vascular system test 3 Flashcards
communication of a blood vessel with another blood vessel by a connecting channel
anastomosis
smaller artery that branches off an artery and connects with a capillary
arteriole
type of blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart
artery
narrowing and blockage of the arteries by a buildup of fatty plaque
atherosclerosis
bacteria traveling within the vascular system
bacteremia
smaller blood vessel that branches off an arteriole to supply blood directly to tissue
capillary
reliable pulse palpated from the common carotid artery
carotid pulse
foreign material such as a thrombus traveling in the blood that can block the vessel
embolus/emboli
bruise that results when a blood vessel is injured and a small amount of blood escapes into the surrounding tissue and clots
hematoma
large amounts of blood that escape into the surrounding tissue without clotting when a blood vessel is seriously injured
hemorrhage
substance which consists of cholesterol(mainly), calcium, clotting proteins, and other substances that can be found lining arteries
plaque
network of blood vessels, usually veins
plexus
clot that forms on the inner blood vessel wall
thrombus/thrombi
system that consists of an arterial blood supply, a capillary network, and venous drainage
vascular system
type of blood vessel that travels to the heart, carrying blood
vein
blood filled space between two layers of tissue
venous sinuses
smaller vein that drains the capillaries of the tissue area and then joins larger veins
venule
which have thicker walls and high pressure
artery
which have thinner walls and low pressure, valves
veins
another name for bicuspid valve
mitral valve
oxygenated blood or not: pulmonary arteries
deoxygenated
pulmonary veins, oxygenated or not:
oxygenated
3 branches of the aortic arch
brachiocephalic, left common carotid, left subclavian
branches of right brachiocephalic
right common carotid and right subclavian
what travels in the carotid sheath
common carotid
internal jugular vein
vagus nerve cn x
carotid sinus lies before or after bifurcation
before
what artery has no branches until it enters the skull
internal carotid artery
travels medially to internal carotid artery
external carotid artery
what are the four main sets of branches for the external carotid artery
anterior, medial, posterior, terminal