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Large artery that carries deoxygenated blood out of the right ventricle
Pulmonary Trunk
Divides to form the right and left pulmonary arteries
Pulmonary Trunk
Two branches of the pulmonary trunk
Right and Left Pulmonary Arteries
Why are the pulmonary arteries colored blue on drawings and models?
Because they carry DEOXYGENATED blood
What vessels return oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium?
Right and Left Pulmonary Veins
Why are the pulmonary veins colored red on drawings and models?
Because they carry oxygenated blood toward the heart
Which flows from the left ventricle to tissues?
Oxygenated or Deoxygenated Blood
Oxygenated
Which flows from the tissues back to the right atrium?
Oxygenated or Deoxygenated Blood
Deoxygenated
Name the eight arteries that are pulse points:
Carotid Arteries, Facial Artery, Superficial Temporal Artery, Brachial Artery, Radial Artery, Femoral Artery, Popliteal Artery, Dorsalis Pedis Artery
Why are arteries better than veins for taking a pulse or blood pressure?
Because arterial pressure is greater than venous pressure.
Name the of the four sections aorta:
Ascending Aorta
Aortic Arch
Thoracic Descending Aorta
Abdominal Descending Aorta
What is the largest artery in the body?
The Aorta
What is the first branch of the aortic arch?
Brachiocephalic Trunk
The right common carotid artery and the right subclavian artery branch off from which vessel?
Brachiocephalic Trunk (Artery)
The left common carotid and the left subclavian arteries branch off from which vessel?
Aortic Arch
What is the origin of the right common carotid artery?
Brachiocephalic Artery
What is the origin of the left common carotid artery?
Aortic Arch
Each common carotid artery divides into:
Internal and external carotid arteries
Which vessel supplies blood to the head, neck, esophagus, throat (pharynx), tongue, voice box (larynx), and mandible?
External Carotid Artery
Name the three prominent branches of the external carotid artery:
Facial Artery
Superficial Temporal Artery
Occipital Artery
Which vessel supplies blood to the brain?
Internal Carotid Artery
What is the origin of the right subclavian artery?
Brachiocephalic Artery
What is the origin of the left subclavian artery?
Aortic Arch
Which vessels extend from their origins to the first rib and supply blood to the arms, shoulders, chest wall, back, brain, and spinal cord?
Right and Left Subclavian Arteries
Which vessel arises from the subclavian artery, passes up the neck, through the cervical vertebrae and enters the skull through the foramen magnum?
The Vertebral Artery
Once it passes the first rib and enters the shoulder and armpit, what do the subclavian arteries turn into?
The Axillary Arteries
The axillary arteries supply blood to what structures?
The shoulder and the head of the humerus
What vessel does the axillary artery branch off from?
The Subclavian Artery
Once it reaches the upper arm, the axillary artery becomes what vessel?
The Brachial Artery
Which vessel supplies blood to the upper arm?
The Brachial Artery
Which two arteries branch off from the Brachial Artery and supply the forearm?
The Ulnar Artery and the Radial Artery
Is the Ulnar Artery on the medial or lateral side of the arm?
Medial (Pinky side)
Is the Radial Artery on the medial or lateral side of the arm?
Lateral (Thumb side)
The Ulnar and the Radial Arteries unite to form what vessels?
The Palmar Arches
The digital arteries arise from which vessel?
Palmar Arches
Which vessel branches from the abdominal aorta just inferior to the diaphragm?
Celiac Trunk Artery
Name the three branches of the Celiac Trunk Artery:
Common Hepatic Artery
Left Gastric Artery
Splenic Artery
Which vessel supplies blood to the liver, stomach, gall bladder, and small intestine?
Common Hepatic Artery
Which vessel supplies blood to the stomach and lower esophagus?
Left Gastric Artery
Which vessel supplies blood to the spleen, stomach, and pancrease?
Splenic Artery
Which vessel supplies blood to the small intestine, pancreas and most of the large intestine?
