How Blood Circulates Flashcards
Waste products carried away from tissue are transported to lungs or _ for excretion
Kidneys
Arterioles pass through tissue and _ with venules
Anastomose
(Join)
Subclavian vein drains blood directly into heard from (2)
Neck
Arms
Superior vena cava conveys blood from head, neck, (2) to heart
Arms
Thorax
_ drains blood from lower body
Inferior vena cava
_ drains blood from thighs and becomes external iliac vein
Femoral vein
_ longest vein in body
Great saphenous vein
Great saphenous vein empties from _ into femoral vein (3)
Feet
Calves
Knees
Common carotid artery is one of two arteries that supply blood to (2)
Head
Brain
_ paired arteries supplying blood to head and brain
Auxiliary artery
Largest artery in body _
Aorta
_ rises from external iliac
Femoral artery
Femoral artery passes through the thigh to become the _
Popliteal artery
Popliteal artery continues back down _
Lower leg
Branches of popliteal artery is the _ (2)
Anterior tibial artery
Posterior tibial artery
Anterior and posterior tibial arteries divide into the _ and _ arteries
Metatarsal
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