Vascular Registry Exam Practice Questions with Complete solutions Latest Update 2023/2024 (100% Correct)

Vascular Registry Exam Practice Questions with Complete solutions Latest Update 2023/2024 (100% Correct). What is the first branch off of the aortic arch? - correct answer Innominate or brachiocephalic Which branch off of the arortic arch arises only off of the right side? - correct answer Innominate What does the innominate artery divide into? - correct answer right common carotid and subclavian arteries What is the second branch off of the arotic arch? - correct answer Left common carotid Where does the left common carotid artery terminate? - correct answer carotid bifurcation What is the 3rd branch off of the aortic arch? - correct answer left subclavian Where does the left subclavian artery terminate? - correct answer thoracic outlet What artery becomes the axillary artery as it travels along the shoulder to the upper arm? - correct answer subclavian The subclavian artery arches ____ the clavicle, ____ the apex of the lung, and ____ the scalenus anterior muscle. - correct answer above, in front of, behind The subclavian artery runs ____ and ___ to the outer border of ____ where it becomes the axillary artery. - correct answer laterally, downward, the first rib What are the 4 most important branches off of the subclavian artery? - correct answer 1. vertebral 2. thyrocervical 3. internal thoracic 4. costocervical How many branches does the axillary artery give off before becoming the brachial artery? - correct answer 7 What are the 7 branches off of the axillary artery before it becomes the brachial artery? - correct answer 1. Superior artery 2. Thoracic artery 3. thoracocromial artery 4. lateral thoracic artery 5. subscapular artery 6. anterior and posterior humeral artery 7. thoracodorsal artery The brachial artery courses down the upper arm, ending about _(how far)_ beyond the bend of the elbow where it divides into the ___ and ___ arteries. - correct answer 1 cm, radial, ulnar Which artery originates from the brachial artery and travels down the lateral side of the forearm into the hand? - correct answer radial The radial artery gives off a branch in the hand to for the ____ palmar arch and terminates in the ____ palmar arch of the hand by joining the ____ branch of the ulnar artery. - correct answer superficial, deep, deep The____ artery originates from the brachial artery and travels down the medial side of the forearm into the hand - correct answer ulnar The ulnar artery gives off a ____ palmar branch and then terminates into the ____ palmar arch. - correct answer deep, superficial The _____ consists of the distal portion of the ulnar artery as it continues into the hand, and a branch of the radial artery - correct answer superficial palmar (volar) arch The _____ consists of the deep palmar branch of the ulnar artery and the distal portion of the radial artery. - correct answer deep palmar (volar) arch The ____ arise from the palmar arches and extend into the fingers and toes. - correct answer digital arteries The digital arteries divide into ____ and ____ branches - correct answer lateral, medial The ascending aorta arises from ____ - correct answer the left ventricle How many branches does the ascending aorta give off? - correct answer 2 What are the two branches off of the ascending aorta? - correct answer right and left coronary arteries The aortic arch, formed by the ____, gives off _#_ braches. - correct answer ascending aorta, 3 What are the three branches off of the aortic arch? - correct answer innominate, left common carotid, and left subclavian arteries The ____ extends downward from the aortic arch to just above the diaphragm. - correct answer descending throacic aorta What are the 4 major visceral branches of the abdominal aorta? - correct answer 1. celiac artery 2. superior mesenteric artery 3. renal arteries 4. inferior mesenteris artery What are the 3 major parietal branches of the abdominal aorta? - correct answer 1. inferior phrenic artery 2. lumbar arteries 3. middle sacral artery What are the terminal branches of the abdominal aorta? - correct answer the right and left common iliac arteries The left and right common iliac arteries are the diatalmost banches of the arta carrying blood to the ____, ___, and ____ - correct answer pelvis, abdominal wall, lower limbs What do the common iliac arteries branch into? - correct answer internal and external iliac arteries The hypogastric artery is another name for the ____. - correct answer internal iliac artery The common iliac artery divides into the internal and external iliac arteries at the level of _____, which is about _#_ cm from their origin. - correct answer the lumbosacral junction, 5 the internal iliac arteries are about _#_ in length. - correct answer 3-4 cm The internal iliac arteries descend into the pelvis, each