Veins
venous sinuses
Collects blood and cerebrospinal fluid then drains into the superior vena cava.
there are more _____ than there are ________
veins than arteries
superficial veins *where they are
veins that lie closest to the body's surface
smaller veins
venules
superficial veins *what they're used for
where blood is draw or intravenous injections are administered
brachiocephalic
also called innominate veins
hemiazygos vein drains into the...
azgos vein
transverse sinus
brain area drained
deep veins
close to the arteries
The median _______ vein is not present in all humans.
cubital
Cleaned blood leaves the liver via the _______ veins, which drain directly into the inferior vena cava.
hepatic veins
Blood flows from _______ vessels into progressively ______ ones.
smaller to larger
sinuses
specialized veins that drain areas of the brain
What vein is around the clavical?
subclavian vein
Super______ veins drain into external ________ vein, then into the sub_______ vein, brachio________ vein, and into the superior ____ ____.
superficial veins external jugular vein subclavian vein brachiocephalic vein
sinusoids
A network of smaller vessels, which filter out bacteria, old red blood cells and similar substances to complete some of the main functions of the liver.
hemiazygos vein
Drains blood from back, left wall of the thorax, abdomen, esophagus and mediastinum.
supratrochlear
Two veins that begin high in the forehead and descend to the root of the nose.
hemiazygos
a tributary of the azygos vein
median cubital vein
drains the arm and hand *does not have an arterial counterpart
cephalic vein
drains the lateral and lower arm and hand *does not have an arterial counterpart
basilic vein
drains the medial and lower arm *does not have an arterial counterpart
internal jugular
extremely important because all blood from the brain and deep areas of the face and neck are drained into it. *pass down the neck *empties into subclavian veins