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week 6 anatomy - circulatory system & supp notes Flashcards

1
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what are the major neck arteries (4)

A
  1. left internal carotid artery
  2. right internal carotid artery
  3. left external carotid artery
  4. right external carotid artery
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what is the function of the internal carotid neck arteries

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feeds the brain

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what is the function of the external carotid neck arteries

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feeds the skin, head and neck muscles

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4
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what are the pelvic arteries

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  1. external iliac arteries
  2. internal iliac arteries
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what is the function of the external iliac arteries

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arteries feed into the abdomen and lower extremities

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6
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what is the function of the internal iliac arteries

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feed the pelvic organs. feeds the peritoneum, gluteals and pelvic viscera and branches off the external iliac

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7
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what is the function of the common iliac arteries

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separates into internal and external iliac arteries which supply (carry) blood to the pelvic region and the legs

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8
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what are the 5 upper leg arteries

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  1. common femoral artery
  2. popliteal artery
  3. anterior tibial artery
  4. posterior tibial artery
  5. dorsalis pedis artery
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9
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function of the femoral artery

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it feeds the glutes and anterior thigh and continues from the external iliac artery

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function of the popliteal artery

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it feeds the hamstrings and calfs and continues from the femoral artery and splits into anterior and posterior tibial arteries

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function of the posterior tibial artery

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it feeds the posterior leg and foot and continues from the femoral and popliteal artery and is deep to the gastrocnemius and soles

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function of the dorsals pedis artery

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it feeds the foot and toes and continues from the anterior tibial artery

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order of the arm arteries

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  1. subclavian
  2. axillary
  3. brachial
  4. radial and ulnar
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14
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what artery feeds the shoulder and forearm

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brachial artery

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15
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what artery feeds the left arm and has vertebral branch

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left subclavian artery

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16
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what artery feeds the armpit

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axillary

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17
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what artery feeds the elbow and hand

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radial artery

18
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what artery feeds the hand and arm

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ulnar

19
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what are the superior heart arteries that branch off the aortic arch

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  1. brachiocephalic trunk
    • right subclavian artery
    • right common carotid artery
  2. left common carotid artery
    • external carotid
    • internal carotid
  3. left subclavian artery
    • axillary
    • brachial
    • radial
    • ulnar
20
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what does the brachiocephalic trunk split into

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  1. right subclavian artery
  2. right common carotid artery
21
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what does the left common carotid artery split into

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  1. external carotids
  2. internal carotids
21
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what are the 5 types of superior heart veins

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  1. left and right internal and external jugular veins
  2. left and right subclavian veins
  3. left and right brachiocephalic veins
  4. super vena cave
22
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what does the left subclavian artery branch into

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  1. axillary
  2. brachial
  3. ulnar
  4. radial
23
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what does the internal and external jugular veins drain

A

the brain, head and neck

24
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what does the subclavian veins drain

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arm, shoulder and neck

25
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what does the brachiocephalic veins drain

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head, neck, upper limbs, upper thorax

26
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what does the superior vena cava drain

A

above diaphragm

27
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order of drainage for veins

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  1. external and internal jugular veins drain into
    - subclavian veins drain into the
    - brachiocephalic veins drain into the
    - superior vena cava veins drain into the right atrium
28
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what are the main veins in the neck

A
  1. interior
  2. exterior
  3. anterior
    jugular veins
29
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importance of jugular veins

A

they return blood from your brain back toward your heart

30
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what type of veins are the right and left common iliac

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pelvic veins

31
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what type of veins are the right and left internal and external iliac veins

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pelvic veins

32
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order of arm veins

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  1. radial veins
    - drains deep forearm into
  2. ulnar vein
    - drains deep forearm into
  3. brachial vein
    - drains deep and superficial arms into
  4. axillary vein
    - drains arm and shoulder into a subclavian and brachiocephalic vein into
  5. super vena cava
    - drains above the diaphragm into the right atrium
33
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components of blood

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  1. formed elements
  2. plasma
34
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what are formed elements

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living cells

35
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what is plasma

A

non-living fluid matrix

36
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what percentage of our blood is made of plasma

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55% of total blood

37
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what percentage of our blood is made of WBC and platelets

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less than 1% of total blood

38
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what percentage of blood is made of RBC

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45% of total blood

39
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what is the buffy coat in blood also known as

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WBC and platelets

40
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what is the hematocrit also known as

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RBC

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