ARDMS RVT Part I Davies Registry Review Questions with Correct Answers

The first major arterial branch of the aorta is the: -right common carotid artery -the left common carotid artery -the right subclavian artery -the innominate artery -the left subclavian artery correct answer the innominate artery Which of the following arteries does not arise from the subclavian: -vertebral -superior thyroid -internal thoracic -thyrocervical trunk (axis) -internal mammary correct answer superior thyroid The annular artery is the terminal pat of the: -supraorbital artery -infraorbital artery -superficial temporal artery -transverse facial artery -facial artery correct answer facial artery The arterial pulsations felt in front of the ear and just above the zygomatic arch are from which artery: -maxillary -transverse facial -superficial temporal -facial -occipital correct answer superficial temporal The common carotid artery divides into its external and internal branches usually at the level of the upper border of the: -hyoid -cricoid -thyroid cartilage -cricothyroid membrane -carina correct answer thyroid cartilage What artery is usually the first branch of the external carotid artery: -inferior thyroid artery -superior thyroid artery -supraclavicular artery