chapter 15 arteries and veins

Question 1

aorta

Answer 1

its branches supply most parts of the body

Question 2

brachiocephalic artery

Answer 2

supplies the head, neck, and right upper limb

Question 3

common carotid arteries

Answer 3

• paired

- supply the head and neck

Question 4

subclavian artery

Answer 4

• paired

- supply the upper limbs

Question 5

posterior intercostal artery

Answer 5

• paired
• 11 pairs
• supply the vertebrae, spinal cord, intercostal muscles, and deep muscles of the back

Question 6

external jugular vein

Answer 6

paired

-drain the scalp and face

Question 7

subclavian vein

Answer 7

• paired

- drain the upper limbs, scalp, and face

Question 8

internal jugular vein

Answer 8

• paired

- drain the brain, face, and neck

Question 9

brachiocephalic vein

Answer 9

• paired

- drain the upper limbs, brain, scalp, face, and neck

Question 10

superior vena cava

Answer 10

• single

- drains the upper limbs, brain, scalp, face, neck, and thoracic wall

Question 11

posterior intercostal veins

Answer 11

• 11 pairs
• empty into azygos vein
• drain the thoracic wall

Question 12

azygos vein

Answer 12

singular

• on the right side of the vertebral column
• drains the thoracic wall