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| What is the predominate source of blood flow to the hand? |
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| Where does the radial artery terminate? |
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| in the deep palmar arch by joining the deep branch of the ulnar artery |
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| What are the visceral branches of the abdominal aorta? |
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Celiac Artery
Superior Mesenteric artery (SMA)
Renal Arteries
Inferior mesenteric artery (IMA) |
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| What does the Celiac artery branch into? |
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| Lt gasteric, splenic, and common hepatic arteries |
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| Which organs do the Celiac artery supply? |
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| stomach, liver, pancreas, duodenum, spleen |
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| What does the SMA supply? |
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| small intestine, cecum, and parts of the colon |
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| In transverse, What is the landmark for locating the left renal artery? |
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| the left renal vein which crosses the aorta anteriorly |
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| If the SMA is occluded, which vessel acts as a collateral? |
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| What does the IMA supply? |
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| transverse, descending colon, and part of rectum |
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| The internal iliac artery is also known as what? |
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| External artery passes underneath__________ and becomes______________. |
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| The anterior tibial artery becomes what? |
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| dorsalis pedis artery (DPA) |
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| What is the major branch of the dorsalis pedis artery? |
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| What are the major branches of the posterior tibial artery |
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| lateral and medial plnatar arteries |
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| What vessels make up the plantar arch |
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| deep plantar artery and lateral plantar artery |
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| Arterioles are considered what type of vessels? |
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| What is the capillaries job? |
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| to exchange nutrients and wast products between tissue and blood. Main source of Oxygen and nutrients. |
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| How do we get oxygen and nutrients |
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| What are the 3 layers of an artery? |
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Definition
tunica intima (inner)
tunica media (middle)
tunica externa (outer) aka: adventitia |
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| what is the tunica intima composed of? |
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| smooth endothelium, base membrane and connective tissue |
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| what is the tunica media composed of |
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| smooth muscle and connectie tissue; predominately elastic |
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| what is the tunica externa composed of? |
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| fibrous connective tissue; gets fed by the vasa vasorum |
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| what is the vasa vasorum? |
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| Tiny vessels that carry blood to the walls of the larger arteries. (in adventitial layer) |
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