Vessels and lymphatics of dog thorax

what two arteries arise from the ascending aorta

• left coronary artery

• right coronary artery

what branches arise from the left coronary artery

• circumflex branch

• paraconal interventricular branch

what two vessels arise from the aortic arch

• brachiocephalic trunk

• left subclavian artery

from the brachiocephalic trunk what arteries arise

• right and left common cartoid artery

• right subclavian artery

the left and right subclavian arteries supply blood to what structures

• neck

• thoracic limb

• thoracic wall

the left and right common carotid arteries supply blood to what structures

• head

• face

• brain

what are the 4 branches of the subclavian artery

1. vertebral artery

2. costocervical trunk

3. internal thoracic artery

4. superficial cervical artery

after the last branch of the subclavian artery what does the blood vessel continue on as

axillary artery

what structures does the vertebral artery supply

• cervical muscles

• spinal cord

the costocervical trunk bifurcates into the ______ and _______

• deep cervical artery

• dorsal scapular artery

what structures does the costocervical trunk supply

• 1-3 intercostal spaces

• muscles at base of neck

• muscles dorsal to first few vertebrae

the internal thoracic artery gives off _______

ventral intercostal artery

what structures does the ventral intercostal artery supply 

ventral structures of intercostal spaces

what structures does the superficial cervical artery supply

• base of neck

• scapular region

the descending aorta gives off what two arteries

1. dorsal intercostal artery

2. bronchoesophageal artery 

what are the 3 sources of blood supply to the thoracic wall

• descending aorta

• costocervical trunk

• internal thoracic artery

what 3 veins return blood to the heart

• caudal vena cava

• azygos vein

• cranial vena cava

the caudal vena cava recieves blood from structures ______ the diaphragm

below

the azygos vein receives blood from the _______

dorsal intercostal vein

the cranial vena cava recieves blood from what 3 veins

• costocervical

• internal thoracic

• brachiocephalic

the brachiocepllacic vein recieves blood from what three veins

• subclavian vein

• internal jugular vein

• external jugular vein

what vein arises from the paraconal interventricular groove

the great cardiac vein

the terminal end of the great cardiac vein that empties into the right atrium is known as the ________

coronary sinus

when you open up a dog to do a necropsy you see that their thymus is incredibly large this leads you to believe that this dog was 

young

at the tracheal bifurcation this structure can be seen

tracheobronchial lymph nodes

found at near the base of the heart this structure drains lymph from the mediastinum

mediastinal lymph nodes

in relation to the aorta and azygos veins where is the thoracic duct

• dorsal to aorta

• ventral to azygos vein

what vein does the thoracic duct empty into

left brachiocephalic vein

the thoracic duct runs cranially on the _____ side and crosses ______ at _____

• right

• left

• T5