Anatomy II Test 3

It BEGINS at the Left Ventricle of the Heart and ENDS at the bifurcation (splits into two) of the inferior end of the Abdominal Aorta

THE AORTA ENDS at the bifurcation (splits into two) of the inferior end of the Abdominal Aorta where it becomes the

4 Divisions of the Aorta:

Ascending Aorta: (2 Branches)

2 Branches to the heart muscle.

Arch of the Aorta: (3 Branches - learn in order)

Branches to right upper extremity and right side of head and neck.

Branches to left side of head and neck.

Branches to left upper extremity.

Parietal & Visceral Branches

Descending Thoracic Aorta
Parietal Branches: (3 Kinds)

Branches to rib spaces 3-11.

Branches to area below last ribs.

Branches to top side of diaphragm.

Descending Thoracic Aorta
Visceral Branches: (3 Kinds)

Branches to esophagus (throat).

Branches to bronchi and the lungs.

Branches to pericardial sac (NOT the heart).

Descending Thoracic Aorta: (Parietal & Visceral)

Abdominal Aorta (3 Branches)

Abdominal Aorta
Parietal Branches: (3 Kinds)

Branches to underside of diaphragm.

Branches to small of the back.

Branches to area near the tail-bone.

Abdominal Aorta
Paired Visceral Branches: (3 Kinds)

Branches to suprarenal (or adrenal) glands.

Branches to kidneys.

Branches to the sex glands.

Abdominal Aorta
Unpaired Visceral Branches: (3 Vessels)

Branches to Stomach, Liver, Gall Bladder, Spleen, Pancreas, and part of the Small Intestine (Duodenum).

Branches to remainder of the Small Intestine (Jejunum and Ileum) and the first half of the Large Intestine (Caecum, Ascending Colon, and Transverse Colon).

Branches to the terminal portion (or the last half) of the Large Intestine (Descending Colon, Sigmoid Colon, Rectum, and Anus).

Branch of the arch of aorta providing blood supply to the right upper extremity.

Number of branches associated with the ascending aorta.

Chamber of the heart where systemic circulation ends.

Chamber of the heart where pulmonary circulation begins.

Another name for the right atrio‑ventricular valve. 

Another name for the left atrio‑ventricular valve.

The "pacemaker" of the heart is also called _____.

 "Wall" dividing the thoracic from the abdominal cavities.

 The portion of the blood that is about 95% water.

 Blood cells make up approximately _____% of the blood volume.

The blood cells responsible for clotting are called _____.

The union of the distal ends of two arteries is called _____. 

Blood vessels that carry the blood in the general direction towards the heart.

The blood cells responsible for fighting‑off infections. 

The blood cells which contain hemoglobin.

Vessel entering the heart that drains the abdomen and the lower extremities.

The branch of the abdominal aorta providing the blood supply to the kidney. 

The number of vessels associated with the right atrium of the heart.

The 2nd branch of the arch of the aorta is called _____.

The term which means, the study of blood.

The contraction phase of the cardiac cycle.

The outer layer of an artery or vein is called the tunica _____.

Name 1 (one) visceral unpaired branch of the abdominal aorta.

Name 1 (one) parietal branch of the descending thoracic aorta.

The minute tendinous chords connecting the atrio‑ventricular valves of the heart to the papillary muscles.

 The action of blood cells escaping the vascular system by passing through the walls of the capillaries is called:

The branch of the abdominal aorta providing the blood supply to the stomach, spleen, liver, gall bladder and pancreas.

The normal pH of blood is _____(a number).

 The name of the individual credited with the discovery of the circulation of blood.

The middle layer of the wall of the heart is called _____.

The process by which a blood cell surrounds, engulfs and destroys foreign substances:

The system of the body which deals with the blood, heart, arteries, veins, and lymphatics is called _____.

 The innermost layer of an artery or vein is made up of this type of basic (elemental) body tissue.

 Blood type _____ is said to be the universal donor.

The term visceral refers to _____.

 The 3rd branch of the arch of the aorta is called _____.

The aorta terminates by bifurcating into the _____.

The muscle layer of the heart is called _____.

The posterior intercostal arteries are branches of this vessel.

Arteries have three layers in their walls while arterioles have _____.

Name 1 (one) visceral paired branch of the abdominal aorta.

Name 1 (one) visceral branch of the descending thoracic aorta.

Name 1 (one) parietal branch of the abdominal aorta.

Name 1 (one) visceral branch of the ascending aorta.

The region immediately inferior to the hypochondriac region of the abdomen.

The position with the body standing erect, facing the observer, and the hands at the side with the palms facing the observer is said to be the _____.