Cardiovascular - Dry Room 3 Flashcards
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What v.level does the aortic arch begin and end?
T4
What v.level does the abdo aorta split into the common iliac arteries?
L4
What v.level do the common iliac arteries split and what do they split into?
L5
Internal and external iliac arteries
How many coronary arteries spilt off the aorta?
2 - left and right
What are the 3 arteries that split off of the aortic arch? Name them in the order blood passes.
Brachiocephalic
Left common carotid
Left subclavian artery
Where does the right common carotid start?
Splits off of the brachiocephalic artery
What are the 4 things that branch off of the thoracic aorta?
Bronchial arteries
Oesophageal arteries
Pericardial arteries
Posterior intercostal arteries
Of these 4 things that branch off the thoracic aorta - which one can be seen on a wet specimen?
Posterior intercostals - to view them check the intercostal space and see if it comes off the aorta
What does the internal iliac arteries supply?
Pelvic viscera
What does the external iliac arteries become?
Femoral artery
What are branches called in the venous system?
Tributaries
What are the great veins that enter the heart and also drain blood from around body?
Superior and inferior vena cava
Where can the superior vena cava be seen?
Anterior and to the right of the ascending aorta
Is the pulmonary trunk the pulmonary artery or vein?
Artery
What are the main tributaries of the superior vena cava?
Left and Right Brachiocephalic veins
Azygos vein
Where is the brachiocephalic vein? What does the brachiocephalic vein become as it goes along?
Clavicle area - can be seen alongside the brachiocephalic artery
Becomes the subclavian vein
What tributaries are there of the inferior vena cava?
Left and right common iliac vein
Where does the azgos venous system drain blood from and into what?
From the posterior intercostal veins and into the superior vena cava
Where can the azygos veins be seen?
Immediatly to the right of the thoracic aorta
What are the azgos veins called on the left side?
Hemiazygos veins
What does the hemiazygos vein drain into and at what v level?
The azygos vein at the T8/9 level
Where do intercostal nerves arise from?
Ventral ramus of the spinal nerve
What drains into the internal thoracic vein?
Anterior intercostal veins
What artery arises from the internal thoracic artery?
The anterior intercostal arteries