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what does the common carotid branch off of?

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R: brachiocephalic

L: aortic arch

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what is it called when the common carotid splits?

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carotid bifurcation

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Divisions of carotid bifurcation?

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Internal and External Caroitd

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internal carotid destination?

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brain and circle of Willis

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what is located within the Internal Carotid artery?

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carotid sinus and carotid body

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what does the carotid sinus sense?

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Blood pressure via baroreceptors

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what does the carotid body sense?

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pH, CO2 via chemoreceptors

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External Carotid artery destination?

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soft structures of superficial head, supply the upper neck, surface and head

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branches of Subclavian artery

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1) . Vertebral arteries,
2) . Thyrocervical trunk,
3) . Costocervical trunk
4) . Internal thoracic artery

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Vertebral arteries destination

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brain (travel through cervical transverse foramen and then through the foramen magnum

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Thyrocervical trunk destinations

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1) . muscles at base of neck, scapula,
2) . thyroid
3) . cervical structure

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Costocervical trunk destinations

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1) . ribs
2) . cervical structures

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Internal thoracic artery destination

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anterior rib cage

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venous supply of the neck and skull

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Jugular veins (internal, external and anterior)

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what does the internal jugular vein do?

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drains blood from brain

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what does the external jugular vein do?

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drains superficial structures of the head

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what does the anterior jugular vein do?

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empties into external jugular vein at base of neck to give jugular venous arch

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Vagus nerve structural destinations

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tongue, pharynx, thorax, and abdomen

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thyroid gland vasculature

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superior branches of external carotid artery and inferior branches of subclavian artery

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parathyroid vasculature

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inferior thyroid artery branching from subclavian

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parathyroid innervation

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cervical sympathetic ganglia

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laryngeal blood vessles

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superior branches from external carotid artery inferior branches from subclavian artery

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blood vessels of pharynx

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arteries = branches of external carotid pharyngeal venous plexus

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post triangle of neck blood vessels contents

