Human Arteries and Veins Anatomy Quiz
Artery and Vein Anatomy Questions
- Regarding Veins (Choose the Incorrect Statement):
c) Veins have three fundamental layers: intima, media, and adventitia.
- Regarding the Aorta (Choose the Correct Alternative):
- Originates at the level of the 3rd costal cartilage.
- The aortic arch is located in the superior mediastinum.
- Regarding Coronary Arteries (Choose the Correct Statement):
- Supply areas other than the head and neck.
- Vary in length and origin.
- Regarding the External Carotid Artery (Choose the Exception):
c) It primarily supplies the blood circuit of the brain.
- Collateral Branches of the External Carotid Artery Include All Except:
e) Maxillary artery
- Branches of the Occipital Artery Include All Except:
d) Anterior auricular artery
- Regarding the Lingual Artery (Select the Incorrect Statement):
c) The glossopharyngeal nerve crosses it.
- The description ‘Enters the carotid canal of the petrous temporal bone’ applies to:
d) Internal carotid artery
- Regarding the Subclavian Artery (Select the Incorrect Statement):
c) The prescalene portion rests on the groove of the first rib.
- Direct Branches of the Subclavian Artery Include:
e) Inferior thyroid artery.
- Regarding the Suprascapular Artery (Select the Incorrect Statement):
c) It is a branch of the thyrocervical trunk.
- Regarding the Internal Thoracic Artery (Select the Incorrect Statement):
d) Ends in the dorsal aspect of the scapula.
- A Branch of the Axillary Artery Is:
a) Suprascapular artery.
- Regarding the Superior Thoracic Artery (Select the Incorrect Statement):
e) It is a branch of the thyrocervical trunk.
- Regarding the Brachial Artery (Humerus Relation – Choose the Incorrect Alternative):
b) Its anterior aspect is partly covered by the triceps brachii muscle.
- Branches of the Brachial Artery Include All Except:
c) Superior radial collateral artery.
- The radial artery is the lateral terminal branch of the brachial artery. Choose the Incorrect Statement Regarding the Radial Artery:
c) In the lower third, it is covered by the brachioradialis muscle.
- Regarding the Ulnar Artery:
e) Arises near the medial epicondyle of the humerus.
- Regarding the Thoracic Aorta (Select the Incorrect Statement):
d) To the right, it is related to the azygos vein.
- Visceral Branches of the Thoracic Aorta Include All Except:
b) Superior phrenic arteries.
- Regarding the Celiac Trunk (Choose the Incorrect Statement):
e) The left gastric artery is the most voluminous branch of the trunk.
- Regarding the Internal Iliac Artery (Select the Incorrect Statement):
e) The inferior gluteal artery is a branch of the posterior trunk.
- Regarding the Femoral Artery:
a) It is a continuation of the external iliac artery.
- Branches of the Femoral Artery Include All Except:
c) Internal pudendal artery.
- Regarding the Popliteal Artery (Select the Incorrect Statement):
d) It gives off sural and genicular branches.
- Regarding the Dorsalis Pedis Artery (Artery of the Foot – Choose the Incorrect Statement):
e) Passes between the 1st and 2nd metatarsals.
- Regarding the Posterior Tibial Artery (Select the Incorrect Statement):
c) Ends between the medial malleolus and the calcaneus, dividing into the medial and lateral plantar arteries.
- Branches of the Posterior Tibial Artery Include All Except:
a) Patellar branch.
- The vein receiving blood from the lower limb and lower anterior abdominal wall, with the inferior epigastric vein as a tributary, is the:
c) External iliac vein.
- Formed by the union of veins from the upper limb, head, and neck, these two thick vessels are located on either side of the neck. This describes the:
d) Brachiocephalic veins.