Branches of the aorta

Arch of the aorta has ..... main branches that supply blood to the .... , ..... & ....

Arch of the aorta has 3 main branches that suppy blood to the head, neck and upper limbs.

Below the Inferior mesentric artery we have the ............ of aorta which divides the abdominal aorta into .........

Bifurcation of aorta which splits the aorta into right and left common iliac arteries.

Just beneath the diaphragm the have the .....

Celiac trunk

Continuation of arch of aorta is .....

Descending aorta

Beneath the renal arteries we have .......

Gonadal arteries supplies the ovaries and testis

Inferiorly of the gonadal vessels we have ....

Inferior mesentric artery, Provides blood supply to the last part of the large intestines and rectum

The Left and right iliac arteries bifurcates again into ..... & ......

Internal and external iliac arteries Which supplies the pelvic and the lower limbs

What is the name of the artery that extends from descending aorta inferiorly to the 12 rib?

It is the subcostal artery

The celiac trunk is a very ..... artery that divides almost immidiately into three branches :

Left gastric artery The splenic artery The common hepatic artery

Branches of descending aorta are .....

Posterior intercostal arteries Supplies ribs and the muscles that moves them.

Below the superior mesentric artery we have the ....

Renal arteries

Below the celiac trunk we have the .......

Superior mesentric artery, Its branches travels through the mesentery attached to the intestines

What is the name of the opening which the aorta descends through the diaphragm, the ...... and what is the aortas name after it descends through it?

The hiatus Abdominal aorta

What are the branches of arch of aorta?

They are 1 Brachiocephalic artery that divides on brachiocephalic trunk into - Right subclavian artery - Right common carotid artery 2 Left common carotid artery 3 Left subclavian artery

The ....... is the first major artery beneath the diaphragm

the celiac trunk