Blood Flashcards
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Flow of blood to the heart
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Deoxygenated Blood From Tissue Capillaries ↓ Superior Vena Cava (from head, arms, thoracic) ↓ Inferior Vena Cava (from abdomen, legs) ↓ Coronary Sinus (from heart) ↓ Right Atria ↓ Right Atrio-Ventricular Valve (tricuspid) ↓ Right Ventricle ↓ Pulmonary Semilunar Valve ↓ Pulmonary Trunk ↓ Large Elastic Pulmonary Arteries ↓ Medium Muscular Arteries ↓ Small Arteries=Arterioles ↓ Lung Capillaries ↓ Oxygenated Blood ↓ Venules/Small Veins/Venous Plexus ↓ Medium Veins ↓ Large Veins ↓ Pulmonary Veins ↓ Left Atria ↓ Left Atrio-Ventricular Valve (bicuspid, mitral) ↓ Left Ventricle ↓ Aortic Semilunar Valve ↓ Aorta ↓ Large Diameter Elastic Arteries ↓ Medium Diameter Muscular Arteries ↓ Small Diameter Arteries=Arterioles ↓ Tissue Capillaries ↓ Deoxygenated Blood From Tissue Capillaries ↓ Superior Vena Cava (from head, arms, thoracic) ↓ Inferior Vena Cava (from abdomen, legs) ↓ Coronary Sinus (from heart) ↓ Right Atria
2
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Left arm flow artery
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Aortic arch, Left subclavian, left brachium (deep brachial vein), left radial ulnar (anterior and posterior interosseous arteries)
3
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Right arm flow artery
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Brachiocephalic trunk, Right subclavian, axillary, brachial (deep brachial. breaks off), right Radial ulnar (anterior and posterior interosseous arteries)
4
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Veins of forearm
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superficial: cephalic - lateral Basilica - medial Median cubital - connects cephalic and basilica at the elbow All the same as arteries