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What is the surgical removal of the lining of a portion of a clogged carotid artery leading to the brain is known?
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Carotid endarterectomy is the process to remove the plaque on the lining of a clogged carotid artery.
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What is the surgical removal of aportion of the tissue surrounding the heart?
Pericardectomy is surgical removal of a portion or all of the tissue surrounding the heart. This tissue is known as the pericardium.
Where does the Common carotid artery carry blood to?
The carotid artery is located in the neck. It runs form the aorta up each side of your neck. The external caratid arteries end closer to your ears. The internals run up to your brain.Goes from the aorta to your head. It's the artery you can feel pulsating in your throat, next to your larynx.the carotid artery is located in the neckThese arteries supply oxygenated blood to the head. They are located in the neck.Neck.Between larynx and the sternocleidomastoid muscle in the side of the neck.The carotid artery is located on the top portion of the heart.
What is the most superior portion of aorta?
This is hard to answer with the way you ask. We have tha aorta coming out of the heart, then the brachiocephalic, left common carotic, and right subclavian artery coming off that. If you are asking which is at top, well that's still hard to answer, but I would say the brachiocephalic. That splits into the right subclavian and right common carotid arery.
What is the flow of blood from heart to the brain?
Pulmonary veins are oxygen rich and deliver it along with nutrients to the body's organs, after the blood has delivered the goods then it is drained back to the heart by the arteries. Then the blood is carried back to the lungs to the alveoli for gas exchange leave carbon dioxide we breathe out and pick up new oxygen and starts over again. Blood flow goes as follows: 1. left atrium 2. mitral (bicuspid) valve 3. left ventricle 4. aortic semilunar valve 5. aorta 6. brachiocephalic trunk 7. common carotid arteries 8. internal carotid artery 9. anterior and middle cerebral arteries 10. Circle of Willis 11. venous sinuses internal jugular vein 12. right brachiocephalic vein 13. superior vena cava 14. right atrium 15. tricuspid valve 16. right ventricle 17. pulmonary semilunar valve 18. pulmonary trunk 19. pulmonary artery (Please leave personal comments on the discussion pages.)
What is narrow portion of land surrounded by water?
A narrow portion of land partly surrounded by water is a peninsula A narrow portion fo land completely surrounded by water is an island
What is the medical term meaning surgical removal of the lining of the portion of a clogged carotid artery?
The removal (-ectomy) of the innermost (endo-) lining of the artery (arter/o) (or removal of a plaque from that lining) is endarterectomy. Notice that the vowel o was dropped from the prefix. Atherectomy is another term.endarterectomyAngioplastyendarterectomyater/oisis
What are the symptoms of a mini-stroke?
A mini stroke is caused by a clogged artery in the brain. When this happens, there is no blood supply going to that portion of the brain. As a result, brain tissue may be harmed, leading to a lost of function in the area controlled by that portion of the brain.
What is diskectomy?
The surgical removal of a portion of an intervertebral disk
What is a distal pancreatectomy?
It is a surgical procedure where the end portion of the panceas is removed.
Which part of the human body is a craniotomy the surgical removal of a portion of?
Skull
Is An ilectomy the surgical removal of the last portion of the small intestine?
yes
What arteries supply blood to the anterior and middle portion of the brain?
Blood supply to the brain is derived from branches of the carotid arteries. The anterior and middle portions are supplied predominantly by Anterior cerebral artery and Middle cerebral artery. Both are branches of the Internal carotid artery.
What is the medical term meaning surgical repair of the urethra?
Vasectomy: removal of portion of each vas deferens (narrow tube that carries sperm from the epdidymis into the body toward the urethra). Vasectomy is surgical removal of a part of each vas for sterilization.
What two paired arteries enter the skull to supply the brain?
The anterior portions of the brain are supplied by the internal carotid arteries. The posterior portion of the brain is supplied by the vertebral arteries.
Who does diskectomy?
The surgical removal of a portion of an intervertebral disk
What is the surgical removal of aportion of the tissue surrounding the heart?
Pericardectomy is surgical removal of a portion or all of the tissue surrounding the heart. This tissue is known as the pericardium.
What is the medical term meaning Surgical removal of a well-defined portion of an organ?
Lobectomy
