Gross Anatomy — Flashcards

Flashcard 181: The _____ is located superficially in the leg and is the longest vein in the body

Answer: great saphenous vein

Flashcard 182: Where are the peripheral chemoreceptors located (2)? _____

Answer: Carotid bodies and aortic bodies

Flashcard 183: Which sympathetics innervate the regions of the hindgut? _____

Answer: Lumbar splanchnics (L1 - L2)

Flashcard 184: Is the external iliac artery intraperitoneal, extraperitoneal, or retroperitoneal?_____

Answer: Retroperitoneal

Flashcard 185: Nerves C1–C7 exit _____ their corresponding vertebrae

Answer: above

Extra: Cervical nerves **C1–C7** exit **above** (superior to) their corresponding vertebrae. Nerve **C8** exits **below** the C7 vertebra (and above the T1 vertebra). All spinal nerves from **T1 downwards** exit **below** (inferior to) their corresponding vertebrae.

Flashcard 186: Biceps tendon injury and rupture typically occur following sudden extension of a _____ elbow while contracting the biceps

Answer: flexed

Flashcard 187: Which artery typically arises from the proper hepatic artery and supplies the lower part of the lesser curvature of the stomach?

Answer: Right gastric artery

Flashcard 188: Aging of the heart eventually results in the ventricular septum acquiring a _____ shape

Answer: sigmoid

Flashcard 189: Which lymph nodes drain the rectum above the pectinate line? _____

Answer: Internal iliac nodes

Flashcard 190: What is the venous drainage of the right ovary/testis?_____

Answer: Right gonadal vein -> IVC