practical #2

Question 1

pulse

Answer 1

rhythmic pressure oscillation that accompanies each heartbeat

Question 2

where is the common carotid pulse

Answer 2

over common carotid artery

Question 3

where is the radial pulse

Answer 3

on your wrist below your thumb

Question 4

pulse pressure

Answer 4

the change in pressure from the diastolic level to systolic pressure

Question 5

diastolic pressure

Answer 5

minimum blood pressure at the end of ventricular diastole

Question 6

systolic pressure

Answer 6

peak blood pressure measured during ventricular systole

Question 7

sounds of korotkoff

Answer 7

sounds that can be heard when taking blood pressure measurements with a sphygmomanometer

Question 8

formulas for PP

Answer 8

systolic pressure – diastolic pressure

Question 9

formula for MAP

Answer 9

diastolic + pulse pressure/3

Question 10

what we used to measure blood pressure

Answer 10

sphygmomanometer

Question 11

outermost tunics

Answer 11

tunica externa

Question 12

composed of endothelium

Answer 12

tunica intima

Question 13

contains smooth muscle and elastic tissue

Answer 13

tunica media

Question 14

allows for dilation and constriction

Answer 14

tunica media

Question 15

innermost tunic

Answer 15

tunica intima

Question 16

two arteries formed by the division of the brachiocephalic trunk

Answer 16

subclavian artery and common carotid artery

Question 17

first artery that branches off the ascending aorta, serves the heart

Answer 17

coronary artery

Question 18

two paired arteries serving the brain

Answer 18

vertebral artery and internal carotid artery

Question 19

largest artery of the body

Answer 19

aorta

Question 20

artery that serves the adrenal gland

Answer 20

suprarenal artery

Question 21

artery that serves the thigh

Answer 21

femoral artery

Question 22

major artery serving the arm and generally used to determine blood pressure

Answer 22

brachial artery

Question 23

artery that supplies the last half of the large intestine

Answer 23

inferior mesenteric artery

Question 24

artery that serves the pelvis

Answer 24

internal iliac artery

Question 25

artery that serves the spleen

Answer 25

splenic artery

Question 26

artery that supplies the small intestine and proximal large intestine

Answer 26

superior mesenteric artery

Question 27

terminal branches of the descending aorta

Answer 27

common iliac artery

Question 28

arterial trunk that has three major branches that supply the liver, spleen, and stomach

Answer 28

celiac trunk

Question 29

major artery serving the external structures of the skull

Answer 29

external carotid artery

Question 30

artery serving the kidney

Answer 30

renal artery

Question 31

first vessel to branch from the aortic arch

Answer 31

brachiocephalic artery

Question 32

arteries that supply the upper limbs

Answer 32

axillary artery

Question 33

artery that supplies the liver

Answer 33

hepatic artery

Question 34

artery that supplies the stomach and lower esophagus

Answer 34

gastric artery

Question 35

deep veins that drain the forearm

Answer 35

radial vein

Question 36

vein that receives blood from the arm via the subclavian vein

Answer 36

brachiocephalic vain

Question 37

vein that drains the kidney

Answer 37

renal vein

Question 38

vein that drains the dural sinuses of the brain

Answer 38

internal jugular vein

Question 39

drains the spleen

Answer 39

splenic vein

Question 40

large veins that carries nutrient rich blood from the digestion organs to the liver for processing

Answer 40

hepatic partal vein

Question 41

vein that connects the femoral vein to the common iliac vein

Answer 41

external iliac vein

Question 42

drains the stomach walls

Answer 42

gastric vein

Question 43

largest vein below the thorax

Answer 43

inferior vena cava

Question 44

veins that form/drain into the hepatic portal vein

Answer 44

gastric vein, splenic vein, and superior mesenteric vein

Question 45

longest superficial vein in the body

Answer 45

greatest saphenous vein

Question 46

large veins in the arm draining into the axillary vein

Answer 46

brachial vein

Question 47

drains blood from the pelvis

Answer 47

internal iliac vein

Question 48

short vein that carries deoxygenated blood from the upper half of the body to the right atrium

Answer 48

superior vena cava

Question 49

empties into the splenic vein from the descending and sigmoid colon and upper rectum

Answer 49

inferior mesenteric vein

Question 50

the internal and external iliac veins combine to form

Answer 50

common iliac vein

Question 51

the smallest saphenous and the popliteal veins join to become

Answer 51

femoral vein

Question 52

vein that drains the liver

Answer 52

hepatic vein

Question 53

drain that runs deep to the clavicle

Answer 53

subclavian vein

Question 54

large superficial vein that drains the upper arm

Answer 54

cephalic vein