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Which artery hooks around the ligamentum arteriosum in adults?
Which artery hooks around the ligamentum arteriosum in adults?
- Right recurrent laryngeal nerve (correct)
- Left recurrent laryngeal nerve
- Left subclavian artery
- Right subclavian artery
What is the classical clinical sign of coarctation of the aorta?
What is the classical clinical sign of coarctation of the aorta?
- Hypertension in the arms concomitant with lowered blood pressure in the legs (correct)
- High blood pressure in the legs
- Hypertension in the legs
- Hypotension in the arms
What defect is characterized by the persistence of the right dorsal aorta between the origin of the seventh intersegmental artery and its junction with the left dorsal aorta?
What defect is characterized by the persistence of the right dorsal aorta between the origin of the seventh intersegmental artery and its junction with the left dorsal aorta?
- Transposition of the great vessels
- Right sided aortic arch
- Patent ductus arteriosus
- Double aortic arch (correct)
What abnormality is one of the most frequently occurring defects of the great vessels, especially in premature infants?
What abnormality is one of the most frequently occurring defects of the great vessels, especially in premature infants?
Which arch is involved in right sided aortic arch where the left fourth arch and left dorsal aorta are obliterated?
Which arch is involved in right sided aortic arch where the left fourth arch and left dorsal aorta are obliterated?
After which transformation do the great arteries in adults appear according to the text?
After which transformation do the great arteries in adults appear according to the text?
Which structure forms when the two ventral aortae fuse?
Which structure forms when the two ventral aortae fuse?
In aortic arch development, where do the arches connect the aortic sac and dorsal aortae?
In aortic arch development, where do the arches connect the aortic sac and dorsal aortae?
How many pairs of arteries arise from contributions of the aortic sac during aortic arch development?
How many pairs of arteries arise from contributions of the aortic sac during aortic arch development?
What happens to the fifth aortic arch during development?
What happens to the fifth aortic arch during development?
In cases of coarctation of the aorta, where is the narrowing typically located?
In cases of coarctation of the aorta, where is the narrowing typically located?
Which congenital anomaly is associated with a connection between the pulmonary artery and the descending aorta?
Which congenital anomaly is associated with a connection between the pulmonary artery and the descending aorta?
Which vessel is formed by the third aortic arch during development?
Which vessel is formed by the third aortic arch during development?
What structure divides the outflow channel of the heart into the ventral aorta and the pulmonary trunk?
What structure divides the outflow channel of the heart into the ventral aorta and the pulmonary trunk?
Which artery is formed by the fourth aortic arch on the left side?
Which artery is formed by the fourth aortic arch on the left side?
What is the fate of the first aortic arch during development?
What is the fate of the first aortic arch during development?
Which vessel is a bud of the third aortic arch?
Which vessel is a bud of the third aortic arch?
During development, what structure gives rise to the proximal segment of the aortic arch?
During development, what structure gives rise to the proximal segment of the aortic arch?
