Thoracic cross-sections — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: Which branch of the basilar artery arises just inferior to the posterior cerebral artery and supplies the superior surface of the cerebellum?

Answer: Superior cerebellar artery (SCA)

Flashcard 2: Sternal defects occur due to failure of _____ fold closure of the ventral wall

Answer: rostral

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Flashcard 3: Diaphragmatic hernias typically occur on the _____ side (left or right)

Answer: left

Flashcard 4: The _____ node is located in the wall of the right atrium near the orifice of the superior vena cava

Answer: SA

Flashcard 5: The superior rectal artery is a branch of the _____ artery

Answer: inferior mesenteric

Flashcard 6: What vertebral level does the aorta bifurcate into the left and right common iliac arteries?_____

Answer: L4

Flashcard 7: What vertebral level does the renal artery branch off the aorta? _____

Answer: L1/L2

Flashcard 8: The _____ zone of the lung consists of the respiratory bronchioles, alveolar ducts, and alveolar sacs

Answer: respiratory

Flashcard 9: _____ is identified as number 6 in the cross-section of the spine.

Answer: Central canal of the spinal cord