Deck 51: Pig Circulatory System

Question 1

Which blood vessels supplies blood to the pericardium, mediastinum, and the diaphragm?

A) ventral thoracic artery
B) internal mammary artery
C) vertebral artery
D) internal maxillary artery

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Identify the arterial vessel that gives rise to all major arteries EXCEPT those that supply the lungs.

A) aorta
B) ligamentum arteriosum
C) celiac trunk
D) pulmonary trunk
E) anterior vena cava

Answer 2

A

Question 3

The external iliac artery continues into the hindlimb as the ________.

A) posterior tibial artery
B) femoral artery
C) popliteal artery
D) anterior tibial artery

Answer 3

B

Question 4

In humans, the large vessel that drains blood from the head, neck, and upper limbs is called the ________ vena cava; in pigs this vessel is called the ________ vena cava.

A) superior; inferior
B) inferior; posterior
C) inferior; anterior
D) inferior; superior
E) superior; anterior

Question 5

The fetal pulmonary trunk is attached to the fetal aorta via the ________.

A) brachiocephalic artery
B) left subclavian artery
C) ductus arteriosus
D) ligamentum arteriosum

Question 6

Which blood vessel supplies blood to the deep muscles of the neck and shoulder and to the first two costal interspaces?

A) ventral thoracic artery
B) long thoracic artery
C) intercostal artery
D) costocervical artery
E) subscapular artery

Question 7

Like humans, pigs have a common iliac artery that gives rise to the external and internal iliac arteries.

A) True
B) False

Question 8

Blood leaving the right ventricle enters which blood vessel?

A) coronary artery
B) pulmonary trunk
C) aorta
D) pulmonary vein
E) anterior vena cava

Question 9

As the aorta extends posteriorly beyond the diaphragm, it is called the ________.

A) thoracic aorta
B) abdominal aorta
C) aortic arch

Question 10

List the blood vessels that a drop of blood will pass through as it leaves the abdominal aorta and moves distally toward the paw of the hindlimb:
1 Femoral artery
2 External iliac
3 Posterior tibial artery
4 Popliteal artery

A) 2, 1, 4, 3
B) 3, 1, 2, 4
C) 2, 3, 4, 1
D) 2, 4, 1, 3
E) 3, 2, 1, 4

Question 11

Identify the aortic arch in the following figure.

A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D

Question 12

Which artery carries blood from the abdominal aorta to the hindlimbs?

A) internal iliac artery
B) iliolumbar artery
C) middle sacral artery
D) external iliac artery

Question 13

As the axillary artery enters the forelimb, it becomes the ________.

A) radial artery
B) costocervical artery
C) brachial artery
D) femoral artery
E) ulnar artery

Question 14

Identify the deep femoral artery in the following figure.

A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
E) E

Question 15

Which vessel carries oxygenated blood from the lung to the left atrium of the heart?

A) pulmonary vein
B) pulmonary artery
C) posterior vena cava
D) anterior vena cava

Question 16

The human aortic arch has three major branches: the brachiocephalic, the left common carotid, and the left subclavian artery. Which of these three arteries does NOT branch off from the aortic arch in a pig?

A) brachiocephalic artery
B) left subclavian artery
C) left common carotid artery

Question 17

Which blood vessels carry blood away from the heart?

A) arteries
B) capillaries
C) veins

Question 18

Which artery supplies blood to the brachium?

A) subscapular artery
B) esophageal arteries
C) axillary artery
D) costocervical artery

Question 19

The celiac trunk divides into two main branches: the gastrosplenic artery and the ________ artery.

A) gastrohepatic
B) lumbar
C) renal
D) cranial mesenteric

Question 20

The celiac trunk branches off the ________.

A) thoracic aorta
B) aortic arch
C) left gastric artery
D) abdominal aorta
E) hepatic artery

Question 21

Which vein drains the small and large intestines and the pancreas?

A) superior mesenteric vein
B) lumbar vein
C) gastrosplenic vein
D) caudal vein

Question 22

The medial and lateral branches of the popliteal vein drain blood from the ________.

A) anterior knee
B) hip
C) thigh
D) foot and calf region

Question 23

Which vein drains the tail and empties into the origin of the posterior vena cava?

A) hepatic portal vein
B) caudal vein
C) internal iliac vein
D) external iliac vein

Question 24

List the veins that a drop of blood will pass through as it leaves the foot and returns to the heart:
1 Saphenous vein
2 Popliteal vein
3 External iliac vein
4 Femoral vein

A) 3, 2, 1, 4
B) 2, 3, 4, 1
C) 2, 1, 4, 3
D) 3, 2, 4, 1
E) 2, 4, 3, 1

Question 25

The cephalic vein drains into the external jugular vein via the ________ vein.

A) transverse scapular
B) radial
C) brachial
D) ulnar

Question 26

The radial vein is located on the ________ side of the forelimb.

A) medial
B) lateral

Question 27

Identify the saphenous vein in the following figure.

A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D

Question 28

List the blood vessels that a drop of blood will pass through as it leaves the head and travels toward the heart:
1 External jugular vein
2 Anterior vena cava
3 Subclavian vein
4 Brachiocephalic vein

A) 1, 4, 2, 3
B) 1, 2, 3, 4
C) 1, 4, 3, 2
D) 1, 3, 4, 2

Question 29

Identify the right cephalic vein in the following figure.

A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D

Question 30

The intercostal veins drain blood from the intercostal muscles into the ________ vein.

A) subscapular
B) internal jugular
C) azygous
D) axillary

Question 31

Identify the external iliac vein in the following figure.

A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D

Question 32

In humans, the posterior vena cava is called the ________.

A) superior vena cava
B) jugular vein
C) inferior vena cava
D) pulmonary vein

Question 33

The radial and ulnar veins drain into the ________ vein.

A) axillary
B) azygous
C) brachiocephalic
D) brachial

Question 34

Which of the following veins does NOT drain into the hepatic portal vein?

A) superior mesenteric vein
B) inferior mesenteric vein
C) gastrosplenic vein
D) inferior phrenic vein

Question 35

Which of the following vessels does NOT drain into the axillary vein?

A) ventral thoracic vein
B) subscapular vein
C) long thoracic vein
D) internal thoracic vein