Tag: arteries

In February of 2016, model Katie May died suddenly after a visit to a chiropractor.  The official cause of death was “vertebral artery dissection.”   During spinal manipulation, the artery which supplies blood to brain was damaged. The brain’s arteries circle the brain around the pituitary gland consisting …

Identify the vessels. 1. Inferior Vena Cava 2.  Abdominal Aorta 3.  Iliolumbar artery 4.  External Iliac 5.  Internal Iliac

In humans, the arch of the aorta has three main branches that deliver blood to the head and arms.  The cat only has two vessels that branch directly from the aorta.   Many of the cat diagrams will show the following diagram to help you locate the brachiocephalic …

The celiac trunk (artery) is the first major branch of the abdominal aorta, as shown in the photo below. The celiac artery then branches into the gastric artery, which goes to the stomach, the hepatic artery  that goes to the liver, and the splenic artery that goes to …