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Arteries hold symmetry. What artery is not symmetrical branching off of the aorta?

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Brachiocephalic artery that will then supply the right side of the body

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What arteries supply the walls of the heart and how does blood travel there?

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Ascending Aorta>Coronary Arteries R&L> (R branches Marginal a. then posterior interventrivular) (L branches anterior descending a. then circumflex a)

Marginal Artery
Posterior Interventricular Artery
Anterior Descending Artery
Circumflex Artery

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How would blood get to the left eye and orbit?

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Aorta Ascending>Aorta Arch>Left common Coratid> L. Internal Coratid>L. Opthalmic

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What artery supplies the eye and orbit?

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Opthalmic Artery

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How would blood travel to the medial and superior surfaces of the frontal and parietal lobes on the right side?

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Aorta Ascending>Aorta Arch>Brachiocephalic>Right common Coratid> R. Internal Coratid>R. Anterior Cerebral

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What area of the body does the R anterior cerebral artery supply?

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medial and superior surfaces of the frontal and parietal lobes on the right side

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How does blood get to the Left lateral surfaces of the frontal, temporal, and parietal lobes?

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Aorta Ascending>Aorta Arch>Left common Coratid>Internal Coratid> Middle Cerebral A.

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What does the middle Cerebral artery supply?

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lateral surfaces of the frontal, temporal, and parietal lobes

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Anterior Communicating artery supplies what?

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is one of a pair of arteries on the brain that supplies oxygenated blood to most midline portions of the frontal lobes and superior medial parietal lobes. The two anterior cerebral arteries arise from the internal carotid artery and are part of the circle of Willis (off the internal coratid)

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posterior communicating artery supplies what?

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The posterior communicating artery provides blood supply to the medial thalamic surface and the walls of the third ventricle. The posterior communicating artery connects the internal carotid artery, anterior cerebral and middle cerebral arteries, and the posterior cerebral artery with each other (Off the internal coratid)

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What branches off of the internal carotid A.?

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Opthalmic A.
Anterior Cerebral A.
Middle Cerebral A.
Anterior Communicating A.
Posterior Communicating A.
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What branches off of the external carotid A.?

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Superior Thyroid A.
Lingual A.
Facial A.
Occipital A.
Posterior Auricular A.
Superficial Temporal A.
Maxillary A.
-Middle Meningeal A.
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What supplies the Thyroid Gland and Larynx?

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Superior Thyroid A.

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How does blood travel to the R. Larynx side?

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Ascending Aorta>Aorta Arch>Brachiocephalic>Common Coratid>External Coratid>Superior Thyroid A.

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What Artery supplies blood to the Tongue?

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Lingual A.

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How does blood travel to the R. Tongue?

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Ascending Aorta>Aorta Arch>Brachiocephalic>Common Coratid>External Coratid>Lingual A.

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What artery supplies blood to the anterior face? and where does it branch from

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Facial A. and it branches from the External Carotid

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How does blood get to the left Posterior Scalp?

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Ascending Aorta>Aorta Arch> L. Common Coratid>L. External Coratid>L. Occipital A.

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How does blood travel to the L. posterior ear?

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Ascending Aorta>Aorta Arch> L. Common Coratid>L. External Coratid>Posterior Auricular A.

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What Artery supplies the lateral sides of the head? and from where does it branch

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Superficial Temporal A. and it branches from the external coratid

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What does the Maxillary artery Supply and from where does it branch?

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the maxillary artery supplies the teeth, cheeks, muscles of mastication, and nasal cavity. It branches from the external Coaratid

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How does blood travel to the Dura on the right side?

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Ascending Aorta>Aorta Arch> Brachiocephalic>R. common carotid>R. External Carotid>Maxillary>Middle Meningeal A

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What hole does the middle meningeal A. pass through and where does it supply blood?

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Foramen Spinosum and most of the Dura

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What Artery passes through the transverse foramina and supplies the vertebrae and spinal cord?

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Vertebral A.

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How does blood reach your brain stem, inner ear, and cerebellum on the left side?

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Ascending Aorta>Aorta Arch> Left Subclavian>Vertebral>Basilar A.

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What artery supplies the occipital lobe and temporal lobe? from where does it branch?

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Posterior Cerebral A. and it branches from the Basilar A.

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What artery supplies the anterior thorax? from where does it branch?

