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124 Cards in this Set
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the carotid sinus is innervated by what nerve? |
sinus nerve of hering (branch of glossopharyngeal) |
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the aortic body is innervated by what nerve? |
vagus nerve |
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the carotid sinus is a dilation of which artery? |
internal carotid artery |
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what are the branches of the middle meningeal artery called? |
lenticulostriate arteries (aka "stroke arteries") |
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where are berry aneurysms usually found? |
circle of wills (likely to cause a stroke) |
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what is a sinusoid? |
a small blood vessel similar to a capillary but with a DISCONTINUOUS endothelium
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where will we find sinusoids? |
Bone marrow endocrine organs liver lymphoid tissue spleen
BELLS |
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which tunic layer of blood vessels is the only one present in vessels of ALL sizes? |
tunica intima
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atherosclerosis is found between what layers in a blood vessel? |
between basement membrane and endothelial cells of tunica intima |
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the most predominant functional component of the tunica media of small arteries is? |
smooth muscle (and in large arteries elastic fibers) |
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what is found within the tunica media layer of blood vessels? |
smooth muscle elastic fibers |
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what is found within the tunica adventitia of the blood vessel? |
fibroelastic fibers collagenous fibers |
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where do we see vasa vasorum? |
within larger vessels in the tunica adventitia layer |
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do arteries or veins have a thicker tunica media? |
arteries
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do arteries or veins have a thicker adventitia? |
veins |
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where is the velocity of blood flow slowest? |
capillaries |
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how will a decrease in vessel diameter affect resistance to blood flow |
increase resistance |
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what is the main determining factor of blood flow? |
vessel radius/diameter!!!! |
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what type of epithelium are capillaries made of? |
simple squamos |
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the portal triad is a distinctive arrangement in the liver and is composed of: |
hepatic artery portal vein bile duct |
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what is unusual about hepatic circulation? |
both hepatic artery and hepatic portal vein empty into the same sinusoid |
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what is the path of hepatic circulation? |
hepatic artery and vein empty into same sinusoid-->central vein-->hepatic vein-->inferior vena cava |
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the highest pressure of circulating blood is found in which vessels? |
arteries |
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where is the lowest pressure of circulating blood? |
veins |
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which artery supplies the submandibular gland? |
facial artery (branch of external carotid A) |
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what is the blood supply to the palatine tonsils |
dorsal lingual artery ascending palatine artery tonsilar branch ascending pharyngeal artery lesser palatine artery
DATAL |
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what are the cervical branches of the facial artery
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TAS
tonsilar ascending paaltine submental |
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what structure is located superficially to the lingual artery loop? |
hypoglossal nerve |
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what are the branches of the lingual artery |
suprahyoid a sublingual a dorsal lingual a deep lingual a |
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when giving a inferior alveolar nerve block, where are we aiming the needle to go? |
pterygomandibular space (medial surface of ramus) |
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what does the maxillary artery end up becoming? |
sphenopalatine artery |
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which artery supplies the hard palate posterior to the maxillary canine? |
greater palatine artery |
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what artery supplies the mucosa of the hard palate anterior to the maxillary canine? |
nasopalatine artery |
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which two nerves supply the hard palate? |
greater palatine nerve nasopalatine nerve |
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what is kiesselbachs area? |
anterior portion of the nasal septum that is a highly vascularized area |
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what vessels supply the kiesselbachs area? |
posterior branches of sphenopalatine a anteriior septal branches of the anterior ethmoidal artery |
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when severe nasopharyngeal bleeding occurs it may be necessary to ligate which artery? |
maxillary artery in pterygopalatine fossa |
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which artery runs on the superficial surface of the tongue? |
dorsal lingual artery |
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which artery delivers blood to posterior superficial tongue? |
dorsal lingual artery |
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which arteries supply the tongue? |
lingual a tonsillar branch of facial a ascending pharyngeal a
LAT |
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which artery supplies the apex of tongue? |
deep lingual a
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which nerve innervates most of the tongue? |
hypoglossal |
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which nerve innervates the palatoglossus m? |
vagus n |
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which nerve provides sensory info to the anterior two/thirds of tongue? |
lingual branch of V3 |
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which nerve provides sensory info to the posterior 1/3 of tongue? |
glossopharyngeal |
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which nerve provides sensory innervation to the area near the epiglottis? |
internal laryngeal nerve, branch of vagus |
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which nerve provides taste to the anterior 2/3 of tongue? |
facial nerve via chorda tympani |
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which nerve provides taste to the posterior 1/3 of tongue? |
glossopharyngeal n |
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which arteries arise off from the common trunk of the external carotid artery |
lingual a facial a |
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which artery supplies the mucous membrane od the floor of the mouth |
sublingual a (branch of lingual from external carotid) |
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which artery supplies the dura matter? |
middle meningeal a |
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which artery is at risk of a epidural hematoma? |
anterior portion of the middle meningeal a |
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all the arteries that supply the stomach are directley or indirectly derived from? |
celiac trunk (celiac artery) |
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where does the celiac artery originate? |
abdominal aorta |
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what are the three terminal branches of the celiac artery? |
splenic a left gastric a common hepatic a |
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what are the branches of the splenic a (from celiac a)? |
pancreatic branches left gastroepilopic a short gastric a
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where will we find the splenic a in relation to the pancreas? |
to the left |
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which artery enters the lienorenal ligament and runs to the hilum of the spleen? |
splenic a |
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what are the branches of the common hepatic artery? |
gastrodudoenal a right gastric a hepatic artery proper |
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which branch is the cystic a derived from? |
right hepatic a of the common hepatic a |
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the fundus of the stomach is supplied specifically by what a? |
short gastric a (of splenic a) |
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which artery supplies the anterior wall of the body from the clavicle to the umbillicus |
