Week 1 - Lesson 4 (Part 1)

Question 1

Where is the arm located between?

Answer 1

Between the shoulder and the elbow

Question 2

What is the arm called?

Answer 2

Brachium

Question 3

Where is the forearm located between?

Answer 3

Between the elbow and the wrist

Question 4

What is the forearm called?

Answer 4

Antebrachium

Question 5

What is another term for the innominate artery?

Answer 5

Brachiocephalic artery

Question 6

What is the first branch of the SCA?`

Answer 6

Vertebral artery

Question 7

What are considered note worthy branches of the SCA? (3)

Answer 7

1. Thyrocervical
2. Internal Mammary
3. Costocervical

Question 8

What does the subclavian artery branches give rise to supply? (4)

Answer 8

1. Brain
2. Neck
3. Thoracic wall
4. Shoulder

Question 9

What does the axillary artery become after crossing the inferolateral margin of the Teres Major muscle?

Answer 9

Brachial artery

Question 10

Where does the axillary artery branch to? (3)

Answer 10

1. Thorax
2. Axilla
3. Upper arm

Question 11

Where does the brachial artery extend?

Answer 11

From the axilla to 1 cm below the elbow joint

Question 12

What is the largest brachial artery?

Answer 12

Deep brachial artery

Question 13

What is another name for the deep brachial artery?

Answer 13

Profunda brachii

Question 14

How does the brachial artery end?

Answer 14

By dividing into the radial and ulnar arteries in the forearm

Question 15

What level is blood pressure measured at?

Answer 15

The antecubital fossa

- anterior portion of the elbow

Question 16

What are the forearm arteries? (2)

Answer 16

1. Ulnar artery

2. Radial artery

Question 17

Which forearm artery is larger?

Answer 17

The ulnar artery

Question 18

Where does the ulnar artery extend?

Answer 18

Distally along medial aspect of forearm

Question 19

Where is the ulnar artery distal?

Answer 19

At the wrist

Question 20

What does the ulnar artery form?

Answer 20

The superficial palmar arch

Question 21

What are the major branches of the ulnar artery? (6)

Answer 21

1. Ulnar recurrent
2. Interosseous
3. Palmar
4. Dorsal carpal
5. Deep palmer arch of hand
6. Superficial palmar arch of hand

Question 22

What artery do we use to measure the pulse at the wrist?

Answer 22

The radial artery

Question 23

Where does the radial artery extend?

Answer 23

Distally along lateral aspect of forearm

Question 24

What happens to the radial artery at the wrist?

Answer 24

It winds laterally to the dorsal aspect

Question 25

What does the radial artery join up with?

Answer 25

The deep palmar branch of the ulnar artery

Question 26

What does the radial and the deep palmer branch of the ulnar artery join to form?

Answer 26

The deep palmar arch

Question 27

What are the branches of the radial artery? (4)

Answer 27

1. Radial recurrent
2. Muscular
3. Palmar carpal
4. Superficial palmar