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  1. suprascapular artery,
  2. subclavian artery,
  3. external jugular vein,
  4. subclavian vein,
  5. brachiocephalic vein
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contents of carotid triangle
1. pulse site, 2. thyroid, 3. common cartoid branching to in/ex carotid, 4. carotid body, 5. internal jugular vein and branches, 6. CN 11, 7. CN 12, 8. ansa cervicalis, 9. CN 10, 10. sympathetic plexus
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branches of external carotid
1. ascending pharyngeal artery, 2. occipital artery, 3. facial artery, 4. superior thyroid artery
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superior aperture contents
esophagus, trachea, nerves (vagus, sympathetic trunk, cervical plexus), blood vessels (carotids, subclavian, vertebral, jugular)
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inferior abdominal aperture contents
esophagus, nerves (vagus, sympathetic chain), blood vessels (inf vena cava, descending aorta), internal thoracic arteries
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what are the internal thoracic arteries called as they pass the diaphragm?
superior epigastric arteries
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blood supply to Ant and Ant/lat thoracic wall
R/L subclavian arteries -\> internal thoracic artery -\> ant intercostals arteries -\> ant and lat intercostals spaces of ribs 1-10
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blood supply to post and post/lat thoracic wall
descending abdominal aorta -\> paired post intercostal arteries -\> post and post/lat intercostals spaces of ribs 4-11
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Anterior intercostal veins
internal thoracic veins -\> brachiocephalic vein
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how do the posterior intercostals veins feed back to the heart?
azygos/hemiazygos system -\> superior vena cava
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lymph flow
blood plasma -\> capillary filtration -\> ECF -\> lymph capillary -\> lymph fluid -\> lymph vessel -\> lymph nodes -\> lymph trunk -\> lymph duct
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2 lymph ducts
Right Lymphatic Duct and Thoracic Duct
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what does the Right lymphatic duct drain?
right side of head, arm, and thorax
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what does the Thoracic duct drain?
left side head, arm, thorax, and entire abdomen, pelvis, legs
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anterior arterial blood flow to the mammary glands
anterior intercostal -\> medial mammary branches
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axillary arterial blood flow to the mammary glands
axillary artery -\> lateral thoracic and thoracoacromial -\> lateral breast
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posterior arterial blood flow to the mammary glands
posterior intercostals artery -\> deep structures
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which veins are found in the mediastinum outside the pericardium?
1) . R/L brachiocephalic 2) . superior vena cava 3) . azygos veins
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which arteries are found in the mediastinum outside the pericardium?
1) . aortic arch/descending aorta/ branches to thoracic structures 2) . pulmonary truck with R/L pulmonary artery branches 3) . brachiocephalic trunk 4) . left carotid 5) . left subclavian
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venous supply to the right atria
1) . Superior vena cava - blood from head, arms and thorax 2) . inferior vena cava - blood from abdomen, pelvis, and legs 3) . coronary sinus - blood from heart myocardium
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where does the right coronary artery branch to?
1) . SA node 2) . base of heart 3) . posterior R/L ventricles and IVC 4) . AV node
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where does the left coronary artery branch to?
1) . SA node (40%) 2) . Ant R and L ventricles and IVS 3) . post surface 4) . left border 5) . post R and L ventricles and IVC (30%)
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where do the R/L coronary artery run?
in AV sulcus
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how does the right coronary artery get to the Post R/L ventricles and IVC?
via posterior interventricular
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how does the right coronary artery get to the base of the heart?
right marginal
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how does the left coronary artery get to the Ant R/L ventricles and IVS?
via anterior interventricular artery = left anterior descending artery
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how does the left coronary artery get to the posterior surface of the heart?
via circumflex artery
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how does the left coronary artery get to the left border of the heart?
via marginal artery
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where do the veins of the heart drain?
into great cardiac vein (left coronary sulcus) -\> coronary sinus -\> right atria
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how does the left coronary artery run to the ant R/L ventricles and IVS?
via anterior inter ventricular artery and left anterior descending artery
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how does the left coronary artery branch to the posterior surface of the heart?
via circumflex artery
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how does the left coronary artery run to the left border of the heart?
via the marginal artery
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how does the left coronary artery branch to the post R/L ventricles and IVC?
via posterior inter-ventricular artery
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how does the R coronary artery branch to the base of the heart?
via right marginal artery
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how does the R coronary artery branch to the posterior R/L ventricles and IVC?
via posterior inter-ventricular artery
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What blood and lymph vessels pass through the diaphragm?
1) . descending aorta 2) . Inf vena cava 3) . Sup epigastric arteries and veins 4) . azygous and hemiazygous veins 5) . thoracic duct
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How does the descending aorta pass through the diaphragm?
via the aortic hiatus formed by L/R crus
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How does the inferior vena cava pass through the diaphragm?
via the caval opening in central tendon
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how do the superior epigastric arteries and veins pass through the diaphragm?
via sternocostal triangle
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how do the azygous and hemiazygous veins along with the thoracic duct pass through the diaphragm?
via aortic hiatus
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what passes through the aortic hiatus?
1) . descending aorta 2) . azygous and hemiazygous veins 3) . thoracic duct
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vascular supply of superior surface of diaphragm
thoracic aorta and internal thoracic artery
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vascular supply of inferior surface of diaphragm
abdominal aorta
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what does the musculophrenic artery supply blood to?
anterolateral diagram and abdominal wall near diaphragm
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what does the superior epigastric artery supply blood to?
anterior abdominal wall
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what are the main arteries supplying the spinal cord?
1) . vertebral, subclavian arteries 2) . intercostal arteries 3) . lumbar arteries 4) . lateral sacral arteries
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segmental branches from the main arteries form what?
longitudinal arteries that run anterior and posterior
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how many posterior spinal arteries are there?
2
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what passes thru the greater sciatic foramen?
1) . sciatic nerve 2) . S/I gluteal nerves, arteries, and veins 3) . piriformis muscle
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Pelvic vasculature: arteries
1) . paired internal iliac 2) . S/I rectal 3) . median sacral 4) . paired ovarian
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paired internal iliac arteries are branches off of what?
common iliac
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S rectal artery is a branch from what?
inferior mesenteric artery
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median sacral artery is from what?
abdominal aorta
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Venous route in pelvic vasculature
organs -\> venous plexi -\> internal iliac veins -\> common iliac veins -\> inferior vena cava

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