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Arterial Anatomy
RVT Gross Anatomy
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| First branches off the ascending aorta | Coronary arteries |
| 1st branch off the aortic arch | innominate/brachiocephalic |
| Innominate/brachiocephalic artery divides into what two arteries? | Right common carotid and Subclavian arteries |
| What are the three branches off the aortic arch? | Innominate/Brachiocephalic, LCCA, Left Subclavian |
| What artery runs lateral to the outer border of 1st rib becoming the Axillary Artery? | Subclavain Artery |
| Which artery becomes the Brachial Artery? | Axillary Artery |
| Which artery terminates in the deep palmar arch? | Radial Artery |
| Which artery terminates in the superficial palmar arch? | Ulnar Artery |
| What are the branches off the abdominal aorta? | Celiac, SMA, Renal Arteries, IMA |
| In Trans, a landmark for locating the LRA is the _________. | left renal vein |
| Which left renal vessel crosses the aorta anteriorly? | LRV |
| Which left renal vessel crosses the aorta posteriorly? | LRA |
| What does the IMA supply blood to? | transverse colon, descending colon, and part of rectum. |
| Which vessel arises from abdominal aorta about 3-4cm above the bifurcation? | IMA |
| AKA for internal iliac artery | hypogastric |
| Which artery travels along the medial side of Psoas Major Muscle? | External Iliac Artery |
| When does the External Iliac Artery become the CFA? | When it passes underneath the inguinal ligament. |
| Celiac artery branches into which arteries? | Left gastric, splenic, and common hepatic artery |
| What do the renal arteries supply blood to? | Kidneys, suprarenal glands, and ureters |
| The SFA becomes the popliteal artery at what landmark? | Hunter's canal/adductor hiatus |
| The popliteal artery divides into what vessels? | Anterior and posterior tibial arteries |
| What vessels form the "trifurcation" in the lower leg? | ATA, PTA, and Peroneal artery branch |
| What is the first branch off the distal popliteal artery? | Anterior tibial artery |
| Which vessel becomes the deep plantar artery? | Anterior tibial artery |
| The short segment between ATA branch and the branches of PTA and peroneal arteries is called what? | Tibioperoneal Trunk |
| Which vessels are considered "resistance vessels"? | Arterioles |
| Thin layer of arterial wall consisting of a surface layer of smooth endothelium, base membrane, and connective tissue | Tunica Intima/inner layer |
| Thicker layer of the arterial wall composed of smooth muscle and connective tissue-largely of teh elastic type-thickest layer. | Tunica media/intermediate layer |
| Somewhat thinner than the media layer of the arterial wall, which layer contains fibrous connective tissue, some muscle fibers, and has is own blood supply | Tunica externa/outer layer(adventitia) |
| Which layer of the arterial wall contains the vasa vasorum, tiny vessels that carry blood to the walls of the larger arteries? | The adventia layer |
| Which artrery wall layer has its own blood supply? | Adventitia/Tunica Externa/Outer Layer |
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