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| Upper Trunk/Neck Vasculature |
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Definition
- Aortic Arch
- Brachiocephalic Trunk
- Common Carotid Artery
- Subclavian Artery
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Term
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Definition
- 1st Non-coronary branch off of aorta
- Only on the right
- Blood supply to right UE
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Term
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Definition
- Branch off of the brachiocephalic trunk on right
- Branch off of aortic arch on left
- Major supplier of blood to the head
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Term
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Definition
- Vertebral artery
- Continuation of brachiocephalic on right
- Branches off of aortic arch on left
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Term
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Definition
- Axillary Artery
- Thoracoacromial Artery
- Lateral Thoracic Artery
- Subscapular Artery
- Circumflex Scapular Artery
- Thoracodorsal Artery
- Anterior & Posterior Humeral Circumflex Arteries
- Brachial Artery
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Term
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Definition
- continuation of subclavian artery
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Definition
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Definition
- big, short, anterior surface of scapula
- Circumflex Scapular Artery
- wrap around to posterior side of scapula
- Thoracodorsal Artery
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Term
| Anterior & Posterior Humeral Circumflex Arteries |
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Definition
- wrap around humerus
- anterior usually branches off first & smaller
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