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24 Cards in this Set
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Internal jugular |
Located in neck Supplies head and neck |
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External jugular |
Located in base of head Drains in the head/brain/neck |
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Brachiocephalic vein |
Located in lower neck/esophagus Supplies head/neck/limbs |
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Subclavian vein |
Near clavicle Drains the upper limb |
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Axillary |
Deep vein of upper limb Drains into upper limb |
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Brachial vein |
Located in the arm/ between shoulder and elbow Drains into the brachium and empties blood into axillary vein |
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Ulnar vein |
Begins at superficial Palmar arch Drains muscles and bones and skin of hand |
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Radial vein |
Begins at deeper palmar arch Drains muscle and bones of lateral forearm |
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Superficial palmar |
Located in Palm of hand Drains in digital veins in fingers |
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Superior vena cava |
Empties blood into the superior part of right atrium Drains into head/neck/upper limbs |
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Inferior vena cava |
Largest vein in the body enters inferior part of r atrium Drains into abdomen |
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Right/left pulmonary veins |
Drains into left atrium of the heart Located near lungs |
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Femoral vein |
Located in upper thigh recieves blood from branches of aorta |
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Popliteal vein |
Located behind knee Carries blood from the knee |
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Posterior tibial vein |
Located in lower legs Carry blood away from foot and lower leg and back to heart |
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Anterior tibial |
Located above the foot Drains into the ankle, joint, knee joint |
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Hepatic portal vein |
Behind the upper edge of the head of pancreas Drains blood from the spleen |
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Superior mesenteric |
Behind neck of pancreas Drains blood from small intestine |
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Inferior mesenteric |
Branches off portal vein Supplies colon and rectum |
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Renal vein |
Branches off inferior vena cava Supplies kidney |
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Gonadal |
Located in pelvic area Carries blood away from gonads |
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Common iliac |
Located at abdomen At 5th lumbar vertebrae Drains blood from the pelvis and lower limbs |
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External iliac vein |
Located in lower abdomen drains blood from the legs and back to heart |
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Internal iliac |
Begins near upper part of greater sciatic foramen Supplies blood to visceral organs in pelvic region |
