WorksheetsAorta & Coronary Circulation
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 19mins
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
The thoracic descending aorta is located ________ to the diaphragm, and the abdominal descending aorta is located ________ to the diaphragm.
inferior/superior
anterior/posterior
medial/lateral
superior/inferior
Arteries carry blood away from the heart, and veins carry blood toward the heart.
True
False
Coronary arteries feed the __________ via a dense capillary network.
endocardium
myocardium
pericardium
cardiac chambers
Damage to the heart muscle caused by lack of oxygen is termed?
Infarct
Death
Ischemia
Necrosis
Where do the coronary arteries originate?
Aortic annulus
Sinus of Valsalva
Ascending Aorta
Aortic valve
The coronary sulcus is also known as what anatomical structure?
atrioventricular groove
interventricular groove
interventricular septum
interatrial septum
Which of the following are branches off of the left coronary artery? Select all that apply.
Left circumflex artery
Marginal artery
Left anterior descending artery
Posterior Descending Artery
Which of the following are branches off of the right coronary artery? Select all that apply.
Left circumflex artery
Marginal artery
Left anterior descending artery
Posterior descending artery
Which coronary artery branch supplies the septal, anterior, & apical wall segments?
Left circumflex
Marginal artery
Left anterior descending
Posterior descending
Which coronary artery branch follows the coronary sulcus, supplying the atria & the posterior LV wall segments?
Left circumflex
Marginal artery
Left anterior descending
Posterior descending
Which coronary artery supplies the right ventricle?
Left circumflex
Right coronary artery
Left anterior descending
Posterior descending
Which coronary artery branch supplies the inferior wall segments?
Left circumflex
Marginal artery
Left anterior descending
Posterior descending
In a right dominant coronary artery system, ______ gives rise to the PDA.
LCA
LCX
LAD
RCA
The LCA/LCX gives rise to the PDA in which coronary artery system?
Right dominant
Left dominant
Non-dominant
Co-dominant
The cardiac venous system is responsible for returning blood from the coronary artery system back to which cardiac structure?
RA
RV
LA
LV
At 60%, the cardiac venous system has the lowest O2 sat in the entire body.
True
False
The basal wall segments are always referring to the walls closest to the _______.
Apex
Papillary muscles
SL valves
AV valves
Mid wall segments are always in the area of the ________.
Apex
Papillary muscles
SL valves
AV valves
Toward the front of the body/transducer face
Septal
Anterior
Infero
Lateral
The lower wall of the LV in the PLAX is the _________ wall.
anteroseptal
anterolateral
inferoseptal
inferolateral
The ligamentum arteriosum is a normal embryonic remnant of the ductus arteriosus.
True
False
The upper wall of the LV in PLAX is the _________.
anteroseptal
anterolateral
inferoseptal
inferolateral
________ wall segments are always near the narrowest tip of the ventricles.
Basal
Mid
Apical
None of the above
Which vein parallels the left anterior descending (LAD) artery?
right coronary vein
anterior cardiac veins
middle cardiac vein
great cardiac vein
Which veins return blood from the myocardium directly into the cardiac chambers?
great cardiac vein
Thebesian veins
left cardiac veins
right coronary vein
