Upper Body Blood Supply

Question 1

Supplies blood to the trapezius

Answer 1

Transverse cervical artery

Question 2

Supplies blood to the latissimus Doris

Answer 2

Thoracodorsal artery

Question 3

The rhomboids receive their blood supply from the

Answer 3

Dorsal scapular artery

Question 4

The lavator scapulae receives its blood supply from the

Answer 4

Transverse cervical artery

Question 5

The splenius capitis and semispinalis capitis receive their blood supply from the

Answer 5

Deep cervical and posterior intercostal arteries

Question 6

The supraspinatus receives its blood supply from the

Answer 6

Suprascapular artery

Question 7

The infraspinatus receives its blood supply from the

Answer 7

Suprascapular and circumflex scapular arteries

Question 8

The teres minor receives its blood supply from the

Answer 8

Circumflex scapular and posterior circumflex numeral arteries

Question 9

The teres major receives its blood supply from the

Answer 9

Circumflex scapular and subscapular arteries

Question 10

The serratus anterior receives its blood supply from the

Answer 10

Lateral thoracic artery

Question 11

The pectoral is major receives its blood supply from the

Answer 11

Thoracoacromial artery and internal thoracic artery

Question 12

The deltoid receives its blood supply from the

Answer 12

Posterior circumflex numeral artery

Question 13

The pectoral is minor receives its blood supply from the

Answer 13

Thoracoacromial artery

Question 14

The subscapularis receives its blood supply from the

Answer 14

Subscapular artery

Question 15

Supplies the trapezius and surrounding tissues

Answer 15

Transverse cervical artery

Question 16

Supplies the shoulder joint as well as the supraspinatus and infraspinatus muscles

Answer 16

Suprascapular Artery

Question 17

Supplies the subscapularis and pectoralis major

Answer 17

Lateral thoracic artery

Question 18

Supplies the deltoid muscle as well as the arm muscles near the surgical neck of the humerus

Answer 18

Posterior Circumflex Humeral Artery

Question 19

Supplies deltoid muscle, as well as muscles near surgical neck of humerus

-anastomoses with the posterior circumflex humeral artery

Answer 19

Anterior circumflex humeral artery (smaller than posterior)

Question 20

The largest branch of the axillary artery and gives rise to the thoracodorsal and circumflex scapular arteries

Answer 20

Subscapular artery

Question 21

Supplies the teres major, teres minor, and infraspinatus muscles

Answer 21

Circumflex scapular artery

Question 22

Supplies the latissimus dorsi

Answer 22

Thoracodorsal Artery

Question 23

Supplies the anterior compartment of the arm

Answer 23

Brachial artery

Question 24

Supplies the posterior compartment of the arm

Answer 24

Deep brachial (profundi brachii) artery