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16 Cards in this Set
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What vessels does the pulmonary trunk branch into?
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Right pulmonary artery
Left pulmonary artery (the only un-oxygenated arteries in the body) |
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What vessels does the ascending artery branch into?
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Right coronary artery and left coronary artery
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What vessels does the right coronary artery branch into?
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Posterior Interventricular Artery and the Marginal Artery
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What vessels does the left coronary artery branch into?
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Anterior Interventricular Artery and the Circumflex Artery
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What vessels does the aortic arch branch into?
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Brachiocephalic
Left Common Carotid Left Subclavian |
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What vessels come after the aortic arch?
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Descending aorta
Thoracic aorta Abdominal aorta Common Iliac artery |
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What vessels does the brachiocephalic artery branch into?
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Right Common carotid -> Head ->Internal and External
Right subclavian -> arm |
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What vessels does the left common carotid branch into?
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Internal carotid -> brain
External carotid -> face |
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What vessels does the left subclavian branch into?
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Vertebral -> brain
2 vertebral arteries join to form the Basilar artery Axillary -> shoulder and armpit Brachial -> arm |
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What vessels does the brachial artery branch into?
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Radial and Ulnar -> Palmar Arches -> Digitals
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What vessels does the thoracic artery branch into?
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Intercostals -> ribs
Bronchial -> lungs Esophageal Phrenic -> diaphragm muscle |
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What vessels does the abdominal aorta branch into?
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Celiac trunk
Superior Mesenteric (single unpaired vessel) -> small intestine, prox. part of large intestine Renal -> Kidneys (not symmetrical, left is higher) Gonadal -> ovaries or testes Lumbars (paired) Inferior Mesenteric (single unpaired artery) -> distal part of long intestine |
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What vessels does the celiac trunk branch into?
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Left gastric -> stomach on the left side
Splenic -> spleen Common hepatic -> liver |
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What vessels does the common iliac artery (paired) branch into?
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Internal iliac -> pelvic. small
External iliac -> thigh |
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What vessels follow the External Iliac artery?
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Femoral -> Popliteal -> Anterior Tibial, Posterior Tibial, and Fibular -> Dorsal Pedis (arcuate) -> Plantar Arches
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What vessels form the Circle of Willis? Where is it located?
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Branches from the Internal Carotid artery and the Vertebral arteries interconnect to form the Circle of Willis.
Located around the base of the pituitary |