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Blood flow
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Q: Vertebral arteries flow through? | A: Transverse foramen of cervical vertebrae |
| Q: Internal jugular vein flows through? | A: Jugular foramen of temporal bone |
| Q: Internal carotid artery flows through? | A: Carotid canal of temporal bone |
| Q: Branches of internal carotid artery flow through? | A: Foramen lacerum of sphenoid bone |
| Q: Middle meningeal artery flows through? | A: Foramen spinosum of sphenoid bone |
| Q: Supraorbital arteries flow through? | A: Supraorbital notch of frontal bone |
| Q: Ophthalmic artery flows through? | A: Optic canal of sphenoid bone |
| Q: Ophthalmic vein flows through? | A: Superior orbital fissure of sphenoid bone |
| Q: Infraorbital artery flows through? | A: Infraorbital foramen of maxilla |
| Q: Transverse sinus flows along? | A: Transverse sulcus of occipital bone |
| Q: Sigmoid sinus flows along? | A: Sigmoid sulcus of temporal bone |
| Q: From heart to left heart musculature? | A: A → Left coronary → Circumflex / Anterior interventricular |
| Q: From heart to right heart musculature? | A: A → Right coronary → Marginal / Posterior interventricular |
| Q: Right side of body blood supply? | A: B → Brachiocephalic → Subclavian / Common carotid |
| Q: Left common carotid branches (face, head, neck)? | A: B → Common carotid → External carotid → Superior thyroid / Lingual / Facial / Occipital / Maxillary / Superficial temporal |
| Q: Left common carotid to brain (anterior cerebrum)? | A: B → Common carotid → Internal carotid → Middle cerebral / Anterior cerebral |
| Q: Arteries supplying cerebellum and posterior cerebrum? | A: B → Subclavian → Vertebral → Basilar → Posterior inferior cerebellar / Anterior inferior cerebellar / Superior cerebellar / Posterior cerebral |
| Q: Connection between internal carotid and posterior cerebral? | A: Posterior communicating artery |
| Q: Connection between anterior cerebrals? | A: Anterior communicating artery |
| Q: Upper limb arterial flow (left side)? | A: B → Subclavian → Axillary → Brachial → Radial (lateral) / Ulnar (medial) |
| Q: Diaphragm blood supply? | A: C → D → Inferior phrenic arteries |
| Q: Adrenal gland blood supply? | A: C → D → Suprarenal arteries |
| Q: Kidney blood supply? | A: C → D → Renal arteries |
| Q: Back muscle blood supply? | A: C → D → Lumbar arteries |
| Q: Gonadal (testes/ovaries) blood supply? | A: C → D → Gonadal arteries |
| Q: Spleen blood supply? | A: C → D → Celiac → Splenic artery |
| Q: Stomach (lesser curvature) blood supply? | A: C → D → Celiac → Left gastric / Right gastric |
| Q: Liver blood supply? | A: C → D → Celiac → Common hepatic → Hepatic proper |
| Q: Duodenum & pancreas blood supply? | A: C → D → Celiac → Common hepatic → Gastroduodenal → Pancreaticoduodenal |
| Q: Stomach (greater curvature) blood supply? | A: C → D → Celiac → Common hepatic → Gastroduodenal → Gastroepiploic |
| Q: Small intestine, cecum, right colon blood supply? | A: C → D → Superior mesenteric → Middle colic / Right colic / Ileocolic |
| Q: Left colon, sigmoid, rectum blood supply? | A: C → D → Inferior mesenteric → Left colic / Sigmoid / Superior rectal |
| Q: Lower body and legs blood supply? | A: C → D → Common iliac → External iliac → Femoral → Popliteal → Anterior or Posterior tibial |
| Q: Pelvic organ blood supply? | A: C → D → Common iliac → Internal iliac |
| Q: Thoracic veins draining to SVC? | A: SVC ← Azygous ← Intercostals |
| Q: Brain venous flow route (inferior sagittal sinus)? | A: SVC ← BC ← Internal jugular ← Sigmoid sinus ← Transverse sinus ← Straight sinus ← Inferior sagittal sinus |
| Q: Brain venous flow route (superior sagittal sinus)? | A: SVC ← BC ← Internal jugular ← Sigmoid sinus ← Transverse sinus ← Superior sagittal sinus |
| Head & neck veins? | A: SVC ← BC ← Subclavian ← External jugular |
| Q: Superficial lateral upper extremity veins? | A: SVC ← BC ← Subclavian ← Axillary ← Cephalic |
| Q: Superficial medial upper extremity veins? | A: SVC ← BC ← Subclavian ← Axillary ← Brachial ← Basilic |
| Q: Right adrenal gland drainage? | A: IVC ← Right suprarenal |
| Q: Right gonadal drainage? | A: IVC ← Right gonadal |
| Q: Back muscles drainage? | A: IVC ← Lumbar veins |
| Q: Left kidney/adrenal/gonadal drainage? | A: IVC ← Left renal ← Left suprarenal / Left gonadal |
| Q: Right kidney drainage? | A: IVC ← Right renal |
| Q: Liver drainage path? | A: IVC ← Hepatic veins ← Hepatic portal |
| Q: Hepatic portal receives from lower right abdomen? | A: Superior mesenteric vein |
| Q: Hepatic portal receives from upper abdomen? | A: Splenic vein |
| Q: Splenic vein receives from lower left abdomen? | A: Inferior mesenteric vein |
| Q: Pelvic region drainage? | A: IVC ← Common iliac ← Internal iliac |
| Q: Superficial lower extremity drainage? | A: IVC ← Common iliac ← External iliac ← Femoral ← Great saphenous |
| Q: Deep anterior leg drainage? | A: IVC ← Common iliac ← External iliac ← Femoral ← Popliteal ← Anterior tibial |
| Q: Deep posterior leg drainage? | A: IVC ← Common iliac ← External iliac ← Femoral ← Popliteal ← Posterior tibial |
| Q: Deep upper extremity veins? | A: SVC ← BC ← Subclavian ← Axillary ← Brachial ← Radial / Ulnar |