As the axillary artery enters the forelimb, it becomes the ________
A) costocervical artery
B) brachial artery
C) femoral artery
D) radial artery
E) ulnar artery
B
Explanation:
A) Each costocervical artery sends branches to the deep muscles of the neck and shoulder and to the first two costal interspaces.
C) The external iliac artery extends beyond the abdominal cavity as a femoral artery.
D) Distal to the elbow, the brachial artery continues and gives rise to the radial artery and the ulnar artery.
E) Distal to the elbow, the brachial artery continues and gives rise to the radial artery and the ulnar artery.
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