Anatomy 3 - Cardiovascular System • The Vessels Flashcards
What vein does deoxygenated blood enter the heart through
Vena cava
What valve does oxygenated blood flow through to get to the heart
Mitral valve
What artery does blood flow to the brain through
The carotid artery
What in the lungs absorbs carbon dioxide
Capillaries
What is the pulmonary vein connected to
Left atrium
What side of the heart contracts stronger
The left side
What vessel leaves the left ventricle
The aortic arch
What does the carotid supply
The brain
What does the axillary supply
The arms
What does the aorta supply
The torso and the lower limbs
What do arteries branch into
Arterioles
What do arterioles branch into
Capillaries
What do capillaries join to form
Venules
What do venules join to form
Veins
What happens at capillaries
Gas exchange
What are the branches of the aorta
The brachiocephalic trunk, the left common carotid and the left subclavian
Branches of the brachiocephalic trunk
The right subclavian and the right common carotid
What does the right subclavian supply
The right upper limb
What does the right common carotid supply
The right side of the head and the neck
What does the left common carotid supply
The left side of the head and neck
What supplies the left upper limb
The left subclavian
Arteries of the upper limb
Subclavian -> auxillary -> brachial -> radial and ulnar connected by the common interosseous -> superficial and deep palmer arches -> digital