internal thoracic a |
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the internal thoracic a is a branch of what a |
subclavian a |
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where does the internal thoracic artery descend in regards to the sternum |
lateral to sternum |
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what are the branches of the internal intercostal a |
PM SPAM
perforating arteries mediastinal a
superior epigastric a pericardiacophrenic a anterior intercostal a musculophrenic a |
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the inferior epigastric a is a branch of what artery? |
external iliac a |
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the aorta passes into the abdominal cavity through the aortic opening of the diaphragm in front of which vertebrae? |
T12 |
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at what vertebra level does the aorta divide into two common iliac arteries |
L4 |
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the main characteristic of the aorta is that is contains ____in its tunica media? |
a lot of elastic fibers |
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what are the branches of the ascending aorta? |
right coronary a left coronary a |
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what are branches of the aortic arch |
brachiocephalic a left common carotid left subclavian |
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how many bronchioles arteries are on the right side and left side of the body? |
right side: one left side: two |
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pterygomaxillary fissure communicates laterally with the infra temporal fossa through: |
pterygomaxillary fissure
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pterygomaxillary fissure communicates medially with the nasal cavity through: |
sphenopalatine foramen |
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pterygomaxillary fissure communicates superiorly with the skull through: |
foramen rotundum |
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pterygomaxillary fissure communicates anteriorly with orbit through : |
inferior orbital fissure |
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which area is commonly involved in chronic epistaxis (nosebleeds) |
kiesselbachareas area |
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what arterial blood supply to the jejunum and ileum comes from? |
branches of superior mesenteric a |
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what supplies the ascending colon? |
ileocolic a and right colic branches of superior mesenteric a |
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the distal third of the transverse colon is supplied by: |
left colic artery (branch of inferior mesenteric a) |
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the proximal 2/3 of the transverse colon is supplied by: |
middle colic artery (branch of superior mesenteric a ) |
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the descending colon is supplied by: |
left colic a sigmoid branches of inferior mesenteric a |
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what artery will be a direct contincuation of the inferior mesenteric a? |
superior rectal artery |
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which artery arches over the apex of the lung? |
left subclavian artery |
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the head and neck are supplied by which arteries? |
right and left common carotid subclavian |
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what are the branches of the left subclavian artery? |
VITamin C and D
vertebral Internal thoracic Thyrocervical Costocervical trunk dorsal scapular |
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the common carotid a travels a a sheath deep to which muscle? |
sternocleidomastoid |
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what is held within the carotid sheath? |
common carotid artery internal jugular vein vagus nerve |
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branches of the first(mandibular part) of the maxillary artery: |
deep auricular anterior tympanic middle meningenal inferior alveolar accessory meningenal a
DAMIAn |
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branches of the second (pyerygoid part) of maxillary a: |
masseteric a deep temporal a pterygoid branches buccal a
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branches of the third (pterygoid-palatine) artery: |
posterior superior alveolar a infra orbital a artery og pterygoid canal pharyngeal branch descending palatine a sphenopalatine a |
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the urinary bladder is supplied by what artery |
internal iliac arteries |
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the axilla artery is a continuation of which artery? |
subclaviian artery
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what is the first part of the axillary artery? |
superior thoracic a
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the first part of the axillary artery is located where? |
medial to pectoralis minor |
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the second part of the axillary artery contains: |
thoracoacromial a lateral thoracic a |
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the second part of the axillary artery is found where? |
behind the pectoralis minor m |
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the third part of the axillary a contains what? |
subscapular a anterior humeral circmflex a posterior humeral circumflex a
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where is the third part of the axillary a located? |
lateral to pectoralis m |
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at which level will the vertebral arteries arise? |
C6 |
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what is the main blood supply to the brainstem? |
basilar artery |
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which arteries are responsible for the circulation to the cerebellum? |
vertebral arteries basilar artery
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vertebral arteries give rise to: |
PICA posterior inferior cerebellar artery |
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Basilar artery gives rise to: |
AICA anterior inferior cerebellar artery |
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what is the ulnar nerve located between? |
medialepicondyle and trochlea |
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what are the branches of the facial nerve:
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the zebra bit my cheek
temporal zygomatic buccal manibular cervical |
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what are the tributaries of the portal vein? |
splenic vein superior mesenteric vein inferior mesenteric vein gastric vein |
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the azygos vein is formed by the union of which veins? |
right ascending lumbar v right subcostal v |
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where will we see the azygos vein in relation to the heart and vertebrae: |
right side of aorta T5 |
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where does the azygous vein empty? |
superior vena cava |
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most posterior intercostal veins will empty where? |
azygous veins |
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what forms the superior vena cava |
union of two brachiocepahic veins |
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what forms the right brachiocephalic vein? |
right subclavian v right internal jugular v
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the subclavian vein is a continuation of which vein? |
axillary vein |
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where will we find the external jugular vein? |
superficial fascia deep to the platsyma |
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where does the thoracic duct drain: |
into the junction between the left internal jugular and subclavian |
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what is the only fetal vessel to carry blood that is rich in oxygen and nutrients |
umbilical vein |
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how does blood return to the placenta? |
through the umbilical arteries |
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what is the path of emptying for the two cavernous sinuses |
superior petrosal sinuses-->transverse sinus-->sigmoid sinus |
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when the sigmoid sinus ends what will it become? |
internal jugular veins |
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what will pass through the cavernous sinus: |
internal carotid a abducens n |
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what will characterize someone with a cavernous sinus syndrome: |
1.edema of eyelids 2. conjunctiva of the eye 3. paralysis of cranial neves that course though cavernous sinus |
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what will the pterygoid plexus connect? |
facial vein retromandibular vein |
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what will the cavernous sinus connect? |
facial vein sigmoid sinus |