Pulmonary Circulation
Systemic Circulation
Special Circulations
Blood Vessels
Miscellaneous
100
Longest Veins in the body.
What are the great saphenous veins?
100
Largest artery in the body.
What is the aorta?
100
Circular arrangement of arteries at the base of the brain. Hint: branches of the basilar arteies connect with branches of the internal carotid arteries.
What is the Circle of Willis?
100
Name the parts of the aorta in order.
What is the aortic valve, ascending aorta, and descending aorta?
100
Arises from the aortic arch and bifurcates to the right common carotid artery and right subclavian artery.
What is the brachiocephalic artery?
200
Largest veins in the body.
Superior and inferior vena cavae.
200
Most commonly used artery to assess blood pressure.
What is the brachial artery?
200
Superior mesenteric vein and splenic vein merge to make the ______.
What is hepatic portal vein? (page 352)
200
Smallest and most numerous of all the blood vessels.
What are the capillaries?
200
The main vein that drains the brain.
What is the internal jugular vein?
300
Distended and twisted veins most commonly seen in the legs.
What are varicose veins?
300
The three vessels that branch directly off the aorta. Name them from right to left.
What is the brachiocephalic artery, left common carotid artery, and left subclavian artery?
300
Septum between the right and left atria, allows blood to flow from the right atria to the left atria. (fetal circulation)
What is the foramen ovale? (page 354)
300
3 layers of the blood vessel from inner to outer.
What is
Tunica intima
Tunica media
Tunica adventitia?
300
Why are the layers of the arteries thicker than those of the capillaries?
The arteries must withstand high pressure of the blood pumped from the ventricles. (page 343)
400
The "outside" help that facilitates the movement of blood in the major veins. Opening of valves in response to muscle contraction.
What is the skeletal muscle pump?
400
The thoracic and abdominal aorta are referred to as the ______________.
Descending aorta
400
Name this special circulation and the three groups of blood vessels associated with it. Hint: This system delivers blood, rich in digestive end products, from all the organs of digestion to the liver.
Hepatic Circulation consists of hepatic veins, hepatic arteries, and the hepatic portal system.
400
Also known as capacitance vessels.
What are veins? (page 344)
400
This vein is involved in cardiac bypass surgery.
Great saphenous vein.
500
A superficial vein that drains lateral arm region and carries blood to the axillary vein toward the SVC.
What is the cephalic vein? (pg 348)
500
Three arteries emerging from the abdominal aorta above the kidneys; branches into hepatic, gastric, and splenic arteries.
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What is the celiac trunk?
500
Short tube in the fetal circulation that connects the pulmonary trunk with the descending aorta.
What is ductus arteriosus? (page 354)
500
Why are arterioles called resistance vessels?
Arterioles contract and relax. By changing their diameter it affects resistance to the flow of blood. A constricted vessel offers an increased resistance to flow; a dilated vessel offers less resistance. (page 344)
500
Why do the veins, but not the arteries contain valves?
Pressure in the veins is much less than pressure in the arteries. These valves direct the flow of blood to the heart. Also known as skeletal muscle pump. (pg 344)