Lower Drainage system
What 2 superficial veins drain the dorsal venous arch?
Great Saphenous Vein & Small Saphenous Vein
Blood returns from the placenta in a single ___?
umbilical vein
What are the three large veins within the peritoneal cavity?
1. Inferior mesenteric vein
2. Splenic vein
3. Superior mesenteric vein
Name the vessels that carry blood to and from the placenta
1. two umbilical arteries
2. umbilical vein
What are the deep veins in the leg?
The anterior tibial vein, posterior tibial vein, and fibular vein
Blood flows to the placenta through a pair of what?
Umbilical arteries
What is the largest vessel of the hepatic portal system?
Hepatic Portal Vein
True or False
When an infant takes their first breath, their lungs and pulmonary vessels expand
True
The popliteal vein becomes the ______