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Chap 11-13: Blood Vessels Flashcards

1
Q

Blood vessels outside the heart are divided into two
classes

A
  1. Pulmonary Vessels
  2. Systemic vessels
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2
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which transport blood from the right ventricle of the
heart through the lungs and back to the left atrium

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Pulmonary Vessels

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3
Q

which transport blood from the left ventricle of the heart
through all parts of the body and back to the right
atrium

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Systemic Vessels

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4
Q

● carry blood toward heart
● think with less elastic

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Veins

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4
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exchange occurs between blood and tissue fluid

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Capillaries

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4
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● carry blood away from heart
● thick with a lot of elastic

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Arteries

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5
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○ innermost layer
○ simple squamous

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Tunica intima

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5
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○ outermost layer
○ connective tissue

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Tunica adventitia

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6
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○ middle layer
○ smooth muscle with elastic and collagen

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Tunica media

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7
Q

● largest in diameter
● thickest walls
● Example - aorta and pulmonary trunk

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ELASTIC ARTERIES

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8
Q

● medium to small size
● thick in diameter
● contain smooth muscle cells
● can control blood flow to body regions

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MUSCULAR ARTERIES

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9
Q

collect blood from small veins and deliver to large
veins

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MEDIUM SIZED VEINS

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10
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contain valves

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LARGE VEINS

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11
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blood pump from right ventricle towards lung

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Pulmonary Trunk

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12
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exit lungs and carry O2 rich blood to left atrium

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Pulmonary veins

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12
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part of descending aorta that extends through
thorax to diaphragm

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THORACIC

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13
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passes superiorly from left ventricle

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ASCENDING

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14
Q

3 major arteries which carry blood to head and
upper limbs originates at the

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AORTIC ARCH

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15
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ABDOMINAL

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descending aorta that extends from diaphragm
where it divides at the common iliac arteries

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16
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● supply blood to stomach, pancreas, spleen, liver,
● upper duodenum

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CELIAC TRUNK ARTERIES

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17
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● supply blood to colon

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INFERIOR MESENTERIC ARTERIES

18
Q

● supply blood to small intestines and upper portion
of colon

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SUPERIOR MESENTERIC ARTERIES

19
Q

● supply blood to kidneys

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RENAL ARTERIES

20
Q

● supply blood to liver

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HEPATIC ARTERIES

21
Q

● supply blood to testes

A

TESTICULAR ARTERIES

22
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● supply blood to ovaries

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OVARIAN ARTERIES

23
Q

● supply blood to lumbar vertebra and back muscle

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LUMBAR ARTERIES

24
Q

● supply blood to diaphragm

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INFERIOR PHRENIC ARTERIES

25
Q

● division of common iliac artery
● supply blood to lower limbs

A

EXTERNAL ILIAC ARTERIES

26
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● branches from abdominal aorta
● divides into internal iliac arteries

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COMMON ILIAC ARTERIES

27
Q

● division of common iliac
● supply blood to pelvic area

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INTERNAL ILIAC ARTERIES

28
Q

● supply to thigh

A

FEMORAL ARTERIES

29
Q

● supply blood to knee

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POPLITEAL ARTERIES

30
Q

● supply blood to leg and foot

A

ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR ARTERIES

31
Q

● supply blood to lateral leg and foot

A

FIBULAR ARTERIES

32
Q

● returns blood from head, neck, thorax, and right
upper limbs
● empties into right atrium of heart

A

SUPERIOR VENA CAVA

33
Q

● returns blood from abdomen, pelvis, lower limbs
● empties into right atrium of heart

A

INFERIOR VENA CAVA

34
Q

● drain blood from head and neck
● empties into subclavian veins

A

External jugular vein

35
Q

● drain blood from brain, face, neck
● empty into subclavian veins

A

Internal jugular vein

35
Q

empty into axillary vein

A

Brachial veins

35
Q

● forms brachiocephalic veins

A

Subclavian veins

36
Q

● join to form superior vena cava

A

Brachiocephalic veins

37
Q

empty into axillary vein and basilic vein

A

Cephalic veins

38
Q

connects to cephalic vein near elbow

A

Median Cubital veins

39
Q

drain blood from thorax into superior vena cava

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Right and left brachiocephalic veins

40
Q

drain blood from thorax into superior vena cava

A

Azygos veins

41
Q

empty into brachiocephalic veins

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Internal thoracic veins

42
Q

● drain blood from posterior thoracic wall
● drains into azygos vein on right side

A

Posterior intercostal veins

43
Q

receives blood from azygos vein of left side

A

Hemiazygos veins

44
Q

● drain blood from thigh and empty into external
iliac vein

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Femoral veins

45
Q

● drain from foot and empty into femoral vein

A

Great saphenous veins

46
Q

● drain blood from knee and empty into femoral
vein

A

Popliteal veins

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