Circulatory System Abdomen and Respiratory Flashcards
What do external iliac arteries carry blood towards?
The legs.
What do femoral arteries carry blood to?
The lower legs.
What do deep femoral arteries carry blood to?
The thighs.
Do umbilical arteries carry blood to the dorsal aorta?
False.
Sequence the blood flow through the hepatic portal system:
Aorta
cranial mesenteric artery
mesenteric arteries and capillaries
mesenteric veins
cranial mesenteric vein
hepatic portal vein
hepatic vein
caudal vena cava
Does the coeliac artery carry blood from the dorsal aorta to the spleen and stomach?
True.
, blood is delivered to the spleen, stomach and pancreas from the coeliac artery that branches to each organ.
Does the cranial mesenteric artery carry blood to the head?
False.
Does the renal artery carry blood from the kidney to the caudal vena cava?
False.
Does the gastrosplenic vein carry blood from the spleen and stomach to the hepatic portal vein?
True.
What enters the respiratory system through the nose or mouth?
Air relatively high in oxygen.
What is the large cartilaginous tube that branches into smaller bronchi?
Trachea.
What are the microscopic sacs where oxygen diffuses into capillaries?
Alveoli.
What carries oxygen to the heart from the capillaries?
Pulmonary veins.
What does blood flowing through the umbilical vein carry to the fetus?
High in oxygen and nutrients.
What is the channel that most blood passes through in the liver?
Ductus venosus.
What carries blood to the heart from the liver?
Caudal vena cava.
Where does blood enter the heart from the caudal vena cava?
Right atrium.
What is the vessel that blood exits the heart through?
Pulmonary trunk.
What is the fetal vessel that most blood enters instead of the pulmonary arteries?
Ductus arteriosus.
Are fetal lungs functional before birth?
No, they are non functional.
What is the hole in the heart that allows blood to flow from the right atrium to the left atrium?
Foramen ovale.
What carries oxygenated blood quickly to the fetus’s head?
Aorta.