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Internal thoracic A. and it branches from the subclavian artery

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How does blood travel to the anterior intercostal spaces on the right side?

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Acending Aorta> Aorta Arch> Brachiocephalic> R subclavian>Internal Thoracic> Anterior Intercostal A.

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What Artery supplies the neck and thyroid gland? from where does it branch?

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Thyrocervical A. and it branches from the subclavian A.

30
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What arteries help to supply blood to the Thyroid?

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Superior Thyroid A.
Thyrocervical A
Inferior Thyroid A

31
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Where does the costocervical artery branch from and what does it supply?

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Subclavian Artery before it becomes the Axillary Artery. It supplies deep neck and upper 2 intercostal spaces

32
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How would blood travel to your left 1st digit?

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Ascending Aorta>Aorta Arch>Left Subclavian>Left Axillary>Brachial>Ulnar>Palmar Arches superficial and deep>Metacarpal>Digital A.

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How would blood travel to your right 5th digit?

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Ascending Aorta>Aorta Arch>brachiocephalic>R. Subclavian>R. Axillary> R. Brachial>R. Radial>Palmar Arches superficial and deep>Metacarpal>Digital A.

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In the Circle of Willis Name the Hands on the clock?

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Anterior Communicating A. 1:00
Anterior Cerebral A. 2:00
Internal Carotid A. 3:00
Posterior Communicating 4:00
Posterior Cerebral 5:00
Basilar A. 6:00
35
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where does the descending Aorta pass through?

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It passes through the diaphram at the the aortic hiatus

36
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What are the two main branches off of the descending Aorta?

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Thoracic and Abdominal A.

37
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How does blood travel to the posterior intercostal spaces?

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Aorta Ascending>Aorta Arch>Aorta Descending>Thoracic>Posterior intercostal A.

38
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What artery supplies only the stomach?

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Left Gastric A.

39
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What “three” ways can blood travel to the stomach?

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Aorta Ascending>Aorta Arch>Aorta Descending>Abdominal>Celiac Trunk>

  1. ) Left Gastric A. (inner curve)
  2. )Splenic A. (behind stomach)
  3. )Common Hepatic>Gastroduadenal (gastroepiploic make outer curve)

(Right gastroepiploic comes off of the gastroduadenal, to meet the left gastroepoploic off of the splenic)

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What supplies blood to the spleen, stomach, and pancreas? From where does it branch?

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Splenic A. and it comes from the Celiac Trunk

41
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What supplies blood to the stomach, pancreas, and Duodenom? from where does it come

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Gastroduadenal A. which branches from the Common Hepatic

42
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How does blood reach the liver and Gall bladder?

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Ascending Aorta>Aorta Arch>Descending Aorta>thorcic aorta>Abdominal aorta>Celiac trunk>Common Hepatic>Proper Hepatic A.

43
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What does the Superior Messenteric A supply? Where does it branch from?

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The superior messenteric artery supplies the small intestines, large intestine, and pancreas. It branches from the abdominal Artery

44
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What artery supplies the Kidney and where does it come from?

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Renal A. and it branches from the abdominal artery

45
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What artery supplies the ovaries and testes? (male, female, unknown) where does it branch from?

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male-testicular A
Female-Ovarian A
Unknown-Goadinal A

branching from the abdominal Artery

46
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What does the Inferior Mesenteric artery supply?

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Large intestines and upper rectum

47
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How would blood get to the posterior Lumbar Region?

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Ascending Aorta>Aorta Arch>Descending thoracic Aorta>adominal aorta>Lumbar A.

48
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What does the Internal Iliac A. supply?

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gluteal region, uterus, bladder, lower rectum, anus

49
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What does the External Iliac A. Supply and from where does it branch?

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External Iliac supplies the inguinal region and inferior abdominal wall. It branches from the Common Iliac Artery

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What artery supplies the posterior and anterior thigh? from where does it branch

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Femoral A. which branches from the External Iliac A.

51
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What artery supplies blood to most of the knee?

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Popliteal Artery

52
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What artery supplies the posterior leg and sole of the foot? from where does it branch?

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Posterior tibial A. and it branches from the popliteal artery

53
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How does blood travel to the lateral leg?

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Ascending Aorta>Aorta Arch>Descending thoracic aorta>abdominal aorta>common iliac>external iliac>femoral>popliteal>posterior tibial>fibular A

54
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How does blood travel to your dorsal foot and anterior ankle?

