Blood vessels Flashcards
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Types of blood vessels?
Artery, vein, capillary
Important arteries in the body
Ascending aorta
Descending aorta
Arch of aorta
Brachiocephalic trunk artery
Brachial artery
Radial artery
Subclavian a.
Common carotid a.
Renal a.
Common iliac a.
Femoral artery
Important veins in the body
Brachiocephalic vein
Brachial v
External jugular vein
Subclavian v.
Common iliac v.
Femoral v.
Great saphenous v.
Superior vena cava
Inferior vena cava
Vessels of the pulmonary circulation
Pulmonary Trunk
Left pulmonary artery
Right pulmonary artery
Right superior pulmonary vein
Left superior pulmonary vein
Right inferior pulmonary vein
Left inferior pulmonary vein
Pulmonary artery carries?
Direction of blood from _ to _
Pulmonary arteries carries deoxygenated blood.
Flows from the heart to the lungs
Arteries in the head and neck region
Superfiscial temporal a.
Facial a.
Internal Carotid a.
External Carotid a.
Common Carotid a.
Brachiocephalic trunk
Veins in the head and neck region
External jugular vein
Internal jugular vein
Right brachiocephalic
Left brachiocephalic
Superior vena cava
Where is the Radial Artery?
Near the radius of your arm, next to Flexor carpi radialis tendon
Where is the Brachial artery
beneath Biceps brachii tendon
Where is the Femoral artery?
Found near the femur bone
What is the artery near the tibia bone?
Anterior tibial a.
What is the artery near the metatarsal bones?
Dorsalis pedis a.
Important subcutaneous veins in the upper and lower limbs?
Upper limbs:
Cephalic v.
Basilic v.
Median cubital v.
Lower limbs:
Small saphenous v.
Great saphenous v.
3 main types of arteries
Elastic aa
Muscular aa.
Arterioles
Features of elastic aa.
Conduct blood to other arteries
Keep blood flow continuous during heart diastole
Rich elastic, collagenous fibres and smooth muscle in tunica media
Examples of elastic aa.
Aorta and its branches
Features of muscular aa.
Mainly smooth fibres in tunica media
Allow selective blood flow based on functional needs
Size of muscular aa.
Medium sized
Diameter of arterioles?
<0.3 mm
Example of arterioles
Resistance aa.
Features of arterioles
1 to several smooth muscle fiber layers in tunica media
Regulates blood distribution to capillaries
Major determinants of blood pressure
3 main types of veins
Large vein
Medium vein
Venule
Location of deep veins?
Deep veins accompany major aa.
Location of superficial veins?
Found in subcutaneous layer
Not accompanied by aa.
