Exercise 32 Review Question #5

celiac trunk

an arterial trunk that has three major branches, which run to the liver, spleen, and stomach

radial

artery generally used to take the pulse at the wrist

dorsalis pedis

artery on the dorsum of the foot

renal

artery serving the kidney

brachial

artery that branches into radial and ulnar arteries

inferior mesenteric

artery that supplies the distal half of the large intestine

internal iliac

drains the pelvic organs

brachial

formed by the union of the radial and ulnar veins

anterior tibial, posterior tibial, great saphenous, fibular

four veins serving the leg

great saphenous

longest vein in the lower limb

deep artery of the thigh

main artery that serves the thigh muscles

external carotid

major artery serving the tissues external to the skull

superior mesenteric

supplies most of the small intestine

phrenic

supplies the diaphragm

brachiocephalic

the arterial system has one of these; the venous system has two

coronary arteries

these arteries supply the myocardium

common iliac

join to form the inferior vena cava

hepatic

veins draining the liver

internal carotid, vertebral

two paired arteries serving the brain

basilic, cephalic

two superficial veins of the arm

femoral

what the external iliac artery becomes on entry into the thigh