Arteries And Veins

Question 1

Aorta

Answer 1

To body

Largest artery in the body

Question 2

Arch of aorta

Answer 2

To upper body

Question 3

Brachiocephalic trunk

Answer 3

1st branch of aortic arch

Question 4

Thoracic aorta

Answer 4

To chest cavity

Question 5

Abdomibal aorta

Answer 5

To abdominal cavity

Legs

Question 6

Coronary artery

Answer 6

Supplies oxygenated blood to the heart muscle

Question 7

Subclavian A/V

Answer 7

To/from shoulder

Question 8

Axillary A/V

Answer 8

To/From underarm area

Question 9

Brachial A/V

Answer 9

To/from upper arm

Question 10

Radial A/V

Answer 10

To/from lower arm

Take pulse @ wrist

Question 11

Ulnar A/V

Answer 11

To/from medial lower arm

Question 12

Palmar A/V

Answer 12

To/From hand

Question 13

Digital A/V

Answer 13

To/From fingers

Question 14

External carotid artery

Answer 14

To tissue external to skull

Question 15

Internal carotid artery

Answer 15

To brain (anterior) 
Paired with vertebral artery

Question 16

Vertebral artery

Answer 16

To brain (posterior)
Paired with internal carotid

Question 17

Basilar artery

Answer 17

To brain base

Question 18

Circle of Willis

Answer 18

Arterial anastomoses @ base of brain

Question 19

Pericardial A/V

Answer 19

To/from pericardium

Question 20

Bronchial A/V

Answer 20

To/from lung TISSUE

Question 21

Pulmonary A/V

Answer 21

To/from lung

Question 22

Celiac trunk

Answer 22

To liver, stomach, and spleen

Question 23

Hepatic A/V

Answer 23

To/from liver

Question 24

Gastric A/V

Answer 24

To/from stomach

Question 25

Splenic A/V

Answer 25

To/from spleen

Question 26

Superior mesenteric A/V

Answer 26

To/from small intestine

Question 27

Inferior mesenteric A/V

Answer 27

To/from large intestine

Question 28

Suprarenal A/V

Answer 28

To/from adrenal gland

Question 29

Renal A/V

Answer 29

To/from kidneys

Question 30

Testicular (ovarian) A/V

Answer 30

To/from testes (ovaries)

Question 31

Lumbar A/V

Answer 31

To/from posterior abdominal wall

Question 32

Median sacral A/V

Answer 32

To/from sacrum, coccyx, rectum

Question 33

Femoral A/V

Answer 33

To/from upper leg - the external iliac artery entering the thigh

Question 34

Popliteal A/V

Answer 34

To/from knee

Question 35

Anterior/posterior tibial A/V

Answer 35

To/From lower leg

Question 36

Dorsalis pedis A/V

Answer 36

To/from top of foot

Question 37

Plantar A/V

Answer 37

To/from bottom of foot

Question 38

Coronary sinis

Answer 38

From heart muscles

Question 39

Superior vena cava

Answer 39

From upper body

Question 40

Inferior vena cava

Answer 40

From lower body

Question 41

Internal jugular V

Answer 41

From brain

Question 42

External jugular V

Answer 42

From superficial tissues of the head/neck

Question 43

Cephalic V

Answer 43

From superior lateral arm

Question 44

Basilic V

Answer 44

From superficial medial arm

Question 45

Median cubital V

Answer 45

From superficial middle of arm

Blood-taking vein

Question 46

Azygos V

Answer 46

From thorax

Drains into superior vena cava

Question 47

Great saphrenous V

Answer 47

From superficial medial leg (longest vein)

Question 48

Hepatic portal V

Answer 48

From intestine to liver

Question 49

Phrenic A/V

Answer 49

To/from diaphragm

Question 50

Internal iliac A/V

Answer 50

To/from pelvic area

Question 51

External iliac A/V

Answer 51

To/from superficial leg