Innominate and Common Carotid Arteries Anatomy

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Where does the innominate (brachiocephalic) artery end?

Opposite the disc between C3 and C4

Behind the neck of the mandible

Behind the right sternoclavicular joint (correct)

Inside the parotid gland

What is the origin of the common carotid artery on the left side?

Behind the neck of the mandible

Branch of the arch of aorta (correct)

Opposite the disc between C3 and C4

Inside the parotid gland

Where does the external carotid artery end?

Behind the right sternoclavicular joint

Inside the parotid gland

Behind the neck of the mandible (correct)

Opposite the disc between C3 and C4

What does the carotid sheath contain?

Common carotid artery, internal jugular vein, vagus nerve Signup and view all the answers

Which artery is a branch of the common carotid artery?

External carotid artery Signup and view all the answers

Where does the internal carotid artery ascend in the neck?

Inside the carotid sheath Signup and view all the answers

Which artery branches off the arch of the aorta on the left side?

Subclavian artery Signup and view all the answers

What divides the subclavian artery into three parts in the neck?

Scalenus anterior muscle Signup and view all the answers

Where does the subclavian artery terminate?

Continues as the axillary artery Signup and view all the answers

Which vein originates from the union of internal jugular and subclavian veins behind the sternoclavicular joint?

Innominate vein Signup and view all the answers

Where does the superior vena cava originate from?

Union of right and left innominate veins Signup and view all the answers

What is the termination point of the left innominate vein?

Superior vena cava Signup and view all the answers

What structure represents the obliterated ductus arteriosus that was functioning in the embryo?

Ligamentum arteriosum Signup and view all the answers

Which artery divides into the right common carotid and right subclavian arteries?

Innominate artery Signup and view all the answers

Which artery is a branch of the left vagus nerve and curves below the arch of aorta to lie behind the ligamentum arteriosum?

Left recurrent laryngeal nerve Signup and view all the answers

Innominate and Common Carotid Arteries Anatomy

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Where does the innominate (brachiocephalic) artery end?

What is the origin of the common carotid artery on the left side?

Where does the external carotid artery end?

What does the carotid sheath contain?

Which artery is a branch of the common carotid artery?

Where does the internal carotid artery ascend in the neck?

Which artery branches off the arch of the aorta on the left side?

What divides the subclavian artery into three parts in the neck?

Where does the subclavian artery terminate?

Which vein originates from the union of internal jugular and subclavian veins behind the sternoclavicular joint?

Where does the superior vena cava originate from?

What is the termination point of the left innominate vein?

What structure represents the obliterated ductus arteriosus that was functioning in the embryo?

Which artery divides into the right common carotid and right subclavian arteries?

Which artery is a branch of the left vagus nerve and curves below the arch of aorta to lie behind the ligamentum arteriosum?

Opposite which thoracic vertebra does the descending aorta continue after termination?

Where does the pulmonary trunk originate from?

Which artery ascends upwards and lies on the left side of the ascending aorta?

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