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systemic veins |
the blood from all parts of the body except that coming from the lungs return to the heart by way of ________ |
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precaval veins |
from the sinus venosus, it extends laterally along the border of the auricle and then passes through the pleuroperitoneal membrane |
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external jugular vein |
most anterior tribulatory which comes from the muscles of the floor of the mouth |
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maxillary vein |
lateral branch coming from the angles of the jaws received blood from the thyroid glands aka mandibular |
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lingual vein |
anterior and medial branch draining blood from the tongue, hyoid and floor of the buccal cavity |
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innonimate vein |
middle tribulatory of the pre-cava which receives the small subscapular vein from the shoulder muscle |
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internal jugular vein |
beyond the junction of the small subrascapular vein from the shoulder it collects blood from the brain and spinal cord, the roof of the mouth, the muscles nearby and the tissues beneath the parotid gland |
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subrascapular |
the vein from the shoulder muscle |
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subclavian vein |
the main posterior tributary of the pre-cava which receives two small tributaries |
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brachial vein |
collecting venous blood from the forelimb |
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musculo-cutaneous vein |
which turns abruptly downward and is formed by two main tributaries, the muscular vein and the cutaneous vein coming from the muscles and skin respectively of the dorsal and ventro-lateral regions of the body |
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postcaval vein |
follow the vein posteriorly from the sinus venosus to the liver |
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hepatic veins |
one from the right lobe and the other into the liver (2) |
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renal veins |
between the two kidneys |
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hepatic portal system |
the blood before reaching the heart has to pass through the capillaries of the liver |
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renal portal system |
the blood has to pass through the capillaries of the kidneys |
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renal portal vein |
a very conspicuous vein along the outer lateral edge of each kidney |
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oviducal vein |
this is found in a female toad these are tributaries from the mesovarium or the oviducts which can be identified by tracing the renal portal vein posteriorly |
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dorso-lumbar vein |
twi conspicuous veins from the muscle wall it joins the renal portal vein at above the posterior one-fourth level of the kidney and posterior to the kidney and limbs |
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femoral vein |
it branches from the renal portal vein which is the outer of the two branches which is larger than the inner one this can be traced posteriorly to the lower portions of the hindlimbs as the main drainage of the blood |
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sciatic vein |
the inner branch of the renal portal vein parallel to the femoral vein this collect the blood mainly from the muscle of the posterior portion of the thigh |
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pelvic vein |
the ventral branch of the femoral vein |
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ventral abdominal vein |
the union of the two pelvic veins which runs along the posterior wall of the body cavity towards the median ventral line immediately below the abdominal wall joining the hepatic portal vein at the level of the liver it serves as a connection between the renal and hepatic portal system so that venous blood from the hind limbs may return to the heart either by way of the kidneys or by way of the liver |
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vesical vein |
this is the tributary coming from the urinary bladder and several small veins from the muscle of the ventral body wall |
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hepatic portal system |
this system is closely associated with the digestive system |
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gastric veins |
coming from the stomach and two in number, one comes from the ventral surface of the stomach (right) and the other from the dorsal surface of the same organ (left) |
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pancreatic veins |
receiving blood from the pancreas |
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intestinal veins |
coming from the small intestines, spreading fan-like |
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anterior hemorrhoidal vein |
coming from the large intestine |
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splenic |
a short and small vein coming from the spleen aka lineal vein |
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pulmonary veins |
two short straight vessels found running from the inner border of the base of each lung obliquely towards the sinus venosus |
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arterial system |
carries blood away from the heart towards the different parts of the body |
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conus arteriousus |
the swollen structure arising from the base of the right side of the ventricle and passing obliquely across the auricles |
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truncus arteriosus |
two branches of the conus arteriosus |
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carotid arch |
most anterior of three arches conveys arterial blood to the head region aka common carotid artery |
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external carotid artery |
a smaller medial branch which supplies blood from the tongue, hyoid apparatus, thyroid gland, various muscles at the floor of the mouth and posterior region of the jaws aka lingual artery |
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internal carotid artery |
at the point of forking locate a pigmented oval body, the carotid gland |
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systemic arch |
this is the middle arch |
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laryngeal artery |
the first small branch from the systemic arch which goes to the laryngeal prominence and also supplies to the esophagus |
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occipito-vertebral artery |
the systemic arch proceeds dorsally and curves posteriorly |
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occipital artery |
right at the base where it forks out from vertebral artery gives forth a small going to the brain passing through the foramen magnum |
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vertebral artery |
this artery proceeds alongside the vertebral column on the dorsal part and supplies branches to the muscle along the vertebral column and to the vertebrae |
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subclavian artery |
which goes to the forelimbs to several muscles to the otic region |
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dorsal aorta |
grows out to the nearby region of the esophagus, the esophageal artery |
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coeliaco-mesentric artery |
a big branch to the digestive organs immediately after the dorsal aorta |
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coeliac artery |
the anterior branch of the coeliaco-mesentery |
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left gastric artery |
going to the ventral part of the stomach |
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right gastric artery |
