Quiz 6
Trace the HCHO solution as it goes toward the head from a femoral injection (this list ignores side branches such as the renal and phrenic arteries).
1. Common Femoral. 2. External Iliac. 3. Common Iliac. 4. Abdominal Aorta. 5. Thoracic Aorta. 6. Arch of the Aorta. 7. Left Subclavian. 8. Left Common Carotid. 9. Brachiocephalic. 10. Right Common Carotid.
The largest artery in the body:
Aorta.
Name the blood vessel that carries blood away from the left ventricle of the heart:
Ascending aorta.
Which of the following is not a branch of the internal carotid artery?
Axillary artery.
The vein considered to be the continuation of the right ascending lumbar vein is:
Azygos vein.
The vertebral arteries end by passing through the floor of the cranium and then uniting to form the _____, which feeds the Circle of Willis.
Basilar artery.
The axillary artery extends into the arm to a point just inferior to the lower border of the tendon of the teres major muscle, where it becomes the ______.
Brachial artery.
The ______ terminates by bifurcating into the right subclavian artery and the right common carotid artery.
Brachiocephalic trunk.
The exchange of gasses (carbon dioxide and oxygen) takes place in the:
Capillaries.
The name of the blood vessel that consists of the tunica intima ONLY is:
Capillary.
What is another name for the cerebral arterial circle?
Circle of Willis.
The origin of the external iliac artery:
Common iliac artery.
The vein created by the joining of the external iliac vein and the internal iliac vein is:
Common iliac vein.
The femoral vein continues as the:
External iliac vein.
Under normal circumstances, this vein accepts blood from the common facial vein:
External jugular.
Which of the following is associated with the ophthalmic artery?
Eyeball.
Drawing or visualizing a line on the surface of the skin of the thigh from the center of the inguinal ligament to the center of the medial prominence of the knee is the linear guide for the:
Femoral artery.
When the external iliac artery passes under the inguinal ligament, its name changes and it becomes knows as the:
Femoral artery.
This blood vessel is formed by the joining of the popliteal and great saphenous vein.
Femoral vein.
The medial marginal vein continues as the:
Great saphenous vein.
The name of the blood vessel located on the medial surface of the entire lower extremity:
Great saphenous vein.
The veins of the liver are called:
Hepatic veins.
The branches of the facial artery include:
Inferior labial artery.
The name of the vessel which accepts all the blood from the brain is:
Internal jugular vein.
Which set of lumbar veins is slightly longer than their counterpart on the other side of the median plane?
Left lumbars.
The left subclavian artery provides the blood supply to the:
Left upper extremity.
This artery feeds the tongue:
Lingual artery.
The blood vessel that joins the cephalic and basilica veins in the anterior cubital fossa:
Median cubital vein.
The study of the veins of the circulatory system is known as:
Phlebology.
The _____ extends to just below the bend of the knee, where it bifurcates in the anterior tibial artery and the posterior tibial artery, which extend to the foot.
Popliteal artery.
Which blood vessel carries oxygen-rich blood to the heart?
Pulmonary veins.
The ______ lies just lateral to the tendon of the flexor carpi radialis muscle and just medial to the tendon of the brachioradialis muscle.
Radial artery.
The aorta ends at the bifurcation of the end of the abdominal aorta where it becomes the:
Right and left common iliac arteries.
Which of the following is NOT a branch of the arch of the aorta?
Right common carotid.
The inferior vena cava is located on which side of the median plane?
Right.
Which of these is NOT a branch of the external carotid artery?
Subcostal artery.
Which blood vessel(s) carry carbon dioxide-rich (oxygen deficient) blood to the heart?
Superior and inferior vena cava.
The major vein accepts all the blood from the azygos system of veins:
Superior vena cava.
Which of the following is an accurate description of the anatomical guide for the axillary artery?
The axillary artery is located just behind the lateral border of the coracobrachialis muscle.
The accompanying vein and relative position for the femoral artery is:
The femoral vein is medial and deep to the femoral artery.
The accompanying vein and relative position for the common carotid artery is:
The internal jugular vein is lateral and superficial to the common carotid artery.
The general rule about the name of veins compared to their companion artery says:
The name of a superficial vein is usually different from the artery.
Larger _____ have one-way valves so blood does not flow backwards.
Veins.
The ______ is a branch of the subclavian artery which courses up the neck, passing through the transverse processes of most of the cervical vertebrae.
Vertebral artery.
Any blood vessel that conveys blood in a general direction away from the heart:
• Artery. • Arteriole. • Arterial Capillary.
