ARDMS Abdomen Board (all correctly answered)

3 layers of Aorta correct answers Tunica Intima, Tunica Media, Tunica Adventitia What is the tunica intima made of correct answers endothelial cells (inner layer) What is the tunica media made of correct answers muscle, thicker and more organized layer in arteries (middle layer) What is the tunica adventitia made of correct answers epithelial cells (outer layer) Where does the aorta arise from correct answers Left ventricle Where is the aorta located correct answers Anterior and to the left of the spine and left of the IVC (most posterior abdominal vessel) Name the paired branches of aorta correct answers Suprarenal arteries, renal arteries, gonadal arteries, lumbar arteries, and common iliac arteries Name the unpaired branches of the aorta correct answers celiac axis (common hepatic artery, splenic artery, and left gastric artery), SMA, IMA, median sacral artery Name the anterior branches of the aorta correct answers celiac axis, SMA, IMA, gonadal arteries, and median sacral artery Name the lateral branches of aorta correct answers suprarenal arteries, renal arteries, and common iliac arteries Where do the common iliac arteries bifurcate correct answers L3-4 Average normal proximal measurement of aorta correct answers 2.0 - 2.6 cm Average normal mid measurement of aorta correct answers 1.6 - 2.4 cm Average normal distal measurement of aorta correct answers 1.1 - 2.0 cm Normal measurement of iliac arteries correct answers 0.6 - 1.4 cm What is the most common type of AAA correct answers fusiform What is the most common location of AAA correct answers infrarenal Where does aortic dissection most commonly occur correct answers ascending aorta and arch What is the most common cause of aortic stenosis correct answers atherosclerosis