Vessels of the Thorax, Abdomen & Pelvis

Question 1

What are the three branches of the aortic arch?

Answer 1

Brachiocephalic artery, left common carotid artery, left subclavian artery.

Brachiocephalic artery (or trunk): A major artery that branches off the aorta and supplies blood to the right arm, head, and neck.

Question 2

What does the ascending aorta give rise to?

Answer 2

The coronary arteries.

Question 3

Where does the thoracic aorta begin and end?

Answer 3

Begins at T5 and ends at T12.

Question 4

What are the visceral branches of the thoracic aorta?

Answer 4

Bronchial, esophageal, pericardial, and mediastinal arteries.

Question 5

What are the parietal branches of the thoracic aorta?

Answer 5

Intercostal arteries and superior phrenic arteries.

Question 6

What is the celiac trunk?

Answer 6

A major branch of the abdominal aorta that gives rise to the left gastric, splenic, and common hepatic arteries.

Question 7

What does the superior mesenteric artery supply?

Answer 7

Small intestine, pancreas, and majority of the large intestine.

Question 8

What does the inferior mesenteric artery supply?

Answer 8

Distal large intestine and rectum.

Question 9

What do the renal arteries supply?

Answer 9

Each kidney.

Question 10

What do the gonadal arteries supply?

Answer 10

The reproductive organs (ovaries or testes).

Question 11

What do the lumbar arteries supply?

Answer 11

The lumbar region, abdominal wall, and spinal cord.

Question 12

What does the median sacral artery supply?

Answer 12

The sacrum.

Question 13

What are the terminal branches of the abdominal aorta?

Answer 13

The right and left common iliac arteries.

Question 14

What does the internal iliac artery supply?

Answer 14

Pelvis, bladder, genitalia, uterus, vagina.

Question 15

What does the external iliac artery supply?

Answer 15

The lower limbs.

Question 16

What does the superior vesical artery supply?

Answer 16

The urinary bladder.

Question 17

What does the inferior vesical artery supply?

Answer 17

The bladder and ureter.

Question 18

What does the middle rectal artery supply?

Answer 18

The middle rectum.

Question 19

What does the vaginal artery supply?

Answer 19

The vagina and bulb of vestibule.

Question 20

What does the uterine artery supply?

Answer 20

The uterus; anastomoses with the ovarian artery.

Question 21

What does the obturator artery supply?

Answer 21

Pelvic muscles, medial thigh, and hip.

Question 22

What does the internal pudendal artery supply?

Answer 22

External genitalia, anal canal, perineum.

Question 23

What does the inferior gluteal artery supply?

Answer 23

Pelvic floor and gluteal muscles.

Question 24

What does the iliolumbar artery supply?

Answer 24

Psoas major.

Question 25

What does the lateral sacral artery supply?

Answer 25

Sacral canal and posterior sacrum.

Question 26

What does the superior gluteal artery supply?

Answer 26

Gluteal muscles and overlying skin.

Question 27

What does the superior vena cava drain?

Answer 27

Blood from areas superior to the diaphragm.

Question 28

What forms the subclavian vein?

Answer 28

The axillary vein as it enters the thoracic cavity.

Question 29

What forms the brachiocephalic veins?

Answer 29

The subclavian, external/internal jugular, vertebral, and internal thoracic veins.

Question 30

What does the vertebral vein drain?

Answer 30

The cranium, spinal cord, and vertebrae.

Question 31

What does the internal thoracic vein drain?

Answer 31

The anterior chest wall.

Question 32

What does the azygos vein drain?

Answer 32

Intercostal, esophageal, bronchial, and mediastinal veins; drains into the superior vena cava.

Question 33

What does the hemiazygos vein drain?

Answer 33

Left thoracic wall; connects via the superior intercostal vein to the brachiocephalic vein.

Question 34

What do intercostal veins drain?

Answer 34

Muscles of the thoracic wall.

Question 35

What do esophageal veins drain?

Answer 35

The esophagus.

Question 36

What do bronchial veins drain?

Answer 36

Systemic circulation of the lungs.

Question 37

What does the inferior vena cava drain?

Answer 37

Areas inferior to the diaphragm.

Question 38

What is the largest vein entering the inferior vena cava?

Answer 38

The renal vein.

Question 39

What does the adrenal vein drain?

Answer 39

The adrenal glands.

Question 40

Where does the right adrenal vein drain?

Answer 40

Directly into the inferior vena cava.

Question 41

Where does the left adrenal vein drain?

Answer 41

Into the left renal vein.

Question 42

What does the testicular vein drain?

Answer 42

The testes.

Question 43

Where does the right testicular vein drain?

Answer 43

Into the inferior vena cava.

Question 44

Where does the left testicular vein drain?

Answer 44

Into the left renal vein.

Question 45

What does the ovarian vein drain?

Answer 45

The ovary.

Question 46

Where does the right ovarian vein drain?

Answer 46

Into the inferior vena cava.

Question 47

Where does the left ovarian vein drain?

Answer 47

Into the left renal vein.

Question 48

What does the gonadal vein refer to?

Answer 48

Either the testicular or ovarian vein.

Question 49

What do phrenic veins drain?

Answer 49

The diaphragm.

Question 50

What does the hepatic vein drain?

Answer 50

Systemic blood from the liver into the inferior vena cava.

Question 51

Which artery gives rise to the superior mesenteric artery?

Answer 51

Abdominal aorta

Question 52

What vein drains the thoracic wall and empties into the superior vena cava?

Answer 52

Brachiocephalic vein

Question 53

The hemiazygos vein drains into the:

Answer 53

Brachiocephalic vein via the superior intercostal vein

Question 54

What does the median sacral artery supply?

Answer 54

Posterior sacrum