DMS 220 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
What are the most distal branches of the aorta that supply blood to the pelvis,
abdominal wall, and lower limbs? - Answer- - internal iliac artery
What vessel is also referred to as the Hypogastric artery? - Answer- - internal iliac artery
What vessel becomes the CFA in the groin region? - Answer- - external iliac artery
What is the first branch of the aortic arch? - Answer- - brachiocephalic trunk
The radial artery runs on what side of the forearm? - Answer- - lateral side
The radial artery branches to form what part of the palmar arch? - Answer- - superficial
palmar arch
Where does the radial artery terminate? (Just remember that the ulnar branch and
termination is opposite of the radial artery) - Answer- - terminates in the deep palmar
arch
What vessel is the predominate source of blood flow to the hand come from? - Answer-
- superficial palmar arch
The Deep Palmar arch is a branch of the? - Answer- - ulnar artery
The SFA passes through an opening in what tendon to enter the popliteal fossa? -
Answer- - hunters canal
What is another name for the deep femoral artery? - Answer- - profunda femoral artery
What 3 branches is sometimes known as the trifurcation? - Answer- - ATA
-PTA
- peroneal artery
what’s the first branch off distal popliteal artery? - Answer- - ATA
What vessel does the ATA become once it crosses the dorsum of the foot? - Answer- -
DPA (dorsalis pedis artery)
, What is a major branch of the DPA (dorsalis pedis artery)? - Answer- - deep plantar
artery
How does the PTA run down the leg? - Answer- -posterior and medial
What is the Tibioperoneal Trunk? - Answer- - short segment between ATA branch and
branches of PTA and peroneal arteries
The plantar arch in foot consists of what branch from DPA? - Answer- - deep plantar
artery
The plantar arch in foot consists of what branch from the PTA? - Answer- - lateral
plantar which unites with deep plantar artery
1. Arteries progressively decrease in size from the largest being _ ____________and
the smallest being ___________. - Answer- - aorta
- arterioles
What layer of the arterial wall contains the vasa vasorum? What is the vasa vasorum? -
Answer- - tunica adventitia
- tiny vessel that carry blood to other arteries
What events lead up to the beginning of cardiac contractions? - Answer- - pressure in
left ventricle
- left ventricle pressure exceed that in aorta
- aortic valve opens
- blood pressure rises
What generates the pressure wave to move the blood? - Answer- - contraction of heart
What governs the amount of blood that enters the arterial system? - Answer- - cardiac
output
What determines the amount of blood that leaves the arterial system? - Answer- -
arterial pressure and total peripheral resistance
Where is pressure greatest in the arterial system? - Answer- - in the heart
What 2 things are required for movement of any fluid medium between 2 points? -
Answer- - pathway for fluid and pressure difference
Low resistance yields what type of flow rate? - Answer- - high flow rate
The total energy contained in moving fluid is the sum of what 3 energies? - Answer- -
potential
- kinetic
AND ANSWERS
What are the most distal branches of the aorta that supply blood to the pelvis,
abdominal wall, and lower limbs? - Answer- - internal iliac artery
What vessel is also referred to as the Hypogastric artery? - Answer- - internal iliac artery
What vessel becomes the CFA in the groin region? - Answer- - external iliac artery
What is the first branch of the aortic arch? - Answer- - brachiocephalic trunk
The radial artery runs on what side of the forearm? - Answer- - lateral side
The radial artery branches to form what part of the palmar arch? - Answer- - superficial
palmar arch
Where does the radial artery terminate? (Just remember that the ulnar branch and
termination is opposite of the radial artery) - Answer- - terminates in the deep palmar
arch
What vessel is the predominate source of blood flow to the hand come from? - Answer-
- superficial palmar arch
The Deep Palmar arch is a branch of the? - Answer- - ulnar artery
The SFA passes through an opening in what tendon to enter the popliteal fossa? -
Answer- - hunters canal
What is another name for the deep femoral artery? - Answer- - profunda femoral artery
What 3 branches is sometimes known as the trifurcation? - Answer- - ATA
-PTA
- peroneal artery
what’s the first branch off distal popliteal artery? - Answer- - ATA
What vessel does the ATA become once it crosses the dorsum of the foot? - Answer- -
DPA (dorsalis pedis artery)
, What is a major branch of the DPA (dorsalis pedis artery)? - Answer- - deep plantar
artery
How does the PTA run down the leg? - Answer- -posterior and medial
What is the Tibioperoneal Trunk? - Answer- - short segment between ATA branch and
branches of PTA and peroneal arteries
The plantar arch in foot consists of what branch from DPA? - Answer- - deep plantar
artery
The plantar arch in foot consists of what branch from the PTA? - Answer- - lateral
plantar which unites with deep plantar artery
1. Arteries progressively decrease in size from the largest being _ ____________and
the smallest being ___________. - Answer- - aorta
- arterioles
What layer of the arterial wall contains the vasa vasorum? What is the vasa vasorum? -
Answer- - tunica adventitia
- tiny vessel that carry blood to other arteries
What events lead up to the beginning of cardiac contractions? - Answer- - pressure in
left ventricle
- left ventricle pressure exceed that in aorta
- aortic valve opens
- blood pressure rises
What generates the pressure wave to move the blood? - Answer- - contraction of heart
What governs the amount of blood that enters the arterial system? - Answer- - cardiac
output
What determines the amount of blood that leaves the arterial system? - Answer- -
arterial pressure and total peripheral resistance
Where is pressure greatest in the arterial system? - Answer- - in the heart
What 2 things are required for movement of any fluid medium between 2 points? -
Answer- - pathway for fluid and pressure difference
Low resistance yields what type of flow rate? - Answer- - high flow rate
The total energy contained in moving fluid is the sum of what 3 energies? - Answer- -
potential
- kinetic
