Ccc Anatomy Of The Pulmonary And Systemic Circuit

Front 1

The route of the pulmonary circuit is right ventricle, pulmonary ____, pulmonary ateries, ____ ateries, _____ capillary beds, venules, pulmonary ____, left atrium of heart

Back 1

trunk
lobar
alveolar
veins

Front 2

The pulmonary circuit serves only to exchange ___ and ___in the blood. The metabolic needs of the lung tissues are met by a separate systemic blood supply to the lungs, via the bronchial arteries.

Back 2

CO2
O2

Front 3

The systemic circulation begins with the _____ aorta.

Back 3

ascending

Front 4

The head and neck receive blood from the common carotid and _____ arteries.

Back 4

vertebral

Front 5

The upper arms receive blood from the _____ arteries.

Back 5

subclavian

Front 6

The thoracic organs receive blood from several small branches of the _____ aorta and the _____ and axillary arteries.

Back 6

thoracic
subclavian

Front 7

After passing thru the _____, the descending aorta gives off a series of branches to the abdominal _____

Back 7

diagphragm
viscera

Front 8

At its inferior end, the _____ aorta forks into tow common iliac arteries, whose distal branches supply the ____regions and lower limb

Back 8

abdominal
pelvic

Front 9

Arteries tend to be deeper than ____, but there are several places where they come close enough to the surface to be _____. These sites serve for taking a pulse and as emergency _____ points where compression can stop arterial bleeding.

Back 9

veins
palpated
pressure