Pulse points and vascular access — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: 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 2: Most of the venous drainage from the myocardium traverses the _____, which delivers deoxygenated blood to right atrium

Answer: coronary sinus (CS)

Flashcard 3: What are the contents of the femoral triangle? _____

Answer: Femoral nerve, artery, and vein

Flashcard 4: The trunks of the brachial plexus and subclavian artery pass through the anterior and middle _____

Answer: scalenes (scalene triangle)

Flashcard 5: Which artery passes posterior to the first part of the duodenum and is commonly involved in bleeding from posterior duodenal ulcers?

Answer: Gastroduodenal artery

Extra: The gastroduodenal artery is a branch of the common hepatic artery. It passes posterior to the first part of the duodenum and is the classic source of hemorrhage in posterior duodenal ulcers.

Flashcard 6: Which branch of the celiac trunk runs a tortuous course along the superior border of the pancreas to supply the spleen?

Answer: Splenic artery

Extra: The splenic artery is one of the three main branches of the celiac trunk. It follows a characteristic tortuous course along the superior border of the pancreas. It provides blood supply to the spleen, the fundus of the stomach (via short gastric arteries), and the greater curvature of the stomach (via the left gastro-omental artery).

Flashcard 7: Which artery connects the internal carotid artery to the posterior cerebral artery in the Circle of Willis?

Answer: Posterior communicating artery

Extra: Aneurysms of the posterior communicating artery (PCoA) are a common cause of third nerve (oculomotor) palsy.