Blood Vessels Flashcards by Bea Carmela Tolentino

Q

Carries blood away from the heart

A

Artery

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Q

Smallest artery

A

Arterioles

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3 layers of artery

A

tunica adventitia
tunica media
tunica intima

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Q

Outer covering

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Tunica adventitia

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Middle layer

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Tunica media

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Inner layer

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Tunica intima

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Q

Hollow center in tunica intima

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Lumen

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Q

Smallest blood vessels

A

Capillaries

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Q

Have open spaces

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Discontinuous capillaries

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Q

Have no transcellular perforation

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Continuous capillaries

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Q

Have intracellular perforation

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Fenestrated capillaries

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Q

Capable of distention

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Veins

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Q

Veins merging into the superior vena cava

A

radial and ulnar vein
cephalic vein
Basilic Vein
subclavian vein
vertebral vein
internal jugular vein
right and left brachiocephalic vein
azygos vein

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Q

Drains the forearm

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Radial and ulnar vein

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Drains the lateral part of the arm

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Cephalic vein

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Q

Drains the medial part of the arm

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Basilic vein

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Axillary vein

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Subclavian vein

Q

Back of the head

A

Vertebral vein

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Dural sinus

A

Internal jugular vein

Q

Large veins that receive blood

A

Right and left brachiocephalic

Q

Drains the thorax

A

Azygos vein

Q

Inferior vena cava

A

Anterior and posterior tibial vein and peroneal vein
Great saphenous vein
right and left common iliac vein
right and left gonadal vein
right and left renal veins
hepatic portal vein
right and left hepatic portal vein

Q

Drains the calf and foot
Called the popliteal vein. Its on the knee.
Called the external iliac vein, it goes to the pelvis.

A

Anterior and posterior tibial vein and peroneal vein
Posterior tibial vein
Femoral vein

Q

Longest vein

A

Great saphenous vein

Drains the pelvis

Right and left common iliac vein

Drains the gonads

Right and left gonadal vein

Drain the kidneys

Right and left renal veins

Drains the organs in the digestive tract

Hepatic portal vein

Drains the liver

Right and left hepatic portal vein

2 kinds of circulation

* Pulmonary circulation | * systemic circulation