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Ascending Aorta>Aorta Arch>Descending thoracic aorta>abdominal aorta>common iliac>external iliac>femoral>popliteal>Anterior tibial>Dorsalis Pedis A.

55
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How does blood travel to the plantar side of your toes vs the dorsal side of your toes?

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Ascending Aorta>Aorta Arch>Descending aorta> thoracic aorta>abdominal aorta>common iliac>external iliac>femoral>popliteal>

(Plantar cont.) posterior tibalial>medial and lateral plantar>deep plantar arch> metatarsal>digital A

(Dorsal Cont.) Anterior tibial>Arcuate>Metatarsal>Digital A.

56
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What Veins on the heart feed back to the coronary sinus?

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Great Cardiac V.
Middle Cardiac V.
Small Cardiac V.

57
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Blood Enters the heart superiorly from what vein?

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Superior Vena Cava

58
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Blood enters the heart inferiorly from what vein?

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Inferior Vena Cava

59
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Map blood returning to the heart from the posterior right intercostal spaces/upper lumbar region VS the posterior left intercostal spaces.

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For the Right intercostal spaces- Azygos V>Arch of Azygus>Superior Vena Cava

for the left- Hemi-azygus V>Azygus V>arch of azygus> superior vena cava

60
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Describe the process of venous drainage of the brain back to the heart.

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Dural sinuses pool blood towards the heart.

The Superior and Inferior Sagital(>straight sinus)>transverse sinus>sigmoid sinus>Internal jugular vein>brachiocephalic V>superior vena cava

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What are the superficial veins in the arm? What area do they cover and where do they drain?

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  1. ) Cephalic V-Lateral upper limb of arm-to the Axillary V.
  2. ) Basilic V-Medial Upper Limb-to the Axillary V.
  3. ) Median Cubital V.-in cubital fossa- to the Basilic V.
62
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Map out a drop of blood from your right arm first digit to the heart.

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digital artery>Metacarpal artery>Palmer arches>ulnar artery> Brachial Artery> Axilary artery> Right subclavian Artery> Brachiocephalic> arch of the aorta> ascending aorta

63
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What does the Hepatic Vein pool from?

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The hepatic vein pools from liver capillaries and the Hepatic Portal V tributary

64
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Where does the Hepatic Portal V take blood from and where does it then go?

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The hepatic Portal vein takes blood from the Digestive viscera (stomach, duodenum, etc) and spleen. The hepatic portal vein then takes blood to the Hepatic Vein.

65
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Which vein takes blood form the spleen, pancreas, and stomach? where does it then go?

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The Splenic Vein takes blood from the spleen, pancreas, and stomach. Then it connects to the Hepatic Portal Vein.

66
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Trace blood from the Distal Large intestines and upper rectum back to the heart.

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Inferior Mesenteric V< Splenic V< Hepatic Portal V< Hepatic V

67
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What is different about the right VS left Gonadal Vein?

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The Right Gonadal vein sits closer to the Inferior Vena Cava, While the Left Gonadal Vein sits further away connecting to the Left renal Vein that then takes it to the Inferior Vena Cava

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What does the Superior Mesenteric Vein do?

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The Superior Mesenteric Vein takes blood away from the pancreas, small intestine, and Proximal Large intestine. It then Travels to the Hepatic Portal V< Hepatic V

69
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Renal Veins Help to drain what organ?

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Kidney

70
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What Veins are collected by the Inferior Vena Cava? what are they associated with

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Hepatic V-Liver capillaries

Renal V-Kidney

Right Gonadal-right ovary or testis

Lumbar-Posterior lumbar region

Common Iliac- Blood from lower extremities and pelvis via the Internal and External Iliac

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What does the Internal Iliac vein VS the External Iliac Vein pool blood from?

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The internal iliac vein pools blood from the gluteal region, uterus, bladder, lower rectum, and anus.

The external iliac vein pools blood from the inguinal region, inferior abdominal wall, and the Femoral Vein.

72
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What superficial veins are in the lower extremity? Where do they pool blood from and what tributary do they travel to?

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Greater Saphenous V.-Medial Lower superficial Limb-its tributary is the Femoral Vein

Lesser Saphenous V.- Lateral and Posterior Superficial Leg-its tributary is the Popliteal V.

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