Major Veins of the Systematic Circulation
Veins Draining into the Superior Vena Cava
Veins Draining into the Inferior Vena Cava
Homeostatic Imbalances
100
Many of these are more superficial than arteries and can sometimes be seen under the skin.
What are veins
100
What is one of the two veins that drains the forearm?
What is the radial veins or ulnar veins
100
What part of the heart returns blood to the heart from all body regions inferior to the diaphragm?
What is the inferior vena cava
100
Inflammation of the pericardium.
What is Pericarditis
200
Some deep veins often follow what?
What are coronary arteries
200
What veins receive venous drainage from the subclavian, vertebral, and internal jugular veins?
What is the brachiocephalic veins
200
What is one of the three veins that drain the leg?
What is the anterior tibial vein, posterior tibial vein, or fibular vein
200
Lack of adequate blood supply to the heart muscles.
What is Ischemia
300
Where do veins converge?
What is the venae cavae
300
What vein drains the posterior part of the head?
What is the vertebral vein
300
What is a single vein that drains the digestive tract organs, then carries blood through the liver, and then sends it into systematic circulation?
What is the hepatic portal vein
300
Rapid heart rate for a prolonged time.
What is Tachycardia
400
What is the name of the part of the heart that drains the veins of the head and arms?
What is the superior vena cava
400
What vein drains the dural sinuses of the brain?
What is the internal jugular vein
400
What veins come together to form the inferior vena cava?
What are the common iliac veins
400
Abnormal or unusual heart sounds.
What is Heart murmur
500
What is the name of the part of the heart that drains the veins of the lower body?
What is the inferior vena cava
500
What do the radial and ulnar veins join to create?
What is the brachial vein
500
What is the longest vein in the body?
What is the great saphenous vein
500
Pooling of blood in feet and legs and inefficient venous return resulting from inactivity or pressure on veins.
What is Varicose veins
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