Human Blood
Vessels Lab Test 3
BIOL 2102
Questions and
Complete Solutions
Denning [Date] [Course title]
, Humans have 3 branches off of the arch of the aorta - - Answer: the brachiocephalic trunk, which
branches into the right common carotid artery and the right subclavian artery; the left common carotid
artery, and the left subclavian artery.
These vessels supply oxygenated blood to the arms, neck and head. - Answer: the brachiocephalic trunk,
the left common carotid artery, and the left subclavian artery.
The arch of the aorta curves towards the left, and then it descends, becoming the-- - Answer: THORACIC
AORTA
Small arteries branch from the THORACIC AORTA, including-- - Answer: intercostal arteries - supply
blood to the ribs; esophageal arteries* - supply blood to the esophagus.
The __________________________supply blood to the ribs. - Answer: intercostal arteries
The __________________________ supply blood to the esophagus - Answer: esophageal arteries
ARMS: On each side, the ________________ brings oxygenated blood into the AXILLARY ARTERY which
becomes the BRACHIAL ARTERY in the upper arm after the SUBSCAPULAR ARTERY branches off. -
Answer: SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY
ARMS: The _________________will divide at the elbow into the RADIAL ARTERY that brings oxygenated
blood into the hand on the thumb side and the ULNAR ARTERY that brings blood into the hand on the
little finger side. - Answer: BRACHIAL ARTERY
ABDOMINAL CAVITY : The aorta continues downward, going through the diaphragm and becoming the
____________________________. There will be many branches off of this vessel. - Answer:
ABDOMINAL AORTA
________________________ - This is an unpaired artery that, when it divides into 3 branches (the
hepatic a., the left gastric a. and the gastrosplenic a.), will supply the liver, the spleen, the duodenum,
the pancreas and the stomach. - Answer: CELIAC ARTERY
Vessels Lab Test 3
BIOL 2102
Questions and
Complete Solutions
Denning [Date] [Course title]
, Humans have 3 branches off of the arch of the aorta - - Answer: the brachiocephalic trunk, which
branches into the right common carotid artery and the right subclavian artery; the left common carotid
artery, and the left subclavian artery.
These vessels supply oxygenated blood to the arms, neck and head. - Answer: the brachiocephalic trunk,
the left common carotid artery, and the left subclavian artery.
The arch of the aorta curves towards the left, and then it descends, becoming the-- - Answer: THORACIC
AORTA
Small arteries branch from the THORACIC AORTA, including-- - Answer: intercostal arteries - supply
blood to the ribs; esophageal arteries* - supply blood to the esophagus.
The __________________________supply blood to the ribs. - Answer: intercostal arteries
The __________________________ supply blood to the esophagus - Answer: esophageal arteries
ARMS: On each side, the ________________ brings oxygenated blood into the AXILLARY ARTERY which
becomes the BRACHIAL ARTERY in the upper arm after the SUBSCAPULAR ARTERY branches off. -
Answer: SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY
ARMS: The _________________will divide at the elbow into the RADIAL ARTERY that brings oxygenated
blood into the hand on the thumb side and the ULNAR ARTERY that brings blood into the hand on the
little finger side. - Answer: BRACHIAL ARTERY
ABDOMINAL CAVITY : The aorta continues downward, going through the diaphragm and becoming the
____________________________. There will be many branches off of this vessel. - Answer:
ABDOMINAL AORTA
________________________ - This is an unpaired artery that, when it divides into 3 branches (the
hepatic a., the left gastric a. and the gastrosplenic a.), will supply the liver, the spleen, the duodenum,
the pancreas and the stomach. - Answer: CELIAC ARTERY
