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30 Cards in this Set
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Most internal tunic
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Tunica Intima
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bulky middle tunic; contains smooth muscle and elastin
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tunica media
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its smooth surface decreases friction
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tunica intima
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tunic of capillaries
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tunica intima
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name all tunics of arteries and veins
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tunica intima, tunica media, tunica externa
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tunic that is especially thick in arteries
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tunica media
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most superficial tunic
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tunica externa
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Which have valves; arteries or veins?
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Veins
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Which depends on elasticity to propel blood along; arteries or veins?
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arteries
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The arterial system has one of these; the venous system has two
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brachiocephalic
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these arteries supply the myocardium
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coronary
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the more anterior artery pair serving the brain
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internal carotid
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longest vein in the body
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great saphenous
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artery on the foot checked after leg surgery
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dorsalis pedis
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serves the posterior thigh
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deep femoral
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supplies the diaphram
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phrenic
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formed by the union of the radial and ulnar veins
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brachial vein
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two superficial veins of the arm
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basilic & cephalic
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artery serving the kidney
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renal
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testicular or ovarian veins
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gonadal
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artery that supplies the distal half of the large intestine
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inferior mesenteric
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drains the pelvic organs and lower limbs
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common iliac
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what the external iliac vein drains into the pelvis
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common iliac
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major artery serving the arm
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brachial
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supplies most of the small intestine
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superior mesenteric
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what the femoral artery becomes at the knee
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popliteal
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an arterial trunk that has 3 major branches, which run into the liver, spleen and stomach
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celiac trunk
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major artery serving the skin and scalp of the head
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external carotid
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2 veins that join, forming the popliteal vein
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anterior and posterior tibial veins
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artery generally used to take the pulse at the wrist
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radial
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