Cardiology anatomy year 1 early Flashcards
(41 cards)
what does the vertebral arteries enter the cranial cavity by ?
Foramen magnum
what two veins joins to form retromandibular vein ?
-maxillary vein
-superficial temporal vein
where is the retromandibular vein formed ?
in substance of parotid gland
what are the branches of the coeliac axis ?
left gastric
hepatic
splenic
What vein does the left gonadal vein drain into ?
left renal vein
in 80 % of patients what blood vessel supplies the atrioventricular node ?
right coronary artery
what artery supplies parts of the frontal , temporal and parietal lobes ?
Middle cerebral artery
what does the ophthalmic artery arise from ?
internal carotid artery
what artery unite to form basilar artery at the base of the PONS ?
vertebral artery
what are the contents of popliteal fossa medial to lateral ?
popliteal artery
popliteal vein
tibial nerve
common peroneal nerve
what blood vessel supplies parathyroid glands ?
superior and inferior thyroid arteries
when the basilar artery divides at the end what does it form ?
posterior cerebral arteries
what does the parathyroid veins drain into ?
thyroid plexus of veins
what regions of the brain does the anterior cerebral artery supply ?
frontal and parietal
what artery is lateral relation of the inferior parathyroid ?
common carotid artery
post-tonsillectomy haemorrhage is most common where ?
external palatine vein
where does the coeliac axis branch off the aorta ?
T12
what is the main sensory nerve for the tonsillar fossa ?
Glossopharyngeal nerve
where do thebesian veins drain into ?
atrium
what sound does the mitral valve make ?
its closure is marked by the first heart sound
what separates tunica media from the tunica adventitia ?
external elastic lamina
how many functional valves does the inferior vena cava have ?
0
what are the structures within the right atrium ?
-musculi pectinati
-crista terminalis
-opening of coronary sinus
- fossa ovalis
what is the first vessel to branch from the external carotid artery ?
superior thyroid artery