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Name the section of the descending aorta inferior to the diaphragm. |
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abdominal aorta |
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Blood from the celiac artery flows into three different blood vessels. What are these vessels? |
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splenic artery, gastric artery, common hepatic artery |
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Blood from the superior mesenteric artery feeds which major abdominal organs? |
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small intestine, large intestine, ascending colon, cecum, and proximal portions of the large intestine |
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What vessels take blood to the kidneys? |
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right and left renal arteries |
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The ovaries or testes receive blood which arteries? |
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gonadal arteries |
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Blood in the inferior mesenteric artery travels to which organs? |
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lower portion of the large intestine, ascending colon, descending colon, sigmoid colon, rectum |
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Where does blood in the external iliac artery come from? |
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common iliac artery |
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What artery takes blood directly to the femoral artery? |
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external iliac artery |
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Blood from the popliteal artery comes directly from what artery? |
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femoral artery |
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What is arterioschlerosos? |
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hardening of the arteries |
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In what part of the arterial wall does cholesterol plaque develop? |
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under endothelial layer |
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