Lab quiz - regional blood vessels Flashcards
external carotid artery supplies blood where?
most tissues of the head except the brain and orbit
what does the internal carotid artery supply blood to?
the orbit and more 80% of the brain
where does the maxillary and superficial temporal artery supply blood to?
parotid salivary gland and most of the scalp
where do the vertebral arteries branch off from?
subclavian arteries
which artery is a branch of the internal carotid artery that directly supplies blood to the oribits?
ophthalmic artery
what vein do the external jugular veins merge into?
subclavian veins
what vein do the vertebral veins merge into?
brachiocephalic vein
what do the anterior and posterior circumflex humeral artery supply blood to?
shoulder joint and deltoid
what bone structures does the common interosseous artery run between?
ulna and radius
are there more veins or more arteries in the body?
more veins
which vein does the median antebrachial vein drain into?
basilic vein
what is the importance of the all the different azygos veins
they drain most of the thorax into the superior vena cava
what three arteries immediately branch off of the celiac trunk?
common hepatic artery
splenic artery
left gastric artery
where does the gonadal artery carry blood to?
ovaries and/or testes
what is the unique function of the hepatic portal vein?
it carries blood straight to the liver from the intestines before that blood is sent back to the heart (giving liver first dibs on nutrients from the intestines)
