Blood Vessels of the Head and Neck Flashcards
transports blood containing cells and dissolved materials around the body
cardiovascular system
heart pumps blood into blood vessels called _________
arteries
arteries deliver blood from the heart to _________
tissue
from tissue, blood collects into blood vessels called _________
veins
from veins, the blood is returned to the _______ from tissues
heart
heart ——> __________ —–> tissues ——> _______ ——> heart
arteries
veins
carry blood from heart to tissue
arteries
what do arteries branch into
arterioles and capillaries
carry blood back to the heart
veins
what do veins form from
collection of venules
what do venules form from
collection of capillaries
connection between vessels
anastomosis
large network of blood vessels in a certain way
plexus
a channel that allows passage of blood or a dilation in a blood vessel
sinus
pumps blood to arteries that transport blood to the lungs to pick up oxygen
right side of the heart
pumps oxygen-rich blood that has returned from the lungs into arteries that carry it to the rest of the body
left side of the heart
the left side of the heart pumps blood into a major artery called the ________ for distribution around the rest of the body
aorta
blood flows from the aorta to the ______ _______ via arteries that branch off the arch of the aorta
upper body
the aortic arch divides into what two things
right common carotid
right subclavian arteries
subclavian arteries go to the __________
shoulders/arms
vertebral arteries branch from ________ and travel through ______ ________ to the brain
subclavian
cervical vertebrae
common carotid arteries go to the ______ and ________
head and neck
right and left common carotid arteries supply blood to the _______, _______, and _______ _______
head
face
oral cavity
common carotids divide into _________ and ________ carotid arteries
internal
external