Human Anatomy and Physiology Questions and Answers - Aorta & Arteries of the Trunk

1. Which artery supplies oxygenated blood to liver, stomach and abdominal esophagus?
a) Branchiocephalic artery
b) Costacervical artery
c) Mesenteric artery
d) Celiac artery

Answer: d
Explanation: Celiac artery supplies oxygenated blood to liver, stomach abdominal esophagus, spleen and superior half of both the duodenum and pancreas. Structure of Celiac artery corresponds to embryonic foregut

2. Name the artery which supplies blood to the diaphragm.
a) Internal iliac artery
b) Pancreatic coduodenal artery
c) Inferior phrenic artery
d) Carotid artery

Answer: c
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3. Name the major artery of head and neck.
a) Thyrocerival artery
b) Colic artery
c) External carotid artery
d) Suprarenal artery

Answer: c
Explanation: External carotid artery is the major artery of head and neck. It arises from the common carotid artery when it splits into internal and external carotid artery.

4. Which of the following is not one of the three major branches of the coeliac trunk?
a) Right gastric artery
b) Left gastric artery
c) Spleenic artery
d) Common hepatic artery

Answer: a
Explanation: Right gastric artery arises above pylorus from the hepatic artery. It descends to the pyloric end of the stomach and passes from right to left along lesser curvature supplying it with branches and anastomosing with left gastric artery.

5. Which is the only organ to receive arterial supply from all 3 branches of the coeliac trunk?
a) Stomach
b) Spleen
c) Liver
d) Pancreas

Answer: a
Explanation: Coeliac trunk is a major visceral artery in the abdominal cavity. It supplies oxygenated blood.

6. Which artery supplies to a tail of pancreas?
a) Left gastric
b) Right gastric
c) Common hepatic
d) Splenic artery

Answer: d
Explanation: Splenic artery is the blood vessel that supplies oxygenated blood to the spleen. It branches from celiac artery and follows the course superior to the pancreas.

7. Portal system includes vein which drains blood from _______
a) Head and neck
b) Lungs
c) Abdominal part
d) Kidneys

Answer: c
Explanation: Portal system includes vein which drains blood from abdominal part of digestive tube, spleen, pancreas and gall bladder. The exception is a rectum. It is about 8cm long.

8. Portal circulation ends in __________
a) Liver
b) Heart
c) Stomach
d) Lungs

Answer: a
Explanation: Portal circulation begins in capillary plexuses and ends in liver sinusoids.

9. Name the vein that drains blood from gall bladder directly into hepatic veins.
a) Gastric vein
b) Paraumbilical vein
c) Pancreaticoduodenal vein
d) Cystic vein

Answer: d
Explanation: Cystic vein drains the blood from the gall bladder and usually ends in the right branch of the portal vein.

10. How many hepatic veins are present?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 1

Answer: b
Explanation: There are 3 main hepatic veins which drain the hepatic parenchyma into inferior venacava. They have named the right hepatic vein middle hepatic vein and left hepatic vein,