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