Vessels and Circulation II

Question 1

What are the three major inferior bifurcations of the aorta?

Answer 1

common iliac artery, internal iliac artery, external iliac artery

Question 2

What vein is used to receive blood from the external and internal iliac veins?

Answer 2

common iliac artery

Question 3

The common iliac artery becomes what vein?

Answer 3

inferior vena cava

Question 4

What direction does the inferior vena cava flow from?

Answer 4

inferior to superior

Question 5

Blood from the GI system passes through the liver before going into what vein?

Answer 5

hepatic vein

Question 6

What does the common carotid artery supply?

Answer 6

neck, face and anterior brain

Question 7

What does the vertebral artery (and subclavian artery) supply?

Answer 7

posterior brain

Question 8

What arteries supply the brain?

Answer 8

2 vertebral arteries, 2 internal carotid arteries

Question 9

What arteries supply the head?

Answer 9

2 external carotid arteries

Question 10

What arteries supply the neck?

Answer 10

2 external carotid arteries, thyrocervical trunks

Question 11

Veins of the neck and face drain into what veins?

Answer 11

external and internal jugular veins

Question 12

The brachiocephalic veins drain into what vein?

Answer 12

superior vena cava

Question 13

What veins supply the brain?

Answer 13

dural sinuses to internal jugular veins

Question 14

What veins supply the head?

Answer 14

internal and external jugular veins and vertebral veins

Question 15

What veins supply the neck?

Answer 15

internal and external jugular veins

Question 16

Where is the circle of willis?

Answer 16

around the sella turcica

Question 17

What is the circle of willis composed of?

Answer 17

anterior and posterior cerebral and communicating arteries, internal carotid artery

Question 18

What artery do intercostal arteries anastamose with?

Answer 18

internal thoracic artery

Question 19

What vein do intercostal veins anastamose with?

Answer 19

azygous vein

Question 20

What do the branches of the abdominal aorta serve?

Answer 20

diaphragm, GI tract, organs not part of the gut, body wall (lumbar arteries)

Question 21

What does the superior mesenteric artery supply?

Answer 21

the small intestine

Question 22

What is the hepatic portal system?

Answer 22

Venous network that drains the GI TRACT and shunts the blood to the liver for processing/absorption

Question 23

Where does the blood exit the liver?

Answer 23

Through hepatic veins that merge with the inferior vena cava

Question 24

What is the primary vein in the hepatic portal system?

Answer 24

hepatic portal vein

Question 25

What does the splenic vein supply?

Answer 25

the spleen

Question 26

Where does the external iliac artery go to?

Answer 26

lower limb (femoral artery)

Question 27

Where does the internal iliac artery go to?

Answer 27

pelvis

Question 28

What two veins in the arm are superficial?

Answer 28

cephalic and basilic

Question 29

What is most medial artery/vein in the limb?

Answer 29

subclavian artery

Question 30

What is the pathway of the artery in the limb?

Answer 30

subclavian -> axillary -> brachial -> ulnar/radial -> digital

Question 31

What is the pathway of the veins in the limb?

Answer 31

subclavian -> axillary -> cephalic -> basilic/brachial -> mean cubital

Question 32

The thoracic wall is supplied by what three sources?

Answer 32

axiallary, subclavian (internal thoracic), and aorta (intercostal arteries)

Question 33

Are basilic veins medial or lateral?

Answer 33

medial; they are a continuation of the axillary vein

Question 34

Are cephalic veins medial or lateral?

Answer 34

lateral; they are a continuation of the subclavian vein

Question 35

Where does the inferior section of the femoral artery move to?

Answer 35

the back of the knee

Question 36

Where is the great saphenous vein?

Answer 36

in the shin (anterior); it supplies superficial tissues and empties into the femoral vein

Question 37

Where is the small saphenous vein?

Answer 37

in the shin (posterior); it supplies the leg and superficial lateral foot.