Blood Vessels Flashcards
Name some major arteries of the ascending aorta
right coronary artery
left coronary artery
Name some major arteries of the aortic arch
Brachiocephalic trunk
Left common carotid artery
Left subclavian artery
Name some of the major branches of the descending aorta
Thoracic artery
Abdominal aorta
Celiac trunk (left gastric artery, splenic artery, common hepatic artery)
Inferior mesenteric artery
Right and left common iliac arteries
Right and left renal arteries
Gonadal arteries
Superior mesenteric artery
Name some arteries that supply the head and neck
Right and left subclavian arteries
Brachiocephalic trunk
Right and left common carotid arteries
Vertebral arteries
External carotid artery
Internal carotid artery
Basilar artery
Cerebral arterial circle (circle of Willis)
Middle cerebral artery
Name some of the major arteries that supply the upper extremities
Subclavian artery
Axillary artery
Brachial artery
Ulnar artery
Radial artery
Name some major arteries that supply the pelvis and lower extremities
Common iliac artery
Internal iliac artery
External iliac artery
Femoral artery
Anterior tibial artery
Posterior tibial artery
Fibular artery
Popliteal artery
Name some major veins of the head and neck
Dural sinuses
External jugular veins
Internal jugular vein
Vertebral vein
Subclavian vein
Brachiocephalic vein
Superior vena cava
Veins of the upper extremities
Radial vein
Ulnar vein
Brachial vein
Basilic vein
Cephalic vein
Median cubical vein
Axillary vein
Subclavian vein
Major veins of the abdominal viscera
Hepatic portal vein
Gastric veins
Superior mesenteric vein
Splenic vein
Inferior mesenteric vein
Hepatic portal vein
Renal vein
Gonadal vein
Major veins of the lower extremities and pelvis
Anterior tibial vein
Posterior tibial vein
Popliteal vein
Femoral vein
Fibular vein
Great saphenous vein
Small saphenous vein
External iliac vein
Internal iliac vein
Common iliac vein
Inferior vena cava
