Anatomy II: Lesson 3 AORTIC BRANCHES AND THE VENA CAVA

OBJECTIVE: STUDENTS WILL STUDY THE AORTIC BRANCHES AND THE

VENA CAVA IN ORDER IDENTIFY THE ANATOMICAL STRUCTURES OF

THE AORTIC ARCH/ VENA CAVA AND VARIANTS AMONGST SPECIES.

Warm Up:

Which species does

this Aortic Arch

belong to?

How do you know?

First Branches off the Aortic Arch

Canine Equine

Canine Heart

A. Brochoesophageal

Equine Aortic Arch

Branches of

the Cranial

and Caudal

Mesenteric

Arteries