The Aorta Flashcards
what are the divisions of the aorta
ascending aorta
aortic arch
descending aorta
abdominal aorta
what are the branches from the ascending aorta
the coronary arteries
what are the branches from the aortic arch
- brachio sephalic artery
- left subclavian
- left carotid
what are the branches of the descending thoracic aorta
- bronchial
- mediostinal
- esophageal
- pericardial
- superior phrenic
what are the branches of the abdominal aorta
- inferior phrenic
- coeliac trunk
- superior mesenteric
- inferior mesenteric
- renal
- lumbar
- gonodal
- iliac
- sacral
what do the coronary arteries supply
the muscles of the heart
what is the brachiosephalic artery further branched into
the right carotid artery and the right subclavian
what does the right subclavian artery supply
right arm
what does the right carotid artery supply
the brain and the right of the head and neck
what does the left subclavian supply
left arm and the back of the brain
what does the left carotid artery supply
the left of the head and neck and the brain
what does the bronchial branch of the descending aorta supply
the bronchioles
what does the mediastinal branch of the aorta supply
the space between the lungs with the windpipe
what does the oesophageal branch of the aorta supply
the oesphagus
what does the pericardial branch of the aorta supply
the pericardium
what does the pericardium do
lubricate the heart
what does the superior phrenic artery of the aorta supply
- thoracic vertebrae
- muscles
- spinal cord
- joints
- skin of the middle back
what does the inferior phrenic artery supply
diaphragm
what are the main branches of the coeliac trunk
left gastric
hepatic
splenic
what does the common hepatic artery of the coeliac trunk branch into
the right gastric artery
the superior pancreaticoduodenal artery
the right gastroomental
what does the right gastric artery supply
lesser curvature of the stomach
what does the gastroduodenal artery supply
pancreas and duodenum
what does the right gastroomental artery supply
greater curvature and greater omentum
what does the splenic branch of the coeliac trunk branch into
pancreatic, splenic, left gastroomental and short gastric arteries
what does the pancreatic branch of the splenic artery supply
the pancreas
what does the splenic branch of the splenic artery supply
the spleen
what does the left gastroomental artery supply
the fundus of the stomach and the upper portion of the gastric body
what does the short gastric artery supply
the fundus of the stomach
what are the branches of the left gastric artery
oesophageal and anastomosing with the right gastric artery
what does the left gastric supply
the lesser curvature of the body and the fundus and body of the stomach
what does the oesophageal region of the left gastric artery supply
the abdominal portion of the oesophagus
what supplies the lesser curvature of the stomach
the left and right gastric arteries
what supplies the greater curvature of the body
the right and left gastroomental arteries
what supplies the pancreas
the superior and inferior pancreaticoduodenal arteries and the pancreatic branch of the splenic artery
which arteries supply the fundus of the stomach
short gastric, left gastroomental, left gastric
what are the branches of the inferior mesenteric artery
- superior rectal
- sigmoid
- marginal artery of drummond
- left colic
what does the superior rectal artery supply
the rectum
what does the marginal artery of drummond supply
the large intestine
what is the marginal artery of drummond
the connection of the superior and inferior mesenteric arteries
what are the sigmoid arteries supplying
the lowest part of the descending colon and the sigmoid colon
what does the left colic artery supply
the descending colon, the distal transverse colon
what does the sacral branch of the aorta supply
the tailbone and the top of the pelvis
what does the gonodal artery supply
the ovaries and testes
what does the renal artery supply
the kidneys
what does the lumbar artery supply
the muscles of the abdominal wall, skin, lumbar vertebrae, the spinal cord and the meninges
what does the iliac artery supply
the pelvic organs like the bladder, intestines, liver and pancreas. the legs feet hips butt and thighs
what are the two main carotid arteries and how do they subdivide at C4
right and left which subdivide into right external right internal left external left internal
what do the internal carotid arteries supply
the brain eyes and forehead
what do the external carotid arteries branch into
superior thyroid
lingual artery
facial artery
ascending pharyngeal
occipital
posterior auricular
superficical temporal artery
maxillary
what does the superior thyriod artery supply
the thyroid, cricothyroid, infrahyoid, sternocleidomastoid and upper larynx
whatrr does the lingual artery supply
the upper lip
what does the facial artery supply
roof of the mouth, tonsils, cheek, chin, muscles
what does the ascending pharyngeal artery supply
the pharynx
what does the occipital artery supply
the back of the scalp and the sternocleidomastoid
what does the posterior auricular artery supply
ear, and the portion of scalp behind the ear
what does the superficial temporal artery supply
temporal lobe
what does the maxillary artery supply
the jawbone, teeth, lips, chin and muscles of mastication
what forms the thyrocervical trunk
the conjunction of the left and right subclavian arteries
what do the left and right cubclavian arteries join to form
the thyrocervical trunk
which artery is the major contributor for the pancreas
the splenic artery which gives off pancreatic branches to the body and tail
what is the head of the pancreas supplied by
the superior and inferior pancreaticoduodenal
describe the layers of most organs - histologically
lumen
epithelium
basement membrane
lamina propria
muscularis mucosae
submucosa
circular muscle
myenteric plexus
longitudinal muscle
serosa
what composes the mucosa
epithelium
basement membrane
lamina propria
muscularis mucosae
what composes the muscularis propria
circular and longitudinal muscle