Superior Mesenteric Artery
The Superior Mesenterc Artery arises from which vessel?
Abdominal Aorta (about an inch below the celiac trunk)
These short, paired vessels supply blood to the kidneys?
Renal Arteries
The renal arteries branch off from which vessel?
Abdominal Aorta
The gonadal arteries supply which structures?
Testes or Ovaries
Which vessels are small and thread-like and arise from the abdominal aorta just below the renal arteries?
Gonadal Arteries
Which vessel arises from the abdominal aorta below the gonadal arteries?
Inferior Mesenteric Artery
The Inferior Mesenteric Artery supplies blood to which structures?
The last part of the colon and the rectum
Near the 4th lumbar vertebra, the aorta divides to form which vessels?
Common Iliac Arteries
The Common Iliac Arteries supply blood to which structures?
The pelvis and the lower extremeties
The Common Iliac Arteries divide to form which vessels?
Internal and External Iliac Arteries
The Internal Iliac Artery supplies blood to which structures?
The pelvic organs and the medial side of the thigh
The External Iliac Artery supplies blood to which structures?
Lower extremeties
After it penetrates the lower abdominal wall, the external iliac artery becomes which vessel?
The Femoral Artery
Which vessel is the outer, larger branch of the common iliac artery?
The external iliac artery
Which vessel is the inner branch of the common iliac artery?
The internal iliac artery
Which vessel supplies blood to the thigh?
The femoral artery
Behind the knee, the femoral artery becomes which vessel?
Popliteal artery
The popliteal artery divides to form which two vessels?
The posterior tibial artery and the anterior tibial artery
What vessels are the pulse points in the lower extremeties?
Femoral Artery
Popliteal Artery
Dorsalis Pedis Artery
What vessels are the pulse points in the upper extremeties?
Radial Artery
Brachial Artery
What vessels are the pulse points in the head?
Facial Artery
Superficial Temporal Artery
What vessel is the pulse point in the neck?
Carotid Artery
Which vessel branches off the popliteal artery and extends between the tibia and fibula?
Anterior Tibial Artery
Which vessel branches off the popliteal artery and passes down the posterior surface of the tibia?
Posterior Tibial Artery
Which vessel supplies blood to the ankle and part of the foot?
Dorsalis Pedis Artery
The anterior tibial artery becomes which vessel as it passes across the top of the ankle?
Dorsalis Pedis Artery
The Dorsalis Pedis Artery divides to form which vessel?
Dorsal Arch
The Dorsal Arch supplies blood to which structures?
Toes and parts of the foot
Which vessels supply blood to the toes and parts of the foot?
Dorsal Arch & Plantar Arch
The Posterior Tibial Artery divides at the ankle to form which vessel?
The Plantar Arch
The Plantar Arch supplies blood to which structures?
The toes and parts of the foot?
Which vessel is formed by the union of the two vertebral arteries long the ventral side of the medulla oblongata?
Basilar Artery
The Basilar Artery supplies blood to which structures?
Spinal Cord, Medulla Oblongata, and the Pons
The Basilar Artery divides to form which vessels?
Posterior Cerebral Arteries
Which vessels supply blood to the posterior part of the cerebrum?
Posterior Cerebral Arteries
The union of the two vertebral arteries along the ventral surface of the medulla oblongata form which vessel?
Basilar Artery
The Posterior Cerebral Arteries supply blood to which structure?
Posterior part of the cerebrum
Which vessels extend forward to connect the cerebral arteries to the internal carotid arteries?
Posterior Communicating Arteries
The Posterior Communicating Arteries connect which vessels?
Cerebral Arteries to the Internal Carotid Arteries
Which vessel extends laterally from the internal carotids to supply blood to most of the temporal and parietal lobes and part of the frontal lobes?
Middle Cerebral Artery
The Middle Cerebral Artery supplies blood to which structures?
