Arteries and veins
The inferior vena cava is formed by the union of the two __________________ veins.
Common iliac
What artery gives rise to the right subclavian and right common carotid arteries?
Brachiocephalic
Name the 3 arteries that arise from the aortic arch
Brachiocephalic, left common carotid, left subclavian
the common carotid arteries branch into what 2 arteries?
External and internal carotid
Name the two arteries that branch off the common iliac artery
External and internal iliac
What two veins unite to form the common iliac vein?
External and internal iliac veins
What artery delivers blood directly to the femoral artery?
External iliac
The great saphenous vein drains blood from the leg into the ______ vein.
Femoral
What vein drains blood from the brain?
Internal jugular
What two veins unite to form the brachiocephalic vein?
Internal jugular, subclavian
What 2 vessels unite to form the superior vena cava?
Right and left brachiocephalic veins
Trace a drop of blood from the aortic arch, across the upper thorax to the shoulder, then down the upper arm to the wrist.
Right side: brachiocephalic to subclavian to axillary to brachial to radial and ulnarLeft side: subclavian to axillary to brachial to radial and ulnar
The blood from which organs is carried by the hepatic portal vein?
Small and large intestines, spleen, pancreas, rectum
In a superior-to-inferior order, name the major arteries branching off of the abdominal aorta which supply blood to the 1) spleen, stomach, liver; 2) small intestine and proximal large intestine; 3) kidneys; 4) testes or ovaries; 5) distal large intestine and colon.
1) splenic, left gastric, and common hepatic (to hepatic) , respectively2) superior mesenteric3) renal4) gonadal5) inferior mesenteric
is there a similar (question 4) artery giving rise to the left subclavian and left common carotid?
Aortic arch/aorta
On your own arm find the medial cubital vein. What two veins does it connect?
Basilic and cephalic
The ulnar and radial arteries branch off of the ________ artery
Brachial
What two veins unite to form the axillary vein?
Brachial and basilic
The internal jugular vein delivers blood directly into the ______ vein.
Brachiocephalic
The hepatic portal vein carries blood to the ________.
Liver
Just posterior to the knee, the femoral artery becomes the ______ artery, which divides into the _____ and the _____ arteries supplying blood to the knee and leg.
Popliteal, anterior tibial and posterior tibial arteries
What two veins unite to form the brachial vein?
Radial and ulnar
The inferior mesenteric vein delivers intestinal blood directly into the _______ vein.
Splenic(then to the Hepatic portal vein)
The cephalic vein unites with the axillary to form the _________ vein.
Subclavian
The external jugular vein delivers blood directly into the _______vein.
Subclavian
The vertebral arteries arise from the ____ arteries
Subclavian
The hepatic portal vein is formed by the union of what two veins?
Superior mesenteric and splenic
What region of the body houses the cephalic vein?
Upper arm (radius/lateral side)
