Branches Of The Abdominal Aorta

Front 1

List the unpaired branches of the aorta

Back 1

Celiac a.
Cranial Mesenteric a.
Caudal Mesenteric a.

Front 2

List the direct branches of the Celiac artery

Back 2

Hepatic a.
Left gastric a.
splenic a.

Front 3

List the branches of the hepatic artery

Back 3

Hepatic branches to cystic a.
Right gastric a.
Gastrodudendal a.

Front 4

List the branches of the gastroduodenal a.

Back 4

Right gastroepiploic a.
cranial pancreaticoduodenal a.

Front 5

The left gastric branches are called

Back 5

esophageal branches

Front 6

List the branches of the splenic artery

Back 6

pancreatic branches
short gastric aa.
Left gastroepiploic a.

Front 7

List the direct branches of the cranial mesenteric a.

Back 7

Common trunk,
caudal pancreaticoduodenal a.
jejunal aa.
ileal aa

Front 8

List the branches of the common trunk off the cranial mesenteric

Back 8

Middle colic a.
Right colic a.
Ileocolic a.

Front 9

List the branches of the ileocolic a.

Back 9

colic brance
mesenteric ilieal branch
cecal a. sends off antimesenteric ilela branch

Front 10

The common trunk of the phrenicoabdominal a branches into

Back 10

cranial abdominal a.
caudal phrenic a.

Front 11

The paired branches off the aorta are the

Back 11

lumbar aa.
renal aa.
testicular and ovarian aa.
deep circumflex iliac aa

Front 12

This vessel runs cranially in the cranial border of the mesoduodenum to the lesser curvature of the stomach and liver

Back 12

Hepatic artery

Front 13

This artery supplies the gall bladder

Back 13

cystic artery

Front 14

This artery runs from the pylorus toward the cardia in the lesser curvature

Back 14

right gastric artery

Front 15

This artery supplies the pylorus and terminates into the ____ and the ______

Back 15

gastroduodenal a.
right gastroepiploic a.
cranial pancreaticoduodenal a.
(hepatic a.)

Front 16

This artery runs in the greater omentum along the greater curvature

Back 16

right gastroepiploic

(gastroduodenal - hepatic a)

Front 17

This artery follows the border of the descending duodenum and right lobe of the pancreas

Back 17

cranial pancreaticoduodenal
(gastroduodenal - hepatic a.)

Front 18

This artery runs in the greater omentum to the _____ _____ of the stomach and supplies both surfaces of the stomach

Back 18

Left gastric a.
lesser curvature
(celiac a.)

Front 19

This artery crosses the dorsal surface of the left lobe of the pancreas and splits into __ and ____ branches

Back 19

Splenic artery
dorsal and ventral branches at the hilus of the spleen
(celiac a.)

Front 20

The ____ ____ ____ run between the spleen and the _____ on the left side.

Back 20

short gastric arteries
stomach
(splenic a.)

Front 21

The ________ a runs in the greater curvature of the stomach.

Back 21

left gastroepiploic a.

(splenic a.)

Front 22

This artery runs cranially in the mesocolon to the left colic flexure.

Back 22

Middle colic a.

(common trunk - cranial mesenteric)

Front 23

The middle colic artery supplies the

Back 23

transverse and descending colon.

(common trunk - cranial mesenteric a.)

Front 24

This artery runs toward the right colic flexure and supplies the

Back 24

Right colic artery
ascending and transverse colon
(common trunk - cranial mesenteric a.)

Front 25

This artery supplies the ileum, cecum, and ascending colon, and is associated with the right colic lymph nodes

Back 25

Ileocolic a.

(common trunk - cranial mesenteric a.)

Front 26

This artery supplies the ascending colon

Back 26

colic branch

(ileocolic a.)

Front 27

This artery supplies the cecum and antimesenteric side of the ileum.

Back 27

cecal a.

(ileocolic a.)

Front 28

This artery is the continuation of the ileocolic and anastomoses with the _____ ____ of the ______

Back 28

mesenteric ileal branch
ileal arteries
cranial mesenteric artery
(ileocolic a.)

Front 29

This artery runs cranially to supply the diaphragm

Back 29

caudal phrenic a.

(common trunk of phrenicoabdominal a)

Front 30

This artery continues into the abdominal wall between the transversus abdominis and the interal abdominal oblique

Back 30

cranial abdominal artery

Front 31

These paired arteries leave the aorta at different levels

Back 31

renal arteries
right cranial to the left.
right is dorsal to caudal vena cava

Front 32

These paired arteries leave the aorta halfway between the renal and external iliac arteries

Back 32

ovarian artery

Front 33

These paired arteries leave the aorta in the mid lumbar region and cross the ventral surface of the ureter

Back 33

testicular artery

Front 34

The left testicular and ovarian veins enter the ______ where the right testicular and ovarian veins enter the _______.

Back 34

left renal vein,
vena cava

Front 35

This artery enters the descending mesocolon and terminates into what 2 arteries?

Back 35

caudal mesenteric artery
left colic artery
cranial rectal artery

Front 36

This artery follows the mesenteric border of the descending colon and anastamoses with the _____

Back 36

left colic artery
middle colic artery

Front 37

This paired artery leaves the aorta near the external iliac arteries and supplies the musculature of the caudodorsal portion of the abdominal wall, skin flank and cranial thigh.

Back 37

Deep circumflex iliac artery