Identify the arterial vessel that gives rise to all major arteries EXCEPT those that supply the lungs
A) aorta
B) pulmonary trunk
C) ligamentum arteriosum
D) anterior vena cava
E) celiac trunk
A
Explanation:
B) The pulmonary trunk branches into the right and left pulmonary arteries that carry blood to the lungs.
C) The ligamentum arteriosum is a remnant of fetal circulation when the pulmonary trunk was connected to the aorta by a vessel called the ductus arteriosus.
D) The anterior vena cava, called the superior vena cava in humans, is the large vessel that drains blood from the head, neck, and forelimbs into the right atrium.
E) The celiac trunk is the first arterial branch off the abdominal aorta.
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