Aorta & Coronary Circulation

AO delivers deoxygenated blood to the heart.

• True

• False

What is the normal AO systemic pressure?

• <140/<90

• <120/<80

• >120/>80

• >140/>90

The aortic valve annulus is the most ________ aspect between the LV & AO.

• superior

• inferior

• anterior

• posterior

Which of the following are aortic sinuses? Select all that apply.

• anterior/right

• anterior/left

• left posterior

• right posterior

Which coronary cusp does not give rise to a coronary artery?

• RCC

• LCC

• NCC

• All of the above

Which anatomic portion of the aorta begins superior to the AO root & ends proximal to the AO arch?

• Aortic Annulus

• Ascending Aorta

• Aortic Arch

• Descending Aorta

Which vessels are branches directly off of the aortic arch? Select all that apply.

• Brachiocephalic artery

• Right common carotid artery

• Right subclavian artery

• Left common carotid artery

• Left subclavian artery

What is the brachiocephalic artery also known as?

• Brachial artery

• Innominate artery

• Right subclavian artery

• Cephalic artery

The aortic isthmus is the area between the left subclavian artery and the ligamentum arteriosum.

• True

• False

What anatomy classifies the normal in utero shunt from the pulmonary artery to the AO that closes at birth?

• Ligamentum Arteriosum

• Aortic Isthmus

• Ductus Arteriosus

• Pulmonary trunk