unit 17 arteries

Question 1

the _______ originates from the left ventricle

Answer 1

Aorta

Question 2

ascends until it curves around to form the aortic arch.

Answer 2

ascending aorta

Question 3

first branch which travels superiorly and to the right

Answer 3

brachiocephalic artery

Question 4

Near the clavicle the brachiocephalic artery splits into two branches __________&____________. the ___________ supplies the upper limb and becomes _____________ near the axilla.

Answer 4

1. right subclavian artery
2. right common carotid artery
3. right subclavian artery
4. axillary artery

Question 5

in the arm, the axillary artery becomes the ____________, which branches into the _________ and the ________.

Answer 5

1. brachial artery
2. radial artery
3. ulnar artery

Question 6

The __________ travels to the neck, where it splits into the ________________, which supplies the brain, and then the ________________, which supplies the face and the scalp.

Answer 6

1. Right common carotid artery
2. internal carotid artery
3. external carotid artery

Question 7

The 2nd branch of the aortic arch is the _______________, which splits into internal and external carotid arteries in the neck.

Answer 7

left common carotid artery

Question 8

The final branch of aortic arch is the _______________, which supplies the left upper limb. the branches and names are the same as those of the right subclavian artery.

Answer 8

Left subclavian artery

Question 9

located on the base of the brainstem and is derived from the fusion of two branches off of the subclavian arteries called vertebral arteries.

Answer 9

Basilar artery

Question 10

composed of branches of these vessels and a set of anterior and posterior communicating arteries. these vessels are connected to provide alternate routes of circulation to the brain if one of the arteries supplying the brain becomes blocked.

Answer 10

circle of willis or cerebral arterial circle.

Question 11

descends thru the thoracic cavity posterior to the heart after which is passes thru the diaphragm to become the abdominal aorta.

Answer 11

thoracic aorta

Question 12

the short stubby celiac trunk is the first branch off the abdominal aorta. it splits almost immediately into the common hepatic artery, the splenic artery, and the left gastric artery.

Answer 12

celiac trunk

Question 13

inferior to the celiac trunk we find the two _________ that serve the kidneys.

Answer 13

renal arteries

Question 14

right around the renal arteries is another branch called the _______________. it travels thru the membranes of the intestines (called the mesentery) and supplies the small and much of the large intestine.

Answer 14

superior mesenteric artery

Question 15

the last large branch off the abdominal aorta , which supplies the remainder of the large intestine.

Answer 15

inferior mesenteric artery

Question 16

_________ supplies structures of the pelvis and the ___________ passes deep to the inguinal ligament to enter the thigh where it becomes the _________

Answer 16

1. internal iliac artery
2. external iliac artery
3. femoral artery

Question 17

the femoral artery continues until the area around the popliteal fossa ( the posterior knee), where it becomes _________.

Answer 17

popliteal artery

Question 18

the popliteal artery divides into its two main branches: _____________, which continues in the foot as the dorsalis pedis artery, and the posterior tibial artery.

Answer 18

anterior tibial artery