Olinger Angiology Flashcards
what is a coronary angioplasty?
insertion of a small balloon into the lumen of the coronary artery, flattens plaque and INC size of the lumen improving blood flow
what are the terminal branches of the internal thoracic a.?
musculophrenic a.
superior epigastric a.
3 types of arteries off the aorta?
unpaired visceral
paired lateral visceral
paired segmental parietal
what are the unpaired visceral branches?
mediastinal
esophageal
pericardial
paired lateral visceral arteries?
bronchial a.
supply bronchial smooth m.
paired segmental parietal a?
post. intercostal a.
subcostal a.
what are the 3 branches off the post. intercostal a.?
dorsal
collateral
lateral cutaneous
what is a pulmonary embolism?
where does it happen?
PA obstructed by a blood clot, fat globule, or air bubble
vein to right side of the heart into PA
what vein travels with the Ant. interventricular a. and circumflex a. posteriorly?
great cardiac v
what vein travels with the right marginal a.?
small cardiac v.
what vein travels with the posterior interventricular a.?
middle cardiac v.
what supplies the mammary arteries?
lateral thoracic
lateral cutaneous branch of post. intercostal a.
internal thoracic a.
2 branches off of sup. Right coronary a.?
conus branch
Sinuatrial nodal a.
what branches does the Right coronary a. give off posteriorly?
Right posterolateral a.
post. interventricular a.
what is the last branch the right coronary a. gives off before it curves around to the posterior heart?
right marginal a.