going to the dorsal side of the stomach and pancreas |
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hepatic artery |
going to the liver and the gall bladder |
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anterior mesenteric artery |
the posterior branch of the coeliaco mesentery |
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lineal artery |
a branch coming from the anterior mesenteric artery followed by a duodenal branch to the duodenum, and continues posteriorly from a distance aka splenic artery |
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anterior haemorrhoidal artery |
a branch from the splenic artery at a distance from the duodenum and then splits into three or four smaller arteries going to the anterior portion of the large intestine |
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urogenital artery |
supply the kidneys, flat bodies and the gonads and their ducts |
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lumbar artery |
go to the dorsal body wall, originating from the dorsal aorta |
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common iliac artery |
locate the small posterior mesenteric artery that goes to the posterior portion of the large intestine |
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epigastrico-vesical artery |
it supplies branches to the muscles of the lateral ventral abdominal wall, urinary bladder and cloaca |
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femoral artery |
small branch going to the muscles at the base of the thigh |
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sciatic artery |
continuation of the femoral artery at the remaining regions of the hindlimb, a large and well develop artery |
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pulmo-cutaneous arch |
most posterior arch |
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pulmonary artery |
a short artery that goes to the lungs |
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cutaneous artery |
it proceeds outwardly and anteriorly and disappears in front of the shoulder and comes out infront of the suprascapula |
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external anatomy of the heart |
remove the pericardial sac, both the parietal pericardium and the visceral pericardium |
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conical ventricle |
posterior portion |
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two atria (left and right) |
anterior to the ventricle |
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bulbos cordis |
ventral side of the right antrium aka conus arteriousus |
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sinus vinosus |
two pre-canal veins and the postcaval vein empty |
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cerebral hemisphere |
a pair of elongated bodies which are separated from each other by a median groove posterior to the olfactory lobes |
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twixt brain |
posterior to the cerebral hemisphere aka diencephalon |
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mid-brain |
immediately posterior to the twixt brain which is a pair of rounded bodies, the optic lobes aka mesencephalon |
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cerebellum |
posterior to the optic lobes a narrow transverse fold aka metencephalon |
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medulla oblongata |
triangular portion formed by a broadening of the anterior end of the spinal cord aka myelencephalon posterior to the cerebellum |
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optic chiasma |
the crossing of the fibers of the two optic nerves which supply the retina of the eyes |
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infundibulum |
a bilobed, flat structure which forms the ventral extension of the diecephalon posterior to the optic chiasma |
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hypophysis |
attached to the infundibulum sometimes is not seen for it may be left in the sells turcica aka pituitary body |
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first and second ventricles |
can be seen in the cerebral hemisphere on the lateral ventricles one in each hemisphere |
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ventricles |
cavities in the brain |
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central canal |
cavity of the spinal cord |
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third ventricle |
can be seen in the twixt brain by means of the foramen Monroe |
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optic ventricles |
the cavities of the optic lobes aka optocoeles |
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fourth ventricle |
this is the cavity in the medulla which is the largest ventricle it communicates anteriorly with the third ventricle and the optocoeles |
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spinal cord |
the extension of the medulla oblongata until its terminal end |
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filum terminale |
the terminal end of the spinal cord which is a tapering portion which occupies the cavity of the urostyle |
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brachial enlargement |
the anterior enlargement of the spinal cord that is short and somewhat flattened where the nerves which supply the forelimbs originate |
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lumbar enlargement |
the posterior enlargement from where the nerves that supply the hindlimbs originate |
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spinal nerves |
arising from the sides of the spinal cord |
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brachial plexus |
the first three pairs that supply the forelimb which is fused |
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abdominal nerves |
the 4th, 5th and 6th pairs are separate |
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lumbo-sacral plexus |
the last four pairs found on either side parallel to the urostyle which is fused, this supply the hindlimbs |
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cauda equina |
at the posterior end of the spinal cord the roots of the spinal nerves become crowded; the latter together with the filum terminale form this |
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dura mater |
the outer membrane (meninges) |
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pia mater |
inner substance aka secondary merinx |
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subdural space |
the space between the two membranes which in life is filled with cerebrospinal fluid that fills the central canal of the spinal cord and ventricles of the brain |
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gray matter |
trapezoidal in shape occupies the central region of the cord |
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dorsal and ventral columns |
the four corners of the trapezoidal gray matter |
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white matter |
the rest of spinal cord substance surrounding the gray matter |
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central canal |
a small canal found at the central region of the cross section of the spinal cord |
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ventral columns |
found at corner of the trapezoidal gray matter which is much broad and contain the large motor cells |
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dorsal columns |
narrower than the ventral columns |
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ventral fissure |
it nearly separates the spinal cord into two symmetrical halves which continues as the ventral septum it is deeper and encloses the ventral spinal artery |
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dorsal fissure |
is shallow and is continuous by a narrow septum composed of loose tissue toward the central canal |
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ependymal cell |
the mass of cells surrounding the central canal |
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ventral spinal artery |
the small blood vessel below the ventral fissure |