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Veins Flashcards

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superior vena cava

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head, neck, upper limbs, and thorax

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inferior vena cava

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abdomen, pelvis, and lower limbs

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brachiocephalic

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head, neck, upper limbs, mammary glands, and superior thorax

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vertebral

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cervical vertebrae, cervical spinal cord and meninges, and some deep muscles of the neck

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internal jugular

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brain, meninges, bones of the cranium, muscles, tissues of the face and neck

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external jugular

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scalp and skin of head and neck, muscles of face and neck, oral cavity and pharynx

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superior sagittal sinus

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nasal cavity, superior/lateral/medial aspects of cerebrum, skull bones, meninges

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inferior sagittal sinus

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medial aspects of the cerebrum and diencephalon

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transverse sinus

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where superior sagittal sinus drains once angled sharply to the right

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sigmoid sinus

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lateral and posterior aspect of cerebrum and cerebellum

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straight sinus

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medial and inferior aspects of cerebrum and cerebellum

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subclavian

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skin, muscles, bones of arms, shoulders, neck and superior thoracic wall

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axillary

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skin, muscles, bones of the arm, axilla, shoulder, and superolateral chest wall

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brachial

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muscles and bones of the elbow and brachial regions

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radial

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muscles and bones of the lateral hand and forearm

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ulnar

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muscles, bones, and skin of the hand, and muscles of the medial aspect of the forearm

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cephalic

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integument and superficial muscles of the lateral aspect of the upper limb

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basilic

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integument and superficial muscles of the medial aspect of the upper limb

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median cubital

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connected to cephalic veins anterior to the elbow

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medial antebrachial

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integument and superficial muscles of the palm and anterior aspect of the upper limb

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hemiazygos

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left side of the lower thoracic wall, thoracic viscera, and left posterior abdominal wall

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accessory hemiazygos

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left side of upper thoracic wall and thoracic viscera

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azygos

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right side of thoracic wall, thoracic viscera, and posterior abdominal wall

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inferior phrenic

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inferior surface of the diaphragm and adjoining peritoneal tissues

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hepatic portal

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a connection of various veins that go into the liver

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hepatics

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sinusoidal capillaries of the liver

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27
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gonadals

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testes, epididymis, ductus deferens, ovaries, and ureters

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renals

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suprarenals

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adrenal glands

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lumbars

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posterior and lateral abdominal muscle wall, lumbar vertebrae, spinal cord and spinal nerves (cauda equina) within the vertebral canal, and meninges

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superior mesenteric

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duodenum, jejunum, ileum, cecum, appendix, ascending colon, and transverse colon

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inferior mesenteric

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receives tributaries from second 1/2 of large intestine

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splenic

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spleen, fundus, greater curvature of the stomach, pancreas, greater omentum, descending colon, sigmoid colon, rectum

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common iliac

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pelvis, external genitals, and lower limbs

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internal iliac

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muscles of the pelvic wall and gluteal region, pelvic viscera and external genitals

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external iliac

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lower abdominal wall anteriorly, cremaster muscle, external genitals and lower limb

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femoral

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skin, lymph nodes, muscles and bones of thigh, external genitals

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popliteal

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knee joint and skin/muscles/bones around knee joint

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deep femoral

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deep muscles of the thigh

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fibular

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anterior tibial

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dorsal surface of the foot, ankle, ankle joint, anterior aspect of the leg, knee joint and tibiofibular joint

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posterior tibial

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skin/muscles/bones on plantar surface of the foot and posterior and lateral sides of the leg

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great saphenous

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integumentary tissues and superficial muscles of the lower limbs, groin and lower limb

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small saphenous

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integumentary tissues and superficial muscles of the foot and posterior aspect of the leg

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coronary sinus

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all tissues of the heart

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venous valves: where

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in limbs, both deep and superficial ones have them but more prevalent in deep

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superficial veins are ____ and do not accompany____

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larger, arteries

48
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superficial veins return most of the blood to ____

49
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superficial and deep veins ______ with each other extensively

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anastomose

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deep veins

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brachiocephalic, subclavian, axillary, brachial, ulnar, and radial

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superficial

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cephalic, basilic, median antebrachial

52
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_____, ____ ,_____, ______, all drain into the brachial vein

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radial, ulnar, median cubital, basilic

53
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cephalic veins drain into_____

54
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ductus venosus

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a way in fetal circulation to bypass the liver (attached to the placenta)

55
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____ in the left atrium increases at birth, resulting in closure of the ______

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pressure, foramen ovale

56
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medial umbilical ligaments

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remnants of the umbilical arteries

57
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umbilical vein

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collapses to form the ligamentum teres (round ligament)

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postcapillary venules

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TI: endothelium and basement membrane, no TM and sparse TE, pass blood into muscular venules, permit exchange of nutrients and wastes between blood and interstitial fluid and functionin white blood cell emigration

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muscular venules

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TI: endotheluim . and basement membrane, TM: one or two layers of circularly layers of smooth mjscle, sparse TE, pass blood into veins, reservoirs for accumulating large volumes of blood

60
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veins

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TI: endothelium and basement membrane, no internal elastic lamina, contains valves, lumen much larger than accompanying artery, TM: much thinner that in arteries, no external elastic lamins, TE: thickest of 3 layers, return blood to the heart facilitated by valves in veins in limbs

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venous sinuses have..

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a thin endothelial lining and no smooth muscle

62
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capillaries

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TI: endothelium and basement membrane, no TM or TE, permit exchange of nutrients and wastes between blood and interstitial fliud, distribute blood to postcapillary venules

63
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3 different kinds of capillaries

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continuous, fenestrated, sinusoids

64
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blood flows through the capillary bed when sphincter is ____

65
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continuous capillaries

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most common, small intercellular cleft, tight junctions to prevent leaking

66
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fenestrated capillaries

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found in kidney, small intestine, choroid plexus (brain capillary=CSF), endocrine glands, contain many pores

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sinusoids

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largest pores/leakiest of the 3, in liver, spleen, bone marrow, adrenal/pituitary glands

68
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thoroughfare channel

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a way to bypass the capillary bed if precapillary sphincters are contracted

69
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subdivisions of the systemic circuit

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coronary, cerebral, hepatic portal

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