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Blood Vessels Quiz Flashcards

1
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Two arteries formed by the division of the brachiocephalic trunk

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COMMON CAROTID AND SUBCLAVIAN

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2
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First artery that branches off the ascending aorta; serves the heart.

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CORONARY ARTERY

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3
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Two paired arteries serving the brain

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INTERNAL CAROTID AND VERTEBRAL

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4
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Largest artery of the body.

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AORTA

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5
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Artery that serves the adrenal gland.

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ADRENAL ARTERY

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6
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Artery that serves the thigh.

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FEMORAL ARTERY

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7
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Major artery serving the arm and generally used to determine blood pressure

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BRACHIAL

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8
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Artery that supplies the last half of the large intestine

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INFERIOR MESENTERIC

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9
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Artery that serves the pelvis.

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INTERNAL ILIAC

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10
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Artery that serves the spleen

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SPLENIC

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11
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Artery that supplies the small intestine and proximal large intestine

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SUPERIOR MESENTERIC

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12
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The terminal branches of the descending aorta

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COMMON ILLIAC ARTERIES

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13
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Arterial trunk that has three major branches that supply the liver, spleen, and stomach

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CELIAC TRUNK

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14
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Major artery serving the external structures of the skull

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EXTERNAL CAROTID

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15
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Artery generally used to feel the pulse at the wrist

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RADIAL

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16
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Artery serving the kidney

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RENAL

17
Q

First vessel to branch from the aortic arch

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BRACHIOCEPHALIC ARTERY

18
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Arteries that supply the upper limbs

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AXILLARY

19
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Artery that supplies the liver

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COMMON HEPATIC

20
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Artery that supplies the stomach and lower esophagus

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LEFT GASTRIC

21
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Elastic artery function

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Conduct blood at high pressure

22
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Muscular artery function (2)

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blood flow to organs
regulate blood pressure

23
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Arterioles function (2)

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blood flow to tissues
feed capillaries

24
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venules function

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drain capillary beds

25
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veins function (2)

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blood reservoirs
return blood to heart

26
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elastic artery tissue characteristics

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extensive elastic laminae, thick muscular tunica media

27
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muscular artery tissue characteristics

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thick, muscular tunica media

28
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arterioles tissue characteristics

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thin walls with smooth muscle cells

29
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capillary tissue characteristics

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usually 1 layer of squamous endothelia w/ no smooth muscle

30
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venule tissue characteristics

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thin tunica media, few smooth muscles

31
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vein tissue characteristics

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thin tunica media w/ layer of smooth muscle, large lumen

32
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outer part of vessels

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tunica externa

33
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middle part of vessels

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tunica media

34
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internal part of vessels

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tunica intimia

35
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tunica intimia composed of (2)

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endothelium
elastic membrane

36
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internal layer of capillaries

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basement membrane

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