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Cat 2 Flashcards

1
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largest salivary gland almost directly ventral to the ear

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Parotid gland

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2
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thick whitish stand passing over master muscle extending toward upper lip

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parotid duct

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3
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salivary gland just posterior to ventral portion of parotid gland

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mandibular gland

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4
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emerges from anteroventral portion of gland over sublingual gland

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mandibular duct

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5
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posterior end of this gland meets mandibular gland and can be confused for the mandibular gland

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sublingual gland

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6
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nerve branches crossing over masseter

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branches of facial nerve

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7
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deep to linguofacial vein, appear as glands lacking lobules

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lymph nodes

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8
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vertical median flap attaching tongue to oral cavity floor

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lingual frenulum

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9
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paired, in palatine fossae

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palatine tonsil

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10
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passage common to both digestive and respiratory systems

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pharynx

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11
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divides pharynx into dorsal and ventral portions, posterior extension of hard palate

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soft palate

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12
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guards opening to larynx

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epiglottis

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13
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opening to larynx

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glottis

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14
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chamber at anterior end of trachea

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larynx

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15
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posterior folds of tissue on larynx

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vocal cord

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16
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windpipe

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trachea

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17
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c-shaped dorsally incomplete cartilages that keep the trachea open

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tracheal cartilage

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18
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muscular tube of digestive system that extends laryngopharynx to digestive system

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esophagus

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19
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serosa lining inside of parietal cavity

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Parietal pleura

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20
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serosa enveloping lungs

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visceral pleura

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21
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space between double layer of septum separating left/right pleura

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mediastinum

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22
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large vessel anterior to heart

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anterior vena cava

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23
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large vessel posterior to heart

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posterior vena cava

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24
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nerve extending along lateral surface of trachea

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vagus nerve

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25
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nerve extending anteroposteriorly from mediastinal wall just ventral to root of lung

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phrenic nerve

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26
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bifurcation of trachea at 6th rib

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primary bronchus

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27
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membranous layer covering areas of pericardial cavity

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Pericardium

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28
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cavity for heart

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pericardial cavity

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29
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tough layer covering heart

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visceral pericardium

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30
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lining of inner surface of heart cavity

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parietal pericardium

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31
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large double layered fat laced mesentery covering intestines like an apron

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omental bursa

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32
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light coloured median sac like organ resembling a collapsed balloon when empty

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urinary bladder

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33
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ventral mesentery that separates liver into left and right halves, pulled taut when liver and diaphragm spread apart

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falciform ligament

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34
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lobes of the liver

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left/right lateral, medial, caudate, quadrate

35
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greenish sac separating quadrate lobe of liver from right medial lobe

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gall bladder

36
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large light coloured organ partially exposed posterior to the left lateral lobe of the liver

37
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long convex surface of the stomach

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greater curvature

38
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shorter convex surface of the stomach

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lesser curvature

39
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folds that line inner stomach walls

40
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distally and toward the right the stomach constricts at this muscular valve

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pyloric sphincter

41
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large dark organ to the left of the stomach

42
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mesentery extending from the lesser curvature of the stomach and duodenum to the liver

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lesser omentum

43
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divisions of lesser omentum

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hepatogastric ligament and hepatoduodenal ligment

44
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passes through lesser omentum, confluence of cystic and hepatic ducts

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common bile duct

45
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fills nearly all abdominopelvic cavity posterior to the stomach and liver

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small intestine

46
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divisions of small intestine

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duodenum jejunum ileum

47
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divisions of colon

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cecum, ascending, descending, transverse

48
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large oval swelling posterior to the the caudate lobe of the liver

49
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small clumps in mesentery visible when small intestine spread apart

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mesenteric lymph nodes

50
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house the testis

51
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male gonads lie in scrotum

52
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thin flattened band of tissue on the dorsomedial part of the testes

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epididymis

53
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expansion of urethra within pelvic canal

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prostate gland

54
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lie in abdominal cavity just posterior to kidneys, female gonads

55
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most anterior portion of paired tubes that bring ova to uterus

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uterine tube

56
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posterior portion of tube connecting ovary and uterus

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uterine horn

57
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union of uterine horns extending posteriorly

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body or uterus

58
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posterior canal of uterus

59
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arteries/veins on surface of heart

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coronary artery and vein

60
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leads from right ventricle and angled to the left

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pulmonary trunk

61
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extends anteriorly just dorsal to the pulmonary trunk and medial to the right auricle

62
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aorta curves sharply to the right

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aortic arch

63
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aorta passing dorsal to the root of the left lung

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thoracic aorta

64
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division of pulmonary trunk that passes laterally to the left lung

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pulmonary artery

65
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blood from the lungs returns to the left atrium through the left and right

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pulmonary vein

66
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larger artery branching from the right side of the summit of the aortic arch

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brachiocephalic artery

67
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smaller artery branching from the left side of the summit of the aortic arch

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left and right subclavian arteries

68
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2/3 branches of the brachiocephalic artery as it extends anteriorly

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left and right carotid arteries

69
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anterior to the first rib, the first subclavian artery and vein pass from the thorax into the armpit as this artery and vein

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axillary artery and vein

70
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the axillary artery sends out branches mainly to pectoral musculature before it branches into these two large vessels

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brachial artery (post) and sub scapular artery (ant)

71
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the anterior vena cava is formed by the confluence of the

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left and right brachiocephalic veins

72
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this vein and the bijugular trunk merge into the brachiocephalic vein

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subclavian vein

73
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large vessels that unite just anterior to the first rib

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bijugular trunk

74
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pass medially along the neck and anteriorly along the lateroventral surface of the neck respectively

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internal and external jugular veins

75
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veins exposed after scraping away some of the liver just anterior to quadrate lobe

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hepatic veins

76
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posterior extension of thoracic aorta to the left of the posterior vena cava

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abdominal aorta

77
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branch of the abdominal aorta that diverges immediately posterior to the diaphragm

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celiac artery

78
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second branch of abdominal aorta (posterior to celiac artery)

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anterior mesenteric artery

79
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unpaired vessel arising from the ventral surface of the abdominal aorta at the pelvis

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posterior mesenteric artery

80
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veins that drain celiac and anterior/posterior mesenteric arteries ultimately form the

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hepatic portal vein

81
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posterior to renal arteries, branches of abdominal aorta/posterior vena cava - in females pass laterally to uterine horn, in males through abdominal wall into scrotum

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internal spermatic/ovarian artery and vein

82
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second v-shaped branchings of abdominal aorta, supplying blood to pelvic viscera/branching off of external iliac vein into common iliac vein and post vena cava

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internal iliac artery and vein

83
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confluence of external iliac veins

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common iliac vein

84
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medial, most posterior branch of abdominal aorta/median, most posterior branch of left external iliac vein

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median sacral artery and vein

Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy (18 decks)

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