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Aorta & Coronary Circulation

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

AO delivers deoxygenated blood to the heart.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

What is the normal AO systemic pressure?

a)

<140/<90

b)

<120/<80

c)

>120/>80

d)

>140/>90

3.

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

a)

superior

b)

inferior

c)

anterior

d)

posterior

4.

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

a)

anterior/right

b)

anterior/left

c)

left posterior

d)

right posterior

5.

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

a)

RCC

b)

LCC

c)

NCC

d)

All of the above

6.

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

a)

Aortic Annulus

b)

Ascending Aorta

c)

Aortic Arch

d)

Descending Aorta

7.

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

a)

Brachiocephalic artery

b)

Right common carotid artery

c)

Right subclavian artery

d)

Left common carotid artery

e)

Left subclavian artery

8.

What is the brachiocephalic artery also known as?

a)

Brachial artery

b)

Innominate artery

c)

Right subclavian artery

d)

Cephalic artery

9.

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

a)

True

b)

False

10.

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

a)

Ligamentum Arteriosum

b)

Aortic Isthmus

c)

Ductus Arteriosus

d)

Pulmonary trunk

11.

The thoracic descending aorta is located ________ to the diaphragm, and the abdominal descending aorta is located ________ to the diaphragm.

a)

inferior/superior

b)

anterior/posterior

c)

medial/lateral

d)

superior/inferior

12.

Arteries carry blood away from the heart, and veins carry blood toward the heart.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Coronary arteries feed the __________ via a dense capillary network.

a)

endocardium

b)

myocardium

c)

pericardium

d)

cardiac chambers

14.

Damage to the heart muscle caused by lack of oxygen is termed?

a)

Infarct

b)

Death

c)

Ischemia

d)

Necrosis

15.

Where do the coronary arteries originate?

a)

Aortic annulus

b)

Sinus of Valsalva

c)

Ascending Aorta

d)

Aortic valve

16.

The coronary sulcus is also known as what anatomical structure?

a)

atrioventricular groove

b)

interventricular groove

c)

interventricular septum

d)

interatrial septum

17.

Which of the following are branches off of the left coronary artery? Select all that apply.

a)

Left circumflex artery

b)

Marginal artery

c)

Left anterior descending artery

d)

Posterior Descending Artery

18.

Which of the following are branches off of the right coronary artery? Select all that apply.

a)

Left circumflex artery

b)

Marginal artery

c)

Left anterior descending artery

d)

Posterior descending artery

19.

Which coronary artery branch supplies the septal, anterior, & apical wall segments?

a)

Left circumflex

b)

Marginal artery

c)

Left anterior descending

d)

Posterior descending

20.

Which coronary artery branch follows the coronary sulcus, supplying the atria & the posterior LV wall segments?

a)

Left circumflex

b)

Marginal artery

c)

Left anterior descending

d)

Posterior descending

21.

Which coronary artery supplies the right ventricle?

a)

Left circumflex

b)

Right coronary artery

c)

Left anterior descending

d)

Posterior descending

22.

Which coronary artery branch supplies the inferior wall segments?

a)

Left circumflex

b)

Marginal artery

c)

Left anterior descending

d)

Posterior descending

23.

In a right dominant coronary artery system, ______ gives rise to the PDA.

a)

LCA

b)

LCX

c)

LAD

d)

RCA

24.

The LCA/LCX gives rise to the PDA in which coronary artery system?

a)

Right dominant

b)

Left dominant

c)

Non-dominant

d)

Co-dominant

25.

The cardiac venous system is responsible for returning blood from the coronary artery system back to which cardiac structure?

a)

RA

b)

RV

c)

LA

d)

LV

26.

At 60%, the cardiac venous system has the lowest O2 sat in the entire body.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

The basal wall segments are always referring to the walls closest to the _______.

a)

Apex

b)

Papillary muscles

c)

SL valves

d)

AV valves

28.

Mid wall segments are always in the area of the ________.

a)

Apex

b)

Papillary muscles

c)

SL valves

d)

AV valves

29.

Toward the front of the body/transducer face

a)

Septal

b)

Anterior

c)

Infero

d)

Lateral

30.

The lower wall of the LV in the PLAX is the _________ wall.

a)

anteroseptal

b)

anterolateral

c)

inferoseptal

d)

inferolateral

31.

The ligamentum arteriosum is a normal embryonic remnant of the ductus arteriosus.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

The upper wall of the LV in PLAX is the _________.

a)

anteroseptal

b)

anterolateral

c)

inferoseptal

d)

inferolateral

33.

________ wall segments are always near the narrowest tip of the ventricles.

a)

Basal

b)

Mid

c)

Apical

d)

None of the above

34.

Which vein parallels the left anterior descending (LAD) artery?

a)

right coronary vein

b)

anterior cardiac veins

c)

middle cardiac vein

d)

great cardiac vein

35.

Which veins return blood from the myocardium directly into the cardiac chambers?

a)

great cardiac vein

b)

Thebesian veins

c)

left cardiac veins

d)

right coronary vein