cardiovascular system-blood vessels and circulation: arteries

Question 1

the main artery is the

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aorta that branches into other major arteries, which take blood to different limbs and organs

Question 2

the aortic arch gives rise to 3 branches

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brachiocephalic trunk
left common carotid artery
left subclavian artery

Question 3

right common carotid artery supplies deoxygenated blood to the

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right side of neck and head region

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right subclavian artery supplies deoxygenated blood to the

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right arm

Question 5

left common carotid artery supplies oxygenated blood to the

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left side of the neck and head region

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left subclavian artery supplies oxygenated blood to the

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left arm

Question 7

the major arteries include the

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common carotid artery

Question 8

the common carotid artery divides into

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internal carotid artery
external carotid artery

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the common carotid artery supplies oxygenated blood to the

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brain

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the brachial arteries supply oxygenated blood to the

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arms

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the thoracic artery supplies oxygenated blood to the

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thorax

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the hepatic artery supplies oxygenated blood to the

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liver

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the renal artery supplies oxygenated blood to the

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kidney

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the gastric artery supplies oxygenated blood to the

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stomach

Question 15

the celiac trunk arises from

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aorta inferior to the diaphragm-abdomen

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superior mesenteric artery is

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inferior to the celiac trunk-abdominal region

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inferior mesenteric artery is just

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above the termination of dorsal aorta- abdomen

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the iliac artery supplies oxygenated blood to the

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lower limbs

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the major arteries divide into

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minor arteries

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minor arteries diverge into smaller vessels called

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arterioles

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arterioles reach more

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deeply into the muscles and organs of the body