Arch of aorta - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

USMLE Step 1 Comprehensive Questions Bank What gland is found in the muscular triangle of the neck? - Thyroid gland Is an afferent or efferent pupillary defect described as B/L pupillary constriction when light is shined in the unaffected eye and B/L paradoxical dilation when light is shined in the affected eye? - Afferent pupillary defect (CN II lesion); in an efferent pupillary defect (CN III), B/L constrict when light is shined in the unaffected eye and consentual pupil constricti...

CCI RVS Exam Complete Review| Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct- Grade A (2024/ 2025 Update) Q: AAA growth rate 1-2mm/year until 3-4cm; 5 mm/yr >4cm Q: Aneurysm classification Answer: 2-3cm; 3-4cm for AAA Q: AAA Intervention Answer: 5.5cm (high risk for rupture-catastrophic) Q: Fusiform Answer: Concentric enlargement; All 3 layers intact Q: Saccular Answer: Eccentric enlargement; All 3 layers compromised; Less common (<1%);...

the way the body works to maintain homeostasis - What is physiology? the way the body works by getting out of homeostasis - What is pathophysiology? Lungs, kidneys, bowels - What are the three major eliminators? Ureters - Which tubes propel urine from the kidneys to the bladder? Urethra - Which tube takes the urine from the bladder to the outside world? a muscular sac that acts as a reservoir for urine until a sufficient amount collects to be voided - What is the bladder? 600ml...

In a normal left-sided aortic arch, the 1st branch should be the: A. aberrant right subclavian artery b. right common carotid artery c. innominate artery d. left common carotid artery e. left subclavian artery - correct answer c The branches arising from the aortic arch are the : a. coronary sinus, left upper pulmonary vein, and right upper pulmonary vein b. right coronary artery and left coronary artery c. left pulmonary artery and right pumlonary artery d. left circumflex and le...

PATHO NR 605 Question and answers correctly solved Which elevated lab value may be protective of the development of atherosclerosis? - correct answer High-density lipoproteins HDL's Provides one-way flow of blood from the left ventricle into the aorta - correct answer Aortic valve Transports deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle to the right lung. - correct answer Right pulmonary artery Transports oxygenated blood from the left ventricle to the systemic circulation. - corr...

Which of the following aortic arch variations has the highest incidence of occurrence? a.) coarctation b.)duplicated arch c.) common origin innominate and left common carotid arteries d.) left vertebral arising from the aorta CORRECT ANSWER c.) common origin innominate and left common carotid arteries Which of the following supplies the structures of the neck, face and scalp? a.) internal carotid b.) small cervical branches of common carotid c.) vertebral arteries d.) external caroti...

Transducer contains a large number of rectangular piezoelectric elements arranged in a linear pattern - sector phased array increasing the line density will _______ # of pulses per frame, improve spatial resolution (axial and lateral), __________ frame rate and ___________ temporal resolution. increase/decrease? - increases, decreases, decreases a wave that requires a medium through which to travel, cannot travel in a vacuum - mechanical wave transducer that requires mechanical focusing a...

coarctation of the aorta -:- congenital narrowing of the aorta Where does coarctation of the aorta normally occur? -:- distal to the origin of the left subclavian Waveforms associated with coarctation of the aorta? (Distally and in abdominal aorta) -:- Decreased flow distal to the obstruction, monophasic flow with continuous flow in diastole in the abdominal aorta Takayasu arteritis -:- presents as hypertrophic area(s) of inflamed of tissue usually found in the aorta and its branc...

HK3401 Exam 1 Questions and Answers What is an important landmark in the thorax, where is it located and what is it a landmark for? - Answer-Sternum angle Between T4-T5 Bifurcation of PT & trachea What is the superior thoracic aperture bound by vs the inferior thoracic aperture? - Answer-Superior: - Manubrium - Rib 1 - T1 Inferior: - ~T11-T12 - RIB 12 - Xiphoidsternal joint What organs are located in the thoracic cavity vs the pulmonary cavity? - Answer-Thoracic: - Great ves...

the mitral and tricuspid valves are formed during which stage of embryology o :# stage III On EKG ventricular contractions occur at the : p wave qrs complex tp interval t wave o :# QRS complex after birth the ductus o :# ligamentum venosum a single heart tube is formed during which stage of embryology o :# stage I on EKG, atrial contraction occurs the TP interval T wave QRS complex 2024/2025 2 | P a g e P wave o :# P wave coarctation of the AO results from which pathogenetic ...