The main supply of blood to the brain is carried by the carotid arteries. The carotid arteries branch off from the aorta (the largest artery in the body) a short distance from the heart, and extend ...

mass at the bifurcation. The aorta was separated from its bed on the vertebral bodies and from the vena cava. To avoid injury to the lumbar arteries, the aorta was raised only enough to allow ...

Ideal positioning of the IABP balloon is below the subclavian artery that branches off the aorta in the chest, but above the ...

Perhaps the best bedside method to estimate the severity of aortic stenosis is derived from evaluation of the carotid arteries. The phenomenon known as "pulsus parvus et tardus" refers to a weak ...

A stent graft (fabric tube) is inserted into the arteries and positioned inside the aorta, which seals off the aneurysm from the circulation). The graft makes a new path through which the blood flows.

Start with dorsal aorta, formed by 4 pairs of efferent branchial arteries. Within the pleuroperitoneal cavity, it gives off a series of abdominal branches. Locate each of the paired and unpaired ...

Look at diagram of blood flow through the heart - Figure 10.9 on page 97 of lab manual. Next, follow the ventral aorta anteriorly from the heart - no latex. Pull away tissue to expose the 5 afferent ...