Major arteries, veins, and lymphatic drainage pathways tested on USMLE Step 1.
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- What is the order of the three major branches off the aortic arch, from proximal to distal?
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Brachiocephalic trunk, left common carotid artery, left subclavian artery- What are the three branches of the celiac trunk?
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Left gastric artery, splenic artery, common hepatic artery- What embryologic gut segment does the superior mesenteric artery supply?
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The midgut- What embryologic gut segment does the inferior mesenteric artery supply?
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The hindgut- At what vertebral level do the renal arteries typically arise from the aorta?
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L1 to L2- Which artery connects the two anterior cerebral arteries in the circle of Willis?
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The anterior communicating artery- Which artery connects the internal carotid and posterior cerebral arteries?
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The posterior communicating artery- Occlusion of the left anterior descending artery classically affects which cardiac regions?
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The anterior wall of the left ventricle and the anterior two-thirds of the interventricular septum- In most people, which coronary artery supplies the sinoatrial node?
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The right coronary artery- Distally, the femoral artery becomes which artery after passing through the adductor hiatus?
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The popliteal artery- The popliteal artery terminates by dividing into which two arteries?
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The anterior tibial artery and the posterior tibial artery- True or false: the internal carotid artery gives off branches while traveling through the neck.
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False, it gives off no branches in the neck- The two vertebral arteries join to form which single artery?
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The basilar artery- In subclavian steal syndrome, blood flow reverses in which artery?
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The vertebral artery on the side of the subclavian stenosis- At the cubital fossa, the brachial artery bifurcates into which two arteries?
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The radial artery and the ulnar artery
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