Vein And Artery Systems Flashcards
What is the name of the 3 vessels which come off the aortic arch?
Left subclavian, left common carotid and brachiocephalic trunk
What are the two vessels which bifurcate from the brachiocephalic trunk?
Right subclavian and right common carotid
The common carotid bifurcate into what artery’s in the head?
External - goes towards the face
Internal - goes up past ear to brain
What are the two main veins in the head and neck?
External and internal jugular
What is the order of the artery in the upper limb starting from the subclavian?
Subclavian, Axillary, Brachial
The brachial artery bifurcates into what two artery’s in the posterior upper limb
Radial and ulna
What are the superficial veins in the arm?
The cephalic and basilic
What is the vein that crosses the inside of the elbow
Median cubital
What is the name of the system of veins in the thorax?
Azygous system of veins
What does the posterior branches of the thoracic aorta supply?
The posterior intercostal
What veins does the subclavian vein join to
Internal jugular vein, brachiocephalic veins and the superior vena cava
What is the great artery in the abdomen
The abdominal aorta
What is the name of the artery’s and veins that the abdominal aorta and inferior vena cava goes into?
The common iliac, then internal and external iliac
What does the external iliac supply blood to?
Lower limb
What does the internal iliac supply blood to?
Pelvis
