Anatomy II - Exam 3 Arteries of Legs, Arms, & Head

(d) DEEP PALMAR ARCH

An artery that is considered to be the continuation of the radial artery is the: a) Medial plantar artery b) Lateral plantar artery c) Superficial palmar arch d) Deep palmar arch

ANTERIOR TIBIAL ARTERY

Bifurcation of the Popliteal artery - Feeds the front of the lower leg - continues as the Dorsalis Pedis artery

ASCENDING PHARYNGEAL ARTERY

Branch of the External Carotid artery - Feeds the pharynx

AXILLARY ARTERY

Continuation of the Subclavian artery - Feeds the proximal upper arm - continues as the Brachial artery

SUPERFICIAL PALMAR ARTERIES

Continuation of the Ulnar artery - Feeds the superificial digital arteries - continues as the digital arteries

(c) BRACHIOCEPHALIC ARTERY

Each of the following arteries is paired EXCEPT the: a) Internal carotid artery b) Common iliac artery c) Brachiocephalic artery d) Lingual artery

(c) BASILAR ARTERY

Each of the following arteries is paired except: a) Vertebral artery b) Ovarian artery c) Basilar artery d) Lingual artery

OPTHALMIC ARTERY

Only branch of the Internal Carotid artery - Moves forward to feed the eyeball - continues into the Cerebral Circle (Circle of Willis)

(d) POSTERIOR COMMUNICATING ARTERY

The artery of the Circle of Willis that transports blood from the internal carotid artery to the posterior cerebral artery is the: a) Anterior communicating artery b) Anterior cerebral artery c) Middle cerebral artery d) Posterior communicating artery

SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY

The axillary artery is a continuation of the.....

PALMAR ARTERIES

The digital arteries are the continuation of the.....

COMMON ILIAC ARTERY

The external iliac artery is a continuation of the ......

OPHTHALMIC ARTERY

The eyeball is fed by the.....

POPLITEAL ARTERY

The femoral artery continues as the.....

COMMON ILIAC ARTERY

The femoral artery is a continuation of the.....

(a) BRAIN

The internal carotid artery is the main blood supply to the: a) Brain b) Heart c) Liver d) Lungs

PELVIC ORGANS

The internal iliac arteries primarily feed the.....

FOOT

The plantar arteries are located in the......

SUPERIOR LABIAL ARTERY

Trifurcation of the Common facial artery - Feeds the upper lip

RIGHT AND LEFT COMMON ILIAC

What arteries result from the bifurcation of the descending abdominal aorta artery?

POPLITEAL ARTERY

What blood vessel begins at the opening of the adductor magnus muscle?

(a) BASILAR ARTERY

What blood vessel is formed by the union of the right and left vertebral arteries? a) Basilar artery b) Brachial artery c) Internal carotid artery d) Posterior cerebral artery

(d) LINGUAL ARTERY

What branch of the external carotid artery feeds the tongue? a) Inferior labial artery b) Ascending pharyngeal artery c) Descending thyroid artery d) Lingual artery

AXILLARY ARTERY

Which blood vessel begins at the lateral border of the first rib and terminates as it passes by the tendon of the teres major muscle?

(c) MEDIAL PLANTAR ARTERY

Which of the following arteries is one of the bifurcations of the posterior tibial artery? a) Dorsalis pedis artery b) Deep plantar artery c) Medial plantar artery d) Digital artery

(a) DORSALIS PEDIS ARTERY

Which of the following blood vessels is a continuation of the anterior tibial artery? a) Dorsalis pedis artery b) Popliteal artery c) Femoral artery d) Posterior tibial artery

(c) EXTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY

Which of the following is NOT a part of the cerebral arterial circle? a) Anterior communicating artery b) Basilar artery c) External carotid artery d) Internal carotid artery

(b) DEEP PALMAR ARTERY

An artery that supplies blood to the hand is the: a) Subclavian artery b) Deep palmar artery c) Basilar artery d) Popliteal artery

RADIAL ARTERY

Bifurcation of the Brachial artery - Feeds the lateral lower arm - continues as the Deep Palmar arteries

ULNAR ARTERY

Bifurcation of the Brachial artery - Feeds the medial lower arm - also elbow with Ulnar recurrent branch - continues as the Superficial Palmar arteries

EXTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY

Bifurcation of the Common Carotid artery - Feeds the scalp and face - branches into: 1. Ascending Pharyngeal artery 2. Descending Thyroid artery 3. Lingual artery 4. Posterior Auricular artery 5. Occipital artery 6. Common Facial artery 7. Maxillary artery .....then continues as the Common Superficial Temporal artery

POSTERIOR TIBIAL ARTERY

Bifurcation of the Popliteal artery - Feeds the back of the lower leg muscles - branches into the Peroneal artery

COMMON CAROTID ARTERY

Branch of the Brachiocephalic (Rt) or Aortic Arch (Lt.) - Feeds the neck

POSTERIOR SUPERFICIAL TEMPORAL ARTERY

Branch of the Common superficial temporal artery - Feeds the area above the ear

ANTERIOR SUPERFICIAL TEMPORAL ARTERY

Branch of the Common superficial temporal artery - Feeds the forehead

POSTERIOR AURICULAR ARTERY

Branch of the External Carotid artery - Feeds the external ear

MAXILLARY ARTERY

Branch of the External Carotid artery - Feeds the maxilla under the orbital cavity