Most of the temporal and parietal lobes and part of the frontal lobes
Which vessels extend forward from the internal carotids and curve medially toward each other?
Anterior Cerebral Arteries
Which is the very short segment which connects the two anterior cerebral arteries?
Anterior Communicating Artery
The anterior communicating artery connects which vessels?
Two anterior cerebral arteries
Which vessel extends laterally from the internal carotids to supply blood to most of the temporal and parietal lobes and part of the frontal lobes?
Middle Cerebral Artery
The two anterior cerebral arteries are connected by which vessel?
The Anterior Communicating Artery
The Circle of Willis is made up of which vessels?
Posterior Cerebral Arteries, Posterior Communicating Arteries, Anterior Cerebral Arteries, Anterior Communicating Arteries
The Posterior Cerebral Arteries, Posterior Communicating Arteries, Anterior Cerebral Arteries, and the Anterior Communicating Arteries form which structure?
The Circle of Willis
The basilar artery and the two internal carotid arteries supply blood to which structure?
The Circle of Willis
Why are the systemic veins colored blue in drawings and in models?
Because they carry deoxygenated blood.
The superior vena cava collects blood from which regions?
The head and upper extremities
The superior vena cava delivers blood into what structure?
The right atrium.
Which vessel collects blood returning from the head and upper extremities and delivers it into the right atrium?
The superior vena cava
What vessels are formed by the forking (bifurcation) of the superior vena cava?
The brachiocephalic veins
What vessel to the brachiocephalic veins receive their blood from?
The internal jugular and the subclavian veins.
The internal jugular veins arise from which vessel?
The brachiocephalic vein
Blood is collected from a group of dural sinuses and the cranium into which vessels?
The internal jugular veins
The subclavian veins branch off from which vessels?
The brachiocephalic veins
The subclavian veins extend to the first rib and become which vessels?
The axillary veins
The brachiocephalic veins branch to form which vessels?
The internal jugular veins and the subclavian veins
The axillary vein is a continuation of which vessel?
The subclavian vein
Which vessels descend through the transverse foramina of the cervical vertebrae and collect blood from the cervical spinal cord and back of the skull?
The vertebral veins
The vertebral veins connect to which vessels?
The brachiocephalic veins
The vertebral veins collect blood from which structures?
The cervical spinal cord and the back of the skull
Blood is collected from the superficial veins of the head by which vessels?
The external jugular veins
The external jugular veins pass blood into which structures?
The subclavian veins
The subclavian vein is passed blood from which vessels?
The external jugular veins
The azygos vein collects blood from region?
Lumbar region (lower back)
The axillary vein receives blood from which 3 vessels?
The cephalic vein, the basilic vein, and the brachial vein
Why are systemic veins colored blue in drawings and on models?
Because they carry deoxygenated blood.
What vessel collects blood from the head and upper extremities and delivers it to the right atrium?
Superior Vena Cava
The Superior Vena Cava collects blood from which regions of the body?
The head and upper extremities
The brachiocephalic veins branch off which vessel?
Superior Vena Cava
The bifurcation (forking) of the Superior Vena Cava results in which vessels?
Brachiocephalic veins
The brachiocephalic veins receive blood from which two vessels?
The internal jugular and the subclavian veins
The internal jugular veins pass along side which structures?
Internal carotid arteries
The internal jugular veins collect blood from which structures?
Dural sinuses in the cranium
The subclavian veins branch off from which vessels?
Brachiocephalic veins
The subclavian veins continue distally to form which vessels?
Axillary veins
The axillary veins are continued from which vessels?
Subclavian veins
Which vessels descend through the transverse foramina of the cervical vertebrae?
Vertebral veins
The vertebral veins collect blood from which structures?
Cervical spinal cord and back of the skull
Which vessels do the vertebral veins connect to?
Brachiocephalic veins
Which of the jugular veins are smaller and more superficial?
External jugular veins
Which of the jugular veins are larger and more deep?
