Blood Supply

Question 1

name an artery-artery, vein-vein, and artery-vein anastomoses:

Answer 1

artery-artery: superior and inferior epigastric arteries

artery-vein: alimentary system

vein-vein: cardiac veins of the heart

Question 2

the vessels that supply blood to the arteries are the:

Answer 2

vasa vasorum

Question 3

the two types of nerves associated with arteries are:

Answer 3

1. hitchikers: no innervation, can be any time (sympathetic, sensory, parasympathetic)
2. vasomotor: contraction of adventitia (mainly sympathetic)

Question 4

the great cardiac vein is in the ____ ______ sulcus
the middle cardiac vein is in the ______ ______ groove
the small cardiac vein is in the _________ sulcus

Answer 4

anterior interventricular
posterior interventricular
coronary sulcus

Question 5

the ligamentum arteriosum is:

Answer 5

embryonic remnant between pulmonary trunk and aorta

Question 6

true or false: the left pulmonary artery goes in front of the aorta

Answer 6

true

Question 7

the left coronary artery has what branches:

Answer 7

LCA:
Left
C = circumflex artery
A = anterior interventricular artery (goes left atrioventricular groove)

Question 8

the right coronary artery has what branches:

Answer 8

marginal artery

posterior interventricular artery

Question 9

the right coronary artery runs into the:

Answer 9

coronary sulcus (right atrioventricular groove)

Question 10

what are the branches and attributes of the aortic arch:

Answer 10

brachiocephalic trunk (right subclavian + right common carotid), left common carotid, left subclavian

Question 11

the three anterior branches of the descending thoracic aorta are:

also mention the respective region they supply

Answer 11

1. coeliac trunk ~T12 (foregut): left gastric goes up, splenic goes left, common hepatic goes right
2. superior mesenteric artery ~L1 (midgut)
3. inferior mesenteric artery ~L3 (hindgut)

Question 12

the lateral branch above the coeliac trunk that is hard to see:

Answer 12

inferior phrenic arteries

Question 13

the lateral branch that is at the transpyloric plane:

Answer 13

middle suprarenal arteries

Question 14

major lateral arteries at L2:

Answer 14

renal arteries

Question 15

the renal arteries give rise to the ____ suprarenal arteries

Answer 15

inferior

Question 16

the gonadal arteries run _____ to psoas major

Answer 16

medially

Question 17

the lumbar arteries run on the _____ abdominal wall

Answer 17

posterior

Question 18

bifurcation of the aorta occurs at ___, resulting in the _____ _____ arteries

Answer 18

L4, common iliac

Question 19

at the bifurcation, what artery (not common iliacs) occurs?

Answer 19

medial sacral

Question 20

common iliac arteries split to:

Answer 20

external iliac and internal iliac (smaller)

Question 21

true or false: veins have extensive vasa vasorum

Answer 21

true

Question 22

veins are usually _______ to arteries

Answer 22

superficial

Question 23

the three tributaries of the SVC are:

Answer 23

left and right brachiocephalic veins, azgyous vein

Question 24

the tributaries of the brachiocephalic veins are:

Answer 24

internal jugular (medially) and the subclavian vein. internal thoracic vein too

Question 25

the hepatic veins drain to:

Answer 25

IVC

Question 26

the right renal vein is long/short and the left renal vein is long/short. the left renal vein may also be draining site for left _____ and _______ vein. sometimes can drain the left ____ _____ vein.

Answer 26

short, long, gonadal, suprarenal, inferior phrenic

Question 27

what hangs over the left renal vein?

Answer 27

SMA

Question 28

the left renal vein is in front of the

Answer 28

descending abdominal aorta

Question 29

the portal vein drains the ____, _______, _____ and then goes to the liver, where after it drains the liver it forms three large _____ veins

Answer 29

foregut, midguit, hindgut, hepatic

Question 30

the veins that drain the foregut, midgut, hindgut are:

Answer 30

splenic vein, superior mesenteric vein, inferior mesenteric vein

Question 31

the azygous vein is formed by the

Answer 31

ascending lumbar veins

Question 32

the azgyous vein empties into the ____ and drains the _____ intercostal veins

Answer 32

SVC, posterior

Question 33

if the hemiazygous vein is present, what vertebra does it cross?

Answer 33

T8

Question 34

accessory hemiazygous veins anastomose with:

Answer 34

hemoazygous vein

Question 35

the thoracic duct empties into the:

Answer 35

left jugulosubclavian junction