Blood Vessels

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What are the three basic components of the circulatory system

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Heart, blood, blood vessels

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what are the three types of blood vessels

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Arteries, capillaries, veins

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Function of arteries

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Carry blood away from the heart

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What are capillaries

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Smallest blood vessels.
The site of exchange of molecules between blood and tissue fluid

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The function of veins

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Carry blood to the heart

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Function of VenULES

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Collect and drain blood into veins

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Function of Arterioles

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Arteries that deliver blood to capillaries

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how many layers does a blood vessel have

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3.
tunica intima, tunica media , Tunica externa .

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What is tunica intima composed of

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Simple squamous epithelium

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What is tunica media composed of

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Sheets of smooth muscle

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What is Tunica Externa composed of

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Connective tissue

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What is the lumen

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Central blood filled space of a vessel

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Identify A

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Tunica intima

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Identify C

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Tunica media

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Identify D

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Tunica externa

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What has a thicker tunica media and a narrower lumen

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Arteries

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What has a thicker Tunica externa

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veins

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What has more elastic and collagen fibers

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Arteries

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What has a larger lumens and valves

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Veins

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What is the largest type of artery

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elastic arteries

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what is the diameter of an elastic artery

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From 2.5 centimeters to 1 centimeter

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What part of the heart is an elastic artery

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The aorta and its major branches

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What are elastic arteries sometimes called

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Conducting arteries

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Function of elastic arteries

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High elastin content dampens surge of blood pressure

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What is the diameter of muscular arteries

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ranges from 1 centimeter to .03 millimeters

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Muscular artery

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In muscular arteries is the tunica media thick or thin

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thick

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What is the unique feature of muscular arteries

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Internal and external elastic laminae

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what are the smallest blood vessels

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capillaries

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How do red blood cells travel through capillaries

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Single file

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How does blood travel in and out of the capillaries

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Director fusion,
through intercellular clef,
through fenestrations (pores)

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what is the function of capillaries lungs

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Oxygen enters blood carbon dockside leave blood

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what Is the function of capillaries in small intestines

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Receive digested nutrients

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Function of the capillary in the endocrine glands

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Pick up hormones

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what is the function of capillaries in the kidneys

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removal of nitrogenous wastes

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How many types of capillaries are there

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3 (continuous, fenestrated, sinusoids)

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What are the three types of capillaries

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Continuous, fenestrated, sinusoids.

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Describe a sinusoid capillary

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▶wide and leaky capillaries found in some organs.
▶usually fenestrated
▶have large diameters
▶ intracellular clefts are wide open

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Where are sinusoid capillaries found

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Bone marrow, liver, spleen, and lymphoid tissue

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What are capillary beds

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Interconnected network of vessels running through tissues

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What does a Capillary Bed consist of

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Collateral arteries feeding an arteriole

Metarterioles

Arteriovenous Anastomoses

Capillaries

Venules

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what regulates the flow of blood to tissues

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Precapillary Sphincters

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Function of Veins

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Conduct blood from capillaries toward the heart

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In Vains, is blood pressure higher or lower than in arteries

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Blood Pressure is much lower in veins

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what are the smallest venules called

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Postcapillary Venules

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Venules join to form what?

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Veins

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WHich has valves to prevent backflow of blood, Arteries or Veins

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Veins

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what does Systemic Circulation consist of

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Blood Vessels that extend to and from the heart, delivering oxygen and nutrients to body tissues and picking up carbondioxide and waste products.

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Ascending Aorta

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Aortic Arch

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Descending Aorta

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what region can the Thoracic Aorta be found in

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the region T5-T12

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where does the Abdominal Aorta end

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At L4

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What does the Descending Aorta Divide into

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right and left Common Iliac Arteries

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Vertebral artery

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Internal carotid artery

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External carotid artery

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Common carotid artery

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Subclavian artery

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Axillary artery

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What are the branches of the external carotid artery

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Superficial temporal artery, maxillary artery, occipital artery, facial artery.

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Superficial temporal artery

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Maxillary artery

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Occipital artery

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Facial artery

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Brachiocephalic trunk

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What is the largest artery of the body

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Aorta

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What are the only branches of the ascending aorta

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Right and left coronary arteries

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What is the first branch of the aortic arch

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Brachiocephalic trunk

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The common carotid artery on each side divides to form what?

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internal and external carotid artery

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Identify E

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Anterior Cerebral Artery

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Within the Cranium what does each internal carotid artery divide into?

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Anterior and Middle Cerebral Arteries

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Identify F

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Anterior Communicating Artery

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What is the name of the short shunt that connects the Right and Left Anterior Cerebral Arteries

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Anterior Communicating Artery

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Identify D

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Posterior Communicating Arteries

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What arteries make up the Cerebral Arterial Circle

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Anterior Communicating Artery, Anterior Cerebral Artery, Posterior Communicating Artery, Posterior Cerebral Artery, Basilar Artery

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function of Hepatic Portal system

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Delivers nutrients to the liver for processing

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basilary artery

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when vertebral arteries unite, what does that form?

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Basilary Artery

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at the base of the cerebrum, the Basilar Artery divides to form what?

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Posterior Cerebral Artery

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What artery runs through the Axilla, and has branches to the chest wall and shoulder girdle

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Axillary Artery

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At eh inferior edge of the teres major muscle, what does the Axillary Artery become

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Brachial Artery

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Brachial Artery

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At the elbow the Brachial Artery Divides into what two arteries?

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Radial and Ulnar Arteries

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Radial Artery

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Ulnar Artery

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Celiac Trunk

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How many branches does the Celiac Trunk have?

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3 (Left Gastric Artery, Splenic Artery, Common Hepatic Artery)

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What are the 3 branches of the Celiac Trunk

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Left Gastric Artery, Splenic Artery, Common Hepatic Artery

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What Artery supplies the stomach

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Left Gastric Artery

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What Artery supplies the Spleen

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Splenic Artery

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what is the largest branch of the Abdominal Aorta

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Superior Mesenteric Artery

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Superior Mesenteric Artery

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what arteries supply the Kidneys

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Renal Arteries

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Identify the artery

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Renal Artery

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Gonadal Artery

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Inferior Mesenteric Artery

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Common Iliac Arteries

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what two branches does the decending aorta divide into

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Left and Right Iliac Arteries

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Internal Iliac Artery

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External Iliac Artery

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Femoral Artery

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what does the Femoral Arteries divide into

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Lateral and Medial Plantar Arteries

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what arteries provide blood to the sole of the feet

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Lateral and Medial Plantar Arteries

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Common Iliac Veins

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what Veins drain venous blood from the legs and pelvis

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Common Iliac Veins

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The Common Iliac Veins are formed by the union of what two vains

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Internal Iliac Vein and External Iliac Vein

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Identify D

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Anterior Tibial Vein

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Identify number 4

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Posterior Tibial Vein

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Dorsalis Pedis Vein

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The posterior tibial vein is formed by the union of what two veins.

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Medial and Lateral Plantar Veins

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Medial Plantar Veins and Lateral Planter veins

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Fibular Vein

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Popliteal Vein

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Femoral Vein

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Great Saphenous Vein

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what is the largest vein in the body

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Great Saphenous Vein

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Lumbar veins