Vascularization

Question 1

What are the branches of aortic arch?

Answer 1

Ascending aorta (leading from heart up to arch)
Descending aorta (leaving the heart caudally)
Brachiocephalic trunk
Left subclavian artery (leaves aorta in dogs, pigs)

Question 2

What are the branches of brachiocephalic trunk?

Answer 2

Left subclavian artery (in ruminants, equines)
Bicarotid trunk/common carotid artery
Right subclavian artery

Question 3

What are the branches of left subclavian artery?

Answer 3

Costocervical trunk
Vertebral artery
Internal thoracic artery
Superficial cervical artery

Question 4

What are the branches of descending/thoracic aorta?

Answer 4

Dorsal intercostal artery (supplies area between ribs)
Bronchoesophageal artery/bronchial artery (the first branches just by esophagus)
Dorsal costoabdominal artery (

Question 5

What are the branches of abdominal aorta?

Answer 5

Lumbar arteries (around body of lumbar vertebrae)
Celiac artery 
Cranial mesentric artery
Renal arteries
Testicular/ovarian arteries
Caudal mesentric artery
Deep circumflex iliac artery
External iliac artery
Internal iliac artery
Median sacral artery

Question 6

What are the parts of vena cava?

Answer 6

Right azygous vein
Left azygous vein (ruminants and pigs)
External jugular vein
Superficial cranial epigastric vein

Question 7

What are the parts of lymph nodes?

Answer 7

Capsule (outer part)
Subcapsular sinus
Cortex
Medulla (inner part)

Question 8

What are the two palpable lymph nodes?

Answer 8

Superficial cervical lymph nodes

Superficial inguinal lymph nodes

Question 9

What are the different nerves?

Answer 9

8 cervical nerves
13-18 thoracic nerves
6-7 lumbar nerves
4-5 caudal nerves
c6-T2= brachial plexus
l4-S2= lumbosacral plexus