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70 Cards in this Set
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What are arteries? |
Vessels that carry blood away from the heart |
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What are capillaries? |
Vessels that have contact with tissue cells |
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What are veins? |
Vessels that carry blood to the heart |
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What are the type(s) of arteries? |
Conducting, distributing, and resistance |
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What are veins also known as? |
Capacitance vessels |
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What are varicose veins? |
Valve failure |
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What are venous sinuses? |
Flattened veins that have thin walls and has no smooth muscles |
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What are the layers of vessel walls? |
Tunica externa, tunica media, and tunica intima |
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What is tunica externa? |
The outermost layer of a vessels it has connective tissue and anchors the vessels |
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What is tunica media? |
The middle thickest layer of a vessel it has smooth muscle, collagen, and elastic tissue and this is what controls vasoconstriction and vasodilation |
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What is tunica intima? |
The innermost layer of a vessel and it has simple squamous tissue and a smooth lining that repels blood cells. It has a basement membrane of internal elastic lamina |
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What is the next step in arterial flow from the left ventricle to a finger in the right hand? |
Aortic valve |
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What is the next step in arterial flow from the aortic valve to a finger in the right hand? |
Aorta |
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What is the next step in arterial flow from the aorta to a finger in the right hand? |
Brachiocephalic |
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What is the next step in arterial flow from the right subclavian to a finger in the right hand ? |
Axillary |
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What is the next step in arterial flow from the axillary to a finger in the right hand? |
Brachial |
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What is the next step in arterial flow from the brachial to a finger in the right hand? |
Radial or ulnar |
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What is the next step in arterial flow from the radial/ulnar to a finger in the right hand? |
Palmar arch |
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What is the next step in arterial flow from the palmar arch to a finger in the right hand? |
Digital |
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What is the next step in arterial flow from the left ventricle to a finger in the left hand? |
Aortic valve |
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What is the next step in arterial flow from the aortic valve to a finger in the left hand? |
Aorta |
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What is the next step in arterial flow from the aorta to a finger in the left hand? |
Left subclavian |
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What is the next step in arterial flow from the left subclavian to a finger in the left hand? |
Axillary |
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What is the next step in arterial flow from the axillary to a finger in the left hand? |
Brachial |
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What is the next step in arterial flow from the brachial to a finger in the left hand? |
Radial/ulnar |
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What is the next step in arterial flow from the radial/ulnar to a finger in the left hand? |
Palmar arch |
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What is the next step in arterial flow from the palmar arch to a finger in the left hand? |
Digital |
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What is the next step in arterial flow from the left ventricle to the right frontal lobe of the cerebrum? |
Aortic valve |
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What is the next step in arterial flow from the aortic valve to the right frontal lobe of the cerebrum? |
Aorta |
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What is the next step in arterial flow from the aorta to the right frontal lobe of the cerebrum? |
Brachiocephalic |
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What is the next step in arterial flow from the brachiocephalic to the right frontal lobe of the cerebrum? |
Right common carotid |
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What is the next step in arterial flow from the right common carotid to the right frontal lobe of the cerebrum? |
Internal carotid |
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What is the next step in arterial flow from the internal carotid to the right frontal lobe of the cerebrum? |
Anterior cerebral |
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What is the next step in arterial flow from the left ventricle to the left frontal lobe of the cerebrum? |
Aortic valve |
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What is the next step in arterial flow from the aortic valve to the left frontal lobe of the cerebrum? |
Aorta |
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What is the next step in arterial flow from the aorta to the left frontal lobe of the cerebrum? |
Left common carotid |
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What is the next step in arterial flow from the left common carotid to the left frontal lobe of the cerebrum? |
Internal carotid |
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What is the next step in arterial flow from the internal carotid to the left frontal lobe of the cerebrum? |
Anterior cerebral |
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What is the next step in arterial flow from the left ventricle to the right posterior region of the cerebrum? |
Aortic valve |
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What is the next step in arterial flow from the aortic valve to the right posterior region of the cerebrum? |
Aorta |
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What is the next step in arterial flow from the aorta to the right posterior region of the cerebrum? |
Brachiocephalic |
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What is the next step in arterial flow from the brachiocephalic to the right posterior region of the cerebrum? |
Right subclavian |
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What is the next step in arterial flow from the right subclavian to the right posterior region of the cerebrum? |
Vertebral |
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What is the next step in arterial flow from the vertebral to the right posterior region of the cerebrum? |
Basiliar |
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What is the next step in arterial flow from the basiliar to the right posterior region of the cerebrum? |
Posterior cerebral |
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What is the next step in arterial flow from the left ventricle to the left posterior region of the cerebrum? |
Aortic valve |
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What is the next step in arterial flow from the aortic valve to the left posterior region of the cerebrum? |
Aorta |
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What is the next step in arterial flow from the aorta to the left posterior region of the cerebrum? |
Left subclavian artery |
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What is the next step in arterial flow from the left subclavian to the left posterior region of the cerebrum? |
Vertebral |
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What is the next step in arterial flow from the vertebral to the left posterior region of the cerebrum? |
Basiliar |
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What is the next step in arterial flow from the basiliar to the left posterior region of the cerebrum? |
Posterior cerebral artery |
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What is the next step in arterial flow from the left ventricle to the small intestine? |
Aortic valve |
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What is the next step in arterial flow from the aortic valve to the small intestine? |
Thoracic aorta |
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What is the next step in arterial flow from the thoracic aorta to the small intestine? |
abdominal aorta |
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What is the next step in arterial flow from the abdominal aorta to the small intestine? |
Superior mesenteric |
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What is the next step in arterial flow from the left ventricle to dorsal surface of the digits? |
Aortic valve |
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What is the next step in arterial flow from the aortic valve to dorsal surface of the digits? |
Aorta |
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What is the next step in arterial flow from the aorta to dorsal surface of the digits? |
Descending aorta |
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What is the next step in arterial flow from the descending aorta to dorsal surface of the digits? |
Thoracic aorta |
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What is the next step in arterial flow from the thoracic aorta to dorsal surface of the digits? |
Abdominal aorta |
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What is the next step in arterial flow from the abdominal aorta to dorsal surface of the digits? |
Common iliac |
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What is the next step in arterial flow from the common iliac to dorsal surface of the digits? |
External iliac |
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What is the next step in arterial flow from the external iliac to dorsal surface of the digits? |
Femoral |
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What is the next step in arterial flow from the femoral to dorsal surface of the digits? |
Popliteal |
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What is the next step in arterial flow from the popliteal to dorsal surface of the digits? |
Anterior tibial |
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What is the next step in arterial flow from the anterior tibial to dorsal surface of the digits? |
Dorsal pedis |
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What is the next step in arterial flow from the dorsal pedis to dorsal surface of the digits? |
Digital |
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What is the next step in arterial flow from the popliteal to plantar surface of the digits? |
Posterior tibial |
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What is the next step in arterial flow from the posterior tibial to plantar surface of the digits? |
Plantar arch |
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What is the next step in arterial flow from the plantar arch to plantar surface of the digits? |
Digital |
