Vasculature

Question 1

What are the 4 sections of the aorta

Answer 1

1- Ascending aorta
2- Aortic arch
3- Thoracic Aorta ( descending )
4- Abdominal Aorta

Question 2

Where does the aorta terminate ?

Answer 2

At L4 - bifurcates into the left and right common iliac arteries

Question 3

List the branches of the ascending aorta

Answer 3

Left and Right coronary arteries

Question 4

Where does the aortic arch begin

Answer 4

at the level of the Second sternocostal joint

Question 5

Where does the aortic arch end

Answer 5

T4 vertebra

Question 6

What connects the aortic arch to the pulmonary trunk

Answer 6

Ligamentum arteriosum

Question 7

List the branches of the aortic arch

Answer 7

1- Brachiocephalic trunk : right common carotid and subclavian arteries
2- Left common carotid artery
3- Left subclavian artery

Question 8

What artery supplies the left side of the head and neck

Answer 8

Left common carotid

Question 9

What major artery supplies the upper limbs

Answer 9

Left and right subclavian arteries

Question 10

The thoracic aorta spans what distance

Answer 10

From T4 to T12

Question 11

Where does the thoracic aorta exit the thorax

Answer 11

Aortic hiatus in the diaphgram

Question 12

List the branches of the Thoracic Aorta ( in descending order )

Answer 12

1- Bronchial arteries  
2- Mediastinal arteries 
3- Oesophageal arteries 
4- Pericardial arteries 
5- Superior phrenic arteries 
6- Intercostal and subcostal arteries

Question 13

What do the bronchial arteries supply

Answer 13

bronchial and peribronchial tissue and visceral pleura

Question 14

Where does the right bronchial artery usually arise from

Answer 14

Branches from third posterior intercostal artery

Question 15

What do the mediastinal arteries supply

Answer 15

lymph glands and loos areolar tissue in posterior mediastinum

Question 16

What do the oesophageal arteries supply

Answer 16

Supply the oesophagus

Question 17

What arteries supply the dorsal part of the pericardium

Answer 17

Pericardial arteries

Question 18

What supplies the superior part of the diaphragm

Answer 18

Superior phrenic arteries

Question 19

How many pairs of the intercostal arteries are there

Answer 19

9 pairs

Question 20

What do the subcostal arteries supply

Answer 20

Flat abdominal wall muscles

Question 21

List the branches of the Abdominal Aorta ( in descending order )

Answer 21

1- Inferior phrenic arteries 
2- Coeliac artery 
3- superior mesenteric artery 
4- middle suprarenal arteries 
5- renal arteries 
6- Gonadal arteries : Testicular / Ovarian 
7- inferior mesenteric artery 
8- median sacral artery 
9- lumbar arteries
10- Common iliac arteries

Question 22

Which arteries branch from the abdominal aorta posteriorly at level of T12

Answer 22

Inferior phrenic arteries

Question 23

What large unpaired visceral artery arises at lower level of L1

Answer 23

Superior mesenteric artery

Question 24

Name the arteries supplying the adrenal glands

Answer 24

Middle suprarenal arteries

Question 25

Where does the inferior mesenteric artery arise from

Answer 25

Anteriorly at L3 from the abdominal aorta

Question 26

What supplies the coccyx, lumbar vertebrae and sacrum

Answer 26

Median sacral artery

Question 27

What structures do the lumbar arteries supply

Answer 27

Supply abdominal wall and spinal cord at the level for L1 to L4