Blood Vessels Flashcards
What are the chief blood vessels?
Aorta and its branches
Superior and inferior vena cava with their tributaries
What is the largest artery in the body?
Aorta
What kind of blood does the aorta carry?
Oxygenated
What kind of blood does the superior vena cava carry?
Deoxygenated blood from the head and neck and the upper limbs and chest
What kind of blood does the inferior vena cava carry?
Deoxygenated blood from the lower limbs, pelvis and perineum and abdomen
What are the branches of aorta?
What is the region of common carotid arteries?
Head and neck
What is the region of subclavian arteries?
Upper limbs
What is the region of celiac trunk / superior and inferior mesenteric artery?
Digestive system
What is the region of renal arteries?
Kidneys
What is the region of gonadal arteries?
Reproductive system
What is the region of internal iliac arteries?
Pelvis
What is the region of external iliac arteries?
Lower limbs
What are major tributaries of superior vena cava?
Internal jugular veins
Subclavian veins
What is the region of internal jugular veins?
Head
What are the major tributaries of inferior vena cava?
