Test 2 - All of the Artery and Vein Articulations Flashcards
What is the Right Common Carotid branched off of?
A terminal branch off of the braciocephalic artery
What is the FIRST branch off of the arch of the aorta?
The braciocephalic artery
What is the SECOND branch off of the aorta?
Left Common Carotid artery
What is the Linear Guide of the Common Carotid arteries?
A point from the sternoclavicular articulation to the anterior surface of the lobe of the ear
Where is the anatomical guide located in the Common Carotid Artery?
Along the medial border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle
Which common carotid is the longer artery?
Left
Where does the right common carotid artery start?
At the sternoclavicular articulation
Where does the left common carotid artery start
At the second costal cartilage
Where do the Common Carotid arteries end?
At the superior border of thyroid cartilage
Where is the place of incision for the carotid arteries?
On the superior border of the clavicle AKA Supraclavicular
Is recommended in very difficult cases; Both common carotids and both jugular veins are raised
Restricted Cervical Method
What is the second deepest artery?
Axillary
Is the radial artery larger than the ulnar artery?
No
What is the main purpose of the External Carotid artery?
Blood supply to the face
The main artery that supplies blood to the brain is what/
Internal Carotid Artery
What artery supplies blood to the cheeks and lips?
Maxillary Artery
What is the anatomical guide of the Maxillary Artery?
Along the inferior border of the mandible
Where does the Right Subclavian Artery originate from?
From the right brachiocephalic artery
Where does the Left Subclavian Artery begin?
Begins at the level of the second costal cartilage and terminates at the lateral border of the first rib
Which Subclavian Artery is longer?
Left
What are the arteries injected in autopsy cases? How many are there?
All 8 Subclavians
What is the base of the Axillary Artery?
The arm pit
What is the anatomical guide of the Axillary Artery?
Posterior to the medial border of the corobrachialis muscle
Where does the axillary artery begin?
Lateral border of the first rib
How does the Axillary Vein lie in comparison to the artery?
Lies medial and superficial to the artery
What is the linear guide for the radial artery?
At the wrist
The two small veins that lie on either side of the radial artery
Venae Comitantes
Where is the Ulnar Artery closest to?
Surface of the forearm from center of antecubital fossa to a point between fourth and fifth digits
How does the Ulnar Artery lie in?
Lateral to the tendon of the flexor carpi ulnaris muscle
Formed in the palm of the hand just inferior to the fingers by the juncture as well as the branches of the radial and ulnar arteries
Volar Arch