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The first major branch of the aorta is the _________. - ✔✔Innominate artery.
What arteries arise from the subclavian artery? - ✔✔Vertebral, Internal thoracic, internal mammary and
thyrocervical trunk.
The angular artery is the terminal part of what artery? - ✔✔Facial artery
The arterial pulsations felt infront of the ear just aboube the zygomatic arch are from which artery? -
✔✔Superficial temporal artery.
The common carotid artery divides into external and internal carotid arteries at the level of the upper
border of the ___________. - ✔✔Thyroid cartilage.
Name the branches of the ECA from proximal to distal. - ✔✔Superior thyroid, Ascending pharyngeal,
Lingual, Facial, Occipital, Posterior Auricular, internal Maxillary, Superficial temporal
Name the arteries of the Circle of Willis. - ✔✔Anterior cerebral artery (left and right)
Anterior communicating artery
Internal carotid artery (left and right)
Posterior cerebral artery (left and right)
Posterior communicating artery (left and right)
The basilar artery and middle cerebral arteries, supplying the brain, are also considered part of the circle
The prominence of the larynx is formed by the ___________. - ✔✔Thyroid cartilage.
,The infraorbital artery is the terminal brach of what artery? - ✔✔Maxillary artery.
Name the braches of the ICA proximal to distal. - ✔✔Ophthalmic artery, Supraorbital, frontal and nasal
arteries
What 2 arteries supply the Circle of Willis with blood? - ✔✔Carotid and vertebral arteries.
What are the 2 arteries in TCD that from the temporal window have bidirectional flow with a depth of
60-65 mm? - ✔✔Middle and anterior cerebral arteries.
What is the most common anomaly of the Circle of Willis? - ✔✔Absence or hypoplasia of one or both of
the communicating arteries.
What is the most common variant of the aortic arch? - ✔✔A common origin of the innominate and left
common carotid artery.
Name the superficial vein that supplies the 3 perfortating veins of the distal calf (Cockett). - ✔✔Posterior
arch vein.
Where is Boyds perforating vein located? - ✔✔Near the knee.
The brachial veins connect which 2 veins? - ✔✔Axillary with the radial and ulnar veins.
The term "muscle pump" refers to what? - ✔✔The calf muscles.
Which vein in the antecubital fossa connect the cephalic and basilic veins? - ✔✔Median cubital vein.
The brachiocephalic vein is another name for what? - ✔✔Right and left innominate veins.
, What are the muscular veins of the calf that empty into the popliteal veins behind the knee? - ✔✔The
gastrocnemius veins.
Compared to arteries, veins have how many layers? - ✔✔They have media and adventitia layers only and
are thinner than arteries.
Venous valves are made of ________ and are ________ in shape. - ✔✔Endothelial cells, Bicuspid.
According to Poiseuille's law, resistance increases with what? - ✔✔Greater length, smaller diameter and
higher blood viscosity.
What artery is a continuation of the ATA? - ✔✔Dorsalis pedis.
The profunda femoris courses ____________ to the superficial femoral artery. - ✔✔Posterolateral.
What 2 bifurcations make up the Popliteal trifurcation? - ✔✔1. ATA and tibioperoneal trunk 2. PTA and
peroneal.
At the inguinal ligament, the external iliac artery becomes what? - ✔✔Common femoral artery.
What vessel courses along the medial aspect of the psoas muscle? - ✔✔External iliac artery.
Where do the renal arteries arise off the aorta? - ✔✔Laterally and inferior to the SMA.
What 2 veins combine and form the superior vena cava? - ✔✔Right and left brachiocephalic veins.
The portal vein is formed by the conjunction of the ______________ and the _____________. - ✔✔The
SMV and the splenic vein.
Questions | 100% Correct Answers | Verified
2024 Version
The first major branch of the aorta is the _________. - ✔✔Innominate artery.
What arteries arise from the subclavian artery? - ✔✔Vertebral, Internal thoracic, internal mammary and
thyrocervical trunk.
The angular artery is the terminal part of what artery? - ✔✔Facial artery
The arterial pulsations felt infront of the ear just aboube the zygomatic arch are from which artery? -
✔✔Superficial temporal artery.
The common carotid artery divides into external and internal carotid arteries at the level of the upper
border of the ___________. - ✔✔Thyroid cartilage.
Name the branches of the ECA from proximal to distal. - ✔✔Superior thyroid, Ascending pharyngeal,
Lingual, Facial, Occipital, Posterior Auricular, internal Maxillary, Superficial temporal
Name the arteries of the Circle of Willis. - ✔✔Anterior cerebral artery (left and right)
Anterior communicating artery
Internal carotid artery (left and right)
Posterior cerebral artery (left and right)
Posterior communicating artery (left and right)
The basilar artery and middle cerebral arteries, supplying the brain, are also considered part of the circle
The prominence of the larynx is formed by the ___________. - ✔✔Thyroid cartilage.
,The infraorbital artery is the terminal brach of what artery? - ✔✔Maxillary artery.
Name the braches of the ICA proximal to distal. - ✔✔Ophthalmic artery, Supraorbital, frontal and nasal
arteries
What 2 arteries supply the Circle of Willis with blood? - ✔✔Carotid and vertebral arteries.
What are the 2 arteries in TCD that from the temporal window have bidirectional flow with a depth of
60-65 mm? - ✔✔Middle and anterior cerebral arteries.
What is the most common anomaly of the Circle of Willis? - ✔✔Absence or hypoplasia of one or both of
the communicating arteries.
What is the most common variant of the aortic arch? - ✔✔A common origin of the innominate and left
common carotid artery.
Name the superficial vein that supplies the 3 perfortating veins of the distal calf (Cockett). - ✔✔Posterior
arch vein.
Where is Boyds perforating vein located? - ✔✔Near the knee.
The brachial veins connect which 2 veins? - ✔✔Axillary with the radial and ulnar veins.
The term "muscle pump" refers to what? - ✔✔The calf muscles.
Which vein in the antecubital fossa connect the cephalic and basilic veins? - ✔✔Median cubital vein.
The brachiocephalic vein is another name for what? - ✔✔Right and left innominate veins.
, What are the muscular veins of the calf that empty into the popliteal veins behind the knee? - ✔✔The
gastrocnemius veins.
Compared to arteries, veins have how many layers? - ✔✔They have media and adventitia layers only and
are thinner than arteries.
Venous valves are made of ________ and are ________ in shape. - ✔✔Endothelial cells, Bicuspid.
According to Poiseuille's law, resistance increases with what? - ✔✔Greater length, smaller diameter and
higher blood viscosity.
What artery is a continuation of the ATA? - ✔✔Dorsalis pedis.
The profunda femoris courses ____________ to the superficial femoral artery. - ✔✔Posterolateral.
What 2 bifurcations make up the Popliteal trifurcation? - ✔✔1. ATA and tibioperoneal trunk 2. PTA and
peroneal.
At the inguinal ligament, the external iliac artery becomes what? - ✔✔Common femoral artery.
What vessel courses along the medial aspect of the psoas muscle? - ✔✔External iliac artery.
Where do the renal arteries arise off the aorta? - ✔✔Laterally and inferior to the SMA.
What 2 veins combine and form the superior vena cava? - ✔✔Right and left brachiocephalic veins.
The portal vein is formed by the conjunction of the ______________ and the _____________. - ✔✔The
SMV and the splenic vein.
