arteries: region supplied

Question 1

right and left coronary arteries

Answer 1

heart

Question 2

right common carotid artery

Answer 2

right side of head and neck

Question 3

right subclavian artery

Answer 3

right upper limb

Question 4

left common carotid artery

Answer 4

left side of head and neck

Question 5

left subclavian artery

Answer 5

left upper limb

Question 6

pericardial arteries

Answer 6

pericardium

Question 7

bronchial arteries

Answer 7

bronchi of lungs

Question 8

esophageal arteries

Answer 8

esophagus

Question 9

mediastinal arteries

Answer 9

structures of mediastinum

Question 10

posterior intercostal arteries

Answer 10

intercostal and chest muscles

Question 11

subcostal arteries

Answer 11

intercostal and chest muscles

Question 12

superior phrenic arteries

Answer 12

superior and posterior surfaces of diaphragm

Question 13

inferior phrenic arteries

Answer 13

inferior surface of diaphragm

Question 14

common hepatic artery

Answer 14

liver, stomach, duodenum, pancreas

Question 15

left gastric artery

Answer 15

stomach and esophagus

Question 16

splenic artery

Answer 16

spleen, pancreas, and stomach

Question 17

superior mesenteric artery

Answer 17

small intestine, cecum, ascending and transverse colons, and pancreas

Question 18

renal arteries

Answer 18

kidneys

Question 19

testicular arteries

Answer 19

testes (male)

Question 20

ovarian arteries

Answer 20

ovaries (female)

Question 21

inferior mesenteric artery

Answer 21

transverse, descending, and sigmoid colons, rectum

Question 22

external iliac arteries

Answer 22

lower limbs

Question 23

internal iliac arteries

Answer 23

uterus (female), prostrate (male), muscles of buttocks, and urinary bladder

Question 24

brachiocephalic

Answer 24

head, neck, upper limb, and thoracic wall

Question 25

right subclavian artery

Answer 25

brain, spinal cord, neck, shoulder, thoracic muscle wall, and scapular muscles

Question 26

internal thoracic (mammary) artery

Answer 26

anterior thoracic wall

Question 27

vertebral artery

Answer 27

posterior portion of the cerebellum, pons, and inner ear

Question 28

axillary artery

Answer 28

thoracic, shoulder, and scapular muscles and the humerus

Question 29

brachial artery

Answer 29

muscles of the arm, humerus, elbow joint

Question 30

radial artery

Answer 30

major blood source to the muscles of the posterior compartment of the forearm

Question 31

ulnar artery

Answer 31

major blood source to the muscles of the anterior compartment of the forearm

Question 32

right common carotid artery

Answer 32

head and neck

Question 33

external carotid artery

Answer 33

major source to all structures of the head, except the brain; supplies skin, connective tissues, muscles, bones, joints, dura and arachoid mater in the head and supplies much of the neck anatomy

Question 34

internal carotid artery

Answer 34

eyeball and other orbital structures, ear, and parts of nose and nasal cavity; frontal, temporal, parietal, loves of the cerebrum of brain, pituitary gland, and pia amter

Question 35

left common carotid artery

Answer 35

distribution similar to the right common carotid artery: head and neck

Question 36

left subclavian artery

Answer 36

distribution similar to the right subclavian artery: brain, spinal cord, neck, shoulder, thoracic muscle wall, and scapular muscles

Question 37

common iliac arteries

Answer 37

pelvic muscle wall, pelvic organs, external genitals, and lower limbs

Question 38

internal iliac arteries

Answer 38

pelvic muscle wall, pelvic organs, buttocks, external genitals, and medial muscles of the thigh

Question 39

external iliac arteries

Answer 39

lower abdominal wall, cremaster muscle in males and round ligament of uterus in females, and the lower limb

Question 40

femoral arteries

Answer 40

muscles of the thigh - quadriceps, adductors, and hamstrings, femur and ligaments and tendons around the knee joint

Question 41

popliteal arteries

Answer 41

muscles of the distal thigh, skin of the knee region, muscles of the proximal leg, knee joint, femur, patella, tibia, and fibula

Question 42

anterior tibial arteries

Answer 42

tibia, fibula, anterior muscles of the leg, dorsal muscles of the foot, tarsal bones, meratarsal bones, and phalanges

Question 43

posterior tibial arteries

Answer 43

posterior and lateral muscle compartments of the leg, plantar muscles of the foot, tibia, fibula, tarsal, metatarsal, and phalangeal bones