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Gas exchange takes place between tissue cells and blood through capillary walls.
True
The anterior tibial artery terminates with the __________ artery, which is often palpated in patients with circulatory problems to determine the circulatory efficiency of the lower limb.
dorsalis pedis
Name the vein at A.
Femoral vein
Veins draining the head and upper extremities empty into the __________ vena cava.
Superior
Which layer of the typical vessel can be regulated to constrict or dilate the lumen?
Túnica media
In the developing fetus, the umbilical __________ carries blood rich in nutrients and oxygen to the fetus.
Vein
The __________ is the largest artery of the body
aorta
From what artery does the right common carotid artery arise?
brachiocephalic trunk
Which artery branches into the common hepatic artery, splenic artery, and left gastric artery?
celiac trunk
Located in the lower limb, the _____ is the longest vein in the body
great saphenous
Which vein originates on the medial foot and empties into the femoral vein?
great saphenous vein (B)
The _____ veins drain the liver
hepatic
The function of the __________ is to drain the digestive viscera and carry dissolved nutrients to the liver for processing.
hepatic portal circulation
The largest branch of the abdominal aorta, the __________ artery, supplies most of the small intestine and the first half of the large intestine.
superior mesenteric
Name the artery at C.
superior mesenteric artery
Which layer of the typical blood vessel is constructed from simple squamous epithelium?
tunica intima
drain tissues and return blood to the heart
veins