Named Blood Vessels Flashcards
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The ascending aorta exits the left ventricle and becomes the aortic arch. It turns downward and becomes the (1). It continues and becomes the descending (2).
- Descending thoracic aorta
2. Abdominal aorta
Aortic branches:
Brachiocephalic trunk
Left subclavian artery
Left common carotid artery
Oxygenated blood leaving the aorta and going up to the head goes to the ___ and ____.
Left common carotid artery
Right common carotid artery
Oxygenated blood leaving the aorta needs to go out to the arms via the ______.
Subclavian arteries
From the subclavian artery, blood goes to the ____ and _____.
Axillary Artery
Brachial Artery
The ______ branches from the subclavians arteries and carries blood to the cranium.
Vertebral artery
The common cartoid branches into the ____ (to brain) and ____(superficial head and neck).
Internal carotid
External carotid
The interal carotid artery enters the cranium via the:
carotid canal of the temporal bone
The internal carotid artery splits into the _____ and ____ arteries
Anterier cerebral, middle cerebral
The two anterior cerebral arteries are joined by the:
Anterior communicating artery (anastomosis)
____ are small anastomosis between the internal carortid artery and the posterior cerebral artery.
Posterior communicating arteries
Vertebral arteriers merge to form the ____ that supplies the cerebellum and the brainstem.
Basilar artery
The basilar artery splits to form the ____
Posterior cerebral arteries
Collectively, the anastomoses form the _____
Circle of Willis (cerebral arterial circle)
The Circle of Willis ensures that if there is a disruption in the flow of one, _____.
the brain will still receive blood flow.
Deoxygenated blood in the cranium collectes in the:
Dural venous sinuses
The dural venous sinuses come together and drain into the _____to return blood back to the heart.
Internal jugular viens
right internal jugular and subclavian veins merge to become the (1) . The left internal jugular and subclavian viens merge to become the (2)
- Right brachiocephalic vein
2. Left brachiocephalic vein
The left and right brachiocephalic veins merge to become the____.
Superior vena cava
Thoracic aorta branches into the:
posterior intercostal arteries
In the abdominal cavity the abdominal aorta branches into the _____ (___ pairs)
Lumbar arteries
4 pairs
At the level of the sacrum the abdominal aorta it branches into the:
Left and right common iliac arteries
Blood drains from the legs, up the left and right iliac veins, to the ______.
Inferior vena cava
Oxygenated blood flow in the lungs:
_____branches from thoracic aorta
Bronchial arteries