Midterm | L8: Circulatory System Radiologic Correlation Flashcards
largest artery main artery that carries blood away from heart to the rest of the body.
Aorta
4 principal divisions of the aorta:
- Ascending Ao
- Ao arch
- Thoracic Ao
- Abdominal Ao (descending)
CIRCULATORY ROUTES
- Systemic circulation
- Pulmonary circulation
Moves blood between the heart and the rest of the body.
Systemic circulation
Moves blood between the heart and the alveoli.
Pulmonary circulation
What Common Carotid Artery supplies
Head and neck
What Subclavian Artery supplies
Upper limbs
What Mesenteric Artery supplies
Small and large intestine
What Renal Artery supplies
Kidneys
What Common Iliac Arteries supply *
EXTERNAL I.A: Lower limbs.
INTERNAL I.Α: Pelvic organs
Where SVC drains blood from
Head
Neck
Upper limbs
Thorax.
Where IVC drains blood from
Abdomen
Pelvis
Lower limbs
Where Jugular Vein drain blood from
Head
Neck
Where does Hepatic Portal Vein drains blood from? Where is it delivered?
Drains from:
Intestines
Spleen
GB
Pancreas
Delivers to: Liver
Where Hepatic Vein drains blood from
Liver
Where Iliac Vein drain blood from
Pelvis
External genitals
Lower limbs
The only artery that carries deoxygenated blood
PULMONARY ARTERY