COMMON FACIAL ARTERY

Branch of the External Carotid artery - Feeds the posterior facial cheek - trifurcates into: 1. Anterior Facial Artery 2. Superior Labial Artery 3. Interior Labial Artery

OCCIPITAL ARTERY

Branch of the External Carotid artery - Feeds the scalp at the back of the head

DESCENDING THYROID ARTERY

Branch of the External Carotid artery - Feeds the thyroid gland and voice box

LINGUAL ARTERY

Branch of the External Carotid artery - Feeds the tongue

PERONEAL ARTERY

Branch of the Posterior tibial artery - Feeds the ankle bones - continues as the Medial / Lateral Plantar arteries

INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY

Branches into the Opthalmic artery (only branch) - continues into the Cerebral Circle (Circle of Willis)

COMMON SUPERFICIAL TEMPORAL ARTERY

Continuation of the External Carotid artery - feeds the temple - branches into the: 1. Anterior Superficial Temporal Artery 2. Posterior Superficial Temporal Artery

POPLITEAL ARTERY

Continuation of the Femoral artery - Feeds the knee - bifurcates into the Anterior tibial artery and the Posterior tibial artery

MEDIAL / LATERAL PLANTAR ARTERIES

Continuation of the Peroneal artery - Feeds each side of the foot - joins the Arcuate arteries - continues as the Digital Arteries

DEEP PALMAR ARTERIES

Continuation of the Radial artery - Feeds the front or palm of the hand - continues as the Digital arteries

DIGITAL ARTERIES

Continuation of the Superficial palmer arteries - Terminal arteries - feeds the fingers

CEREBRAL CIRCLE (CIRCLE OF WILLIS)

Has 6 extensions: 1. R/L Anterior cerebral artery - feeds anterior 1/3 of brain 2. R/L Middle cerebral artery - feeds middle 1/3 of brain 3. R/L Posterior cerebral artery - feeds the posterior 1/3 of brain 4. Anterior communicating artery - connects the anterior cerebral arteries together 5. R/L Posterior communicating artery - connects the posterior and middle cerebral arteries together 6. Basilar artery - created by the joining together of the right and left vertebral arteries at the back of the circle - bifurcates to become the right and left posterior cerebral arteries

(b) VERTEBRAL ARTERY

The branch of the subclavian artery that transports blood to the basilar artery is the: a) Internal thoracic artery b) Vertebral artery c) Posterior communicating artery d) Brachiocephalic artery

MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERIES

The central part of the brain receives blood from the.....

FEMORAL ARTERY

Continuation of External Iliac artery - Feeds the entire upper leg, with medial, lateral, and deep circumflex femoral arteries branches - continues as the Popliteal artery

DORSALIS PEDIS ARTERY

Continuation of the Anterior Tibial artery - Feeds the top of the foot - branches into the Deep Plantar - feeds the center of the foot- continues as the Arcuate arteries

DIGITAL ARTERIES

Continuation of the Arcuate arteries - Feeds the toes - also bifurcates into the Posterior Tibial artery

BRACHIAL ARTERY

Continuation of the Axillary artery - Feeds the distal upper arm - also elbow with Brachial recurrent artery - bifurcates into the Radial artery or Ulnar artery

DIGITAL ARTERIES

Continuation of the Deep Palmer arteries - Feeds the fingers - bifurcates into the Ulnar artery

ARCUATE ARTERIES

Continuation of the Dorsalis Pedis artery - Feeds the area proximal of the toes / ball of the foot - continues as the Digital arteries

BRACHIAL ARTERY

The radial artery is one of the bifurcations of the.....

AXILLARY ARTERY

The subclavian artery continues as the.....

INFERIOR LABIAL ARTERY

Trifurcation of the Common facial artery - Feeds the lower lip

ANTERIOR FACIAL ARTERY

Trifurcation of the Common facial artery - Feeds the nose

(c) COMMON FACIAL ARTERY

Which of the following branches of the external carotid artery supplies blood to the nose, lips and chin? a) Ascending pharyngeal artery b) Descending thyroid artery c) Common facial artery d) Posterior auricular artery

(c) ANTERIOR COMMUNICATING ARTERY

Which of the following connects the right and left anterior cerebral arteries? a) Basilar artery b) Cephalic vein c) Anterior communicating artery d) Posterior communicating artery

(a) ANTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY

Of the following arteries, the one involved in the make-up of the Circle of Willis is: a) Anterior cerebral artery b) Brachiocephalic artery c) Vertebral artery d) External carotid artery

(a) MAXILLARY ARTERY

Of the following arteries, the one that is a branch of the external carotid artery is the: a) Maxillary artery b) Common carotid artery c) Axillary artery d) Middle cerebral artery

(c) SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY

The vertebral artery arises from the: a) Axillary artery b) Ascending aorta c) Subclavian artery d) Radial artery