dividing into two vessels -___ and ___- at the ____. - correct answer anterior and posterior, upper margin of the greater sciatic foramen The ____ are essentially continuations of the corresponding common iliac artery. - correct answer external iliac arteries In adults, which branch off of the common iliac artery is larger? - correct answer external iliac artery The external iliac artery travels in a ___ and ___ direction along the ____ side of the ____ muscle. - correct answer lateral, inferior, medial, psoas major when it passes under ____ the external iliac artery becomes the common femoral artery. - correct answer inguinal ligament The ____ arises from the external iliac artery just above the inguinal ligament, supplying abdominal muscles and skin - correct answer inferior epigastric artery The ____ artery arises from the lateral aspect of the external iliac near the inguinal ligament and supplies the abdominal wall muscles - correct answer deep circumflex Besides their typical function why else are the inferior epigastric and deep circumflex arteries important? - correct answer they can anastomose with other arterial branches and can serve as collateral connections when necessary. What does the common femoral artery branch into? - correct answer superficial femoral artery and deep femoral (profunda femoris) artery When does the superficial femoral artery become the popliteal atery? (Be specific) - correct answer when it passes through an opening in the tendon of the adductor hiatus known as the adductor canal, or Hunter's canal, which is located in the distal thigh The deep femoral artery is a large branch off of the common iliac artery which arises approximately _#_ from the inguinal lagament on the ____ side. it can act as a collateral connection - correct answer 5cm, lateral The ____ is the distal portion of the superficial femoral artery - correct answer popliteal Once the superficial femoral artery enters the popliteal fossa, it gives off a number of ____ branches to supply the muscles, knee joint, and skin. These branches can also act as collateral connections - correct answer genicular (genicular- pertaining to the knee)` At the interval between the tibia and fibula at the lower portion of the politeus muscle, the popliteal artery divides into the ____. - correct answer anterior and posterior tibial arteries. What is the first branch off of the distal popliteal artery? - correct answer anterior tibial artery After arising from the distal popliteal artery, the anterior tibial artery passes superficial to the ____ and runs deep in front of the leg along the anterior surface of the _(same)_. - correct answer interosseous membrane At the distal end, the ATA courses to the anterior aspect of the tibia. As it passes in front of the ankle joint it is more superficial and becomes the ____. - correct answer dorsalis pedis artery DPA The ____ artery traverses the dorsum of the foot towards the base of the first toe - correct answer DPA What 2 branches does the DPA give off at the dorsum of the foot? - correct answer first dorsal metatarsal and deep plantar arteries The ___ artery penetrates into the sole of the foot, uniting with the lateral plantar artery to complete the plantar arch of the foot. - correct answer deep plantar What is the second branch of the distal popliteal artery? - correct answer tibioperoneal trunk The second branch of the distal popliteal artery quickly gives rise to what two arteries? - correct answer PTA and peroneal The tibiopernoeal trunk (artery) has also been called the ____. - correct answer proximal potion of the PTA This artery extends obliquely down the posterior side of the leg. - correct answer PTA What does the PTA branch into and where? - correct answer medial and lateral plantar arteries just below the medial malleolus What artey passes toward the fibula and travels down the medial side of that bone to supply structures in the lateral side of the leg and in the calcaneal region of the foot? - correct answer Peroneal artery The deep plantar arch consists of what two branches? - correct answer deep plantar artery (branch off the DPA) and the lateral plantar artery (branch off the PTA) Which vessels distribute blood to the digits of the feet? - correct answer The deep plantar arch and the dorsal metatarsal arteries The ____ are vessels of the microcirculation - correct answer capillaries Roughly how long are the capillaries? - correct answer not much more than a millimeter long Capillaries are about ___ in diameter which is about the same as the diameter of a ___. - correct answer 8-10 microns, red blood cell Describe the walls of the capillaries - correct answer consists of endothelial cells, forming a layer one cell thick. The capillaries form vast networks with a total surface area of about ___ acres, or ____ square meters. - correct answer 1.5, 6,000