Internal jugular veins
The external jugular veins collect blood from which structures?
Superficial veins of the head
The external jugular veins pass blood into which vessels?
Subclavian veins
Which unpaired vein collects blood from the lumbar region of the back and empties it into the thoracic cavity (superior vena cava)?
Azygos vein
After passing the first rib, the subclavian vein becomes which vessel?
The axillary vein
The axillary vein receives blood from which three vessels?
The cephalic vein, the basilic vein and the brachial vein
Which vessels pass up the lateral (radial) side of the arm from the palmar arch to the axillary vein?
Cephalic veins
Which vessels ascend along the medial (ulnar) side of the arm from the superficial palmar arch to the axillary vein?
Basilic veins
The brachial vein receives blood from which vessels?
The radial and ulnar veins
The brachial vein connects to which vessel?
Axillary vein
Which vessels passes along the lateral side of the arm and receives blood from the deep palmar arches?
Radial vein
The radial vein connects to which vessel just proximal to the elbow?
Brachial Vein
Which vessels passes along the medial side of the arm and receives blood from the deep palmar arches?
Ulnar Vein
The ulnar vein connects to which vessel just proximal to the elbow?
Brachial Vein
Which vessel is often used for venipuncture (drawing blood)?
Median cubital
The median cubital runs between which two vessels?
Cephalic vein and basilic vein
Which vessel in the arm is an anastomosis?
Median Cubital
The inferior vena cava collects most of the blood from which region?
Below the diaphragm
The inferior vena cava drains into which structure?
Right Atrium
Which vessels collects most of the blood from below the diaphragm and drains into the right atrium?
Inferior Vena Cava
Which vessels collects blood from the liver?
Hepatic vein
The hepatic vein passes blood from the liver to which vessel?
Inferior vena cava
Which vessels collect blood from the kidneys?
Renal veins
Renal veins collect blood from which structures?
Kidneys
Which vessels collect blood from the gonads?
Gonadal (testicular or ovarian) veins
Which gonadal vein passes blood directly into the inferior vena cava?
Right gonadal vein
Which vessels does the left gonadal vein connect to?
Left renal vein
Near the 5th lumbar vertebra, the inferior vena cava divides to form which vessels?
Common Iliac Veins
The common iliac veins divide to form which two vessels?
External and internal iliac veins
The inner, smaller branch of the common iliac vein is the ________?
Internal Iliac Vein
The outer, larger branch of the common iliac vein is the _________?
External iliac vein
The internal iliac vein collects blood from which structures?
Pelvic organs
The external iliac vein collects blood from which region?
Lower extremities
The femoral vein is a branch off which vessel?
External Iliac Vein
The external iliac vein passes through the abdominal wall and becomes which vessel?
Femoral vein
The femoral vein collects blood from which structure?
The Thigh
Where is the popliteal vein located?
behind the knee
Behind the knee, the femoral vein divides to form which vessel?
Popliteal vein
The popliteal vein divides to form which vessels?
anterior and posterior tibial veins
The anterior and posterior tibial veins are branches off which vessel?
Popliteal vein
Which vessels collect blood from the lower leg and foot?
Posterior tibial vein and anterior tibial vein
Which vessel passes up the posterior surface of the tibia?
Posterior tibial vein
Which vessel passes up the anterior surface of the tibia?
Anterior tibial vein
Where is the Great Saphenous Vein located?
superficially along the meidal side of the leg and it connects to the femoral artery near the hip.
Where is the start of the great saphenous vein?
It begins on the medial side of the foot where it collects blood from the dorsal venous arch
What does the proper hepatic artery do?
Supplies blood to the liver
What does the portal hepatic vein carry?
Nutrients and very little oxygen
What does the hepatic vein do?
Carries deoxygenated blood from the liver
Which hepatic vessel is nutrient rich and oxygen poor?
Portal Hepatic Vein
Which vessel receives blood from all of the veins of the hepatic portal system?
Portal Vein