WALLS, WALLS,WALLS
The outermost layer of veins and arteries
What is the Tunica Adventitia/Externa?
What is Superior?
These are small arteries that deliver blood to the capillaries
What are arterioles?
The main portal vein branches into these.
What are the right and left portal veins?
The AP diameter of the abdominal aorta when it is considered aneurysmal.
What is 3 cm?
The middle wall layer of veins and arteries
What is the Tunica Media?
The right renal artery is _________ to the IVC.
What is posterior?
The aorta bifurcates into these arteries.
What are the right and left common iliac arteries?
The celiac axis gives off these 3 branches.
What are the left gastric, splenic, and the common hepatic arteries?
The portion of the aorta that is superior to the celiac.
What is the proximal?
The innermost wall layer of veins and arteries.
What is the Tunica Interna?
The renal arteries are __________ to the SMA.
What is posterior, lateral , and inferior?
These drain the liver of blood into the IVC.
What are the hepatic veins?
The hepatic veins are:
What are the right, middle , and left?
On ultrasound, this life-threatening aortic pathology may demonstrate an intimal flap separating a true lumen from a false lumen.
What is aortic dissection?
The thickest of the arterial walls.
What is the Tunica Media?
The inferior mesenteric artery is ________ to the superior mesenteric artery.
What is inferior?
The second anterior branch off the abdominal aorta.
What is the SMA?
The hepatic veins have this kind of waveform
What is triphasic?
This term describes a mild dilation of the abdominal aorta, typically measureing 2.5 - 2.9 cm in diameter.
What is aortic ectasia?
The hollow opening of a vessel.
What is the lumen?
The splenic artery is what to the splenic vein?
What is superior?
The 2 main branches of the common hepatic artery.
What are the right gastric and gastroduodenal arteries?
The 3 branches off the aortic arch that supply blood to the neck and brain.
What are the brachiocephalic (innominate), left common carotid, and the left subclavian?
This inherited connective tissue disorder, often associated with tall stature and long extremities weakens the aortic wall and increases the risk of aortic aneurysm and dissection.
What is Marfan syndrome?