Week 1 - Lab Handout

Question 1

Follow the pathway for the blood from the:

Left Ventricle to the
Right Middle Cerebral Artery

Starting Left Ventricle –> aortic semilunar valve –> aortic arch –>

Answer 1

1. Right Subclavian Artery
2. Common Carotid Artery
3. Right Internal Carotid Artery
4. Middle Cerebral Artery

Question 2

Branches from the ascending Aorta

Answer 2

Coronary Artery

Question 3

First, or most anterior, branch of the Aorta

Answer 3

Brachiocephalic Artery

Question 4

Branch of the Aortic arch that leads to the left arm

Answer 4

Left Subclavian Arter

Question 5

Paired vessels that carry blood to the brain (2)

Answer 5

Right and Left
Internal Carotid Artery

Question 6

Middle Branch of the Aortic Arch

Answer 6

Left Common Carotid Artery

Question 7

Name the major artery described:

Located in the arm

Answer 7

Brachial Artery

Question 8

Name the major artery described:

Located on the lateral side of the forearm

Answer 8

Radial artery

Question 9

Name the major artery described:

Located on the medial side of the forearm

Answer 9

Ulnar Artery

Question 10

Name the major artery described:

Branch of celiac that supplies the liver

Answer 10

Common Hepatic Artery

Question 11

Name the major artery described:

Supplies Pancreas and Spleen

Answer 11

Splenic Artery

Question 12

Name the major artery described:

Supplies small intestine and portion of colon

Answer 12

Superior Mesentric Artery

Question 13

Name the major artery described:

Paired Vessels, supply kidney

Answer 13

Renal Arteries

Question 14

Name the major artery described:

Supplies the descending colon and rectum

Answer 14

Mesentric Artery

Question 15

Name the major artery described:

Formed by bifurcation of aorta

(divide into two parts or branches)

Answer 15

Left and Right Common Iliac Arteries

Question 16

Name the major artery described:

Enters the pelvis and supplies urinary bladder

Answer 16

Internal Iliac Artery

Question 17

Name the major artery described:

Located on the thigh region

Answer 17

Femoral Artery

Question 18

Name the major artery described:

Located in the posterior knee region

Answer 18

Popliteal Artery

Question 19

Name the major artery described:

Supplies the posterior portion of the lower leg

Answer 19

Posterior Tibial Artery

Question 20

Name the major artery described:

Supplies the anterior portion of the lower leg

Answer 20

Anterior Tibial Artery

Question 21

Name the major artery described:

Branch of the celiac that supplies the stomach

Answer 21

Gastric Artery

Question 22

Name the major vein described:

Two large veins that enter the right atrium

Answer 22

Superior Vena Cavae

Inferior Vena Cavae

Question 23

Name the major vein described:

Join to form the superior Vena Cava

Answer 23

Brachiocephalic Veins

Question 24

Name the major vein described:

Superficial vein on medial side of arm

Answer 24

Basilic Vein

Question 25

Name the major vein described:

Superficial vein on lateral side of arm

Answer 25

Cephalic Vein

Question 26

Name the major vein described:

Vein at the elbow used for blood draws

Answer 26

Median Cubital

Question 27

Name the major vein described:

Deep vein in the arm

Answer 27

Brachial Vein

Question 28

Name the major vein described:

Drains muscle tissue of the abdominal wall

Answer 28

Lumbar Vein

Question 29

Name the major vein described:

Vein from liver that enters the Inferior Vena Cavae

Answer 29

Hepatic Vein

Question 30

Name the major vein described:

Vein that carries nutrient-rich blood to the liver

Answer 30

Hepatic Portal Vein

Question 31

Name the major vein described:

Two veins that form the hepatic portal vein

Answer 31

Superior Mesentric Vein

Splenic Vein

Question 32

Name the major vein described:

Longest vein in the body

Answer 32

Great Saphenous Vein

Question 33

Name the major vein described:

Join to form the inferior vena cavae

Answer 33

Common iliac veins

Question 34

Name the major vein described:

Carries blood from the pelvic viscera

Answer 34

internal iliac vein

Question 35

Name the major vein described:

Large deep vein in the thigh

Answer 35

Deep Femoral Vein

Question 36

Name the major vein described:

Drains dorsal foot and anterior leg muscle

Answer 36

Dorsal pedis - foot
then drains into
Anterior tibial - anterior leg muscle

Question 37

Name the major vein described:

Drains posterior leg muscles

Answer 37

Posterior Tibial Vein