of the superior mesenteric artery

Answer 35

Right colic(large intestine), ileocolic(large intestine), middle colic(large intestine), intestinal arteries(small intestine)

Question 36

What are the branches of the inferior mesenteric artery

Answer 36

Left colic (colon), sigmoid (colon), rectal (rectum)

Question 37

A ___________________ occurs when a capillary bed drains into another capillary bed through a vein, without first going through the heart. Both capillary beds and the veins that connect them are considered part of the “portal system”.

Answer 37

venous portal system

Question 38

What are the branches of the splenic vein

Answer 38

Left gastroepiploic (stomach), right gastroepiploic (stomach)

Question 39

What are the branches of the superior mesenteric vein

Answer 39

Middle colic (from transverse colon), right colic (ascending colon), ileocolic (ileum and ascending colon), intestinal (small intestine)

Question 40

What are the branches of the inferior mesenteric vein

Answer 40

Left colic (descending colon), sigmoid (sigmoid colon), superior rectal (rectum)

Question 41

The _______________ is formed when the capillary beds of the gastrointestinal tract (stomach, duodenum and intestines) drain into the capillary bed of the liver through the hepatic portal vein, which brings nutrient-rich blood to the liver for processing and energy production. The processed blood then drains out of the liver through hepatic veins into the inferior vena cava, which brings it to the heart

Answer 41

hepatic portal system

Question 42

What are the arteries of the foot?

Answer 42

Dorsalis pedis, medial plantar, lateral plantar, dorsal arch, plantar arch

Question 43

What is occlusion?

Answer 43

Blockage of a blood vessel