Abdominal Aorta

Question 1

Tunics Intima is the _________ layer made up of ________

Answer 1

1) inner layer

2 endothelial cells

Question 2

Tunica media is the _______ layer made up of ______ , it is_______ & more organized layer in the arteries

Answer 2

1) middle layer
2) muscle
3) thicker layer

Question 3

Tunica adventitia/externa is the ______ layer made up of _______ & ________

Answer 3

1) outer layer
2) epithelial cells

3 connective tissue

Question 4

Veins have a ________________ than arteries

Answer 4

Thinner media layer

Question 5

Ascending Aorta arises from the _______

Answer 5

Left ventricle

Question 6

What is the the first branch of the aorta?

Answer 6

The coronary arteries

Question 7

The aortic arch starts at the level of the ______ & extends distal to the ________

Answer 7

1) innominate artery

2) distal to the left subclavian artery

Question 8

List the three branches of the aortic arch in order of origin

Answer 8

1) innominate artery
2) left CCA
3) left subclavian artery

Question 9

The most common anatomical variation of the aortic arch anatomy is…..

Answer 9

A two branch formation where the innominate & left CCA origin are combined & the left subclavian artery is the second branch

Question 10

The aorta courses______ to the spine & to the ______ of the IVC

Answer 10

1) anterior to spine

2) left of IVC

Question 11

The Aorta is _______ to the IVC until the level of the umbilicus

Answer 11

Posterior

Question 12

Lower resistance in the _______due to low resistance branches ; higher resistance in the _____ due to high resistance branches

Answer 12

1) upper abdominal aorta

2) distal aorta

Question 13

In most cases the branch is named…..

Answer 13

After the organ it is feeding

Question 14

List the paired branches of the aorta

Answer 14

1) suprarenal arteries
2) renal arteries
3) gonadal arteries
4) lumbar arteries
5) common iliac arteries

Question 15

List the unpaired branches of the aorta

Answer 15

1) Celiac axis
2) SMA
3) IMA

Question 16

List the anterior branches of the aorta

Answer 16

1) celiac axis
2) SMA
3) IMA
4) Gonadal arteries

Question 17

List the lateral branches of the aorta

Answer 17

1) renal arteries

2) common iliac arteries

Question 18

The common iliac arteries (CIA) originate at the aortic bifurcation at _____ or _____

Answer 18

At L3 or L4, umbilicus level

Question 19

The CIA supplies the ______& ______.

The CIA bifurcated into the _____ & _______

Answer 19

1) The legs & pelvis

2) internal & external iliac arteries

Question 20

The CIA has a _______ resistance flow

Answer 20

High resistance

Question 21

Above the umbilical the CIA course _____ to veins

Answer 21

Posterior

Question 22

Below the umbilical the CIA course _____ to veins

Answer 22

Anterior

CIA are anterior to the CIV

Question 23

The Internal Iliac Artery (IIA) is AKA _______

Answer 23

Hypogastric artery

Question 24

The Internal Iliac Artery (IIA) travels _____ & supplies the ______
NOT the ______

Answer 24

1) medially
2) supplies the pelvic organs
3) NOT Gonads

Question 25

The internal iliac artery (IIA) has a ______ or _____ waveform, _____ resistance than the common iliac

Answer 25

1) triphasic or biphasic waveform

2) lower resistance

Question 26

The external iliac artery (EIA) travels _______ to pass under the Inguinal ligament to be some the _____

Answer 26

1) laterally

2) CFA

Question 27

The external iliac artery (EIA) courses along the ______ side of the psoas muscle

Answer 27

Medial

Question 28

The external iliac artery (EIA) supplies the ….

Answer 28

Extremities with blood

Question 29

The external iliac artery (EIA) has a _______ waveform, _____ resistance than the common iliac

Answer 29

1) triphasic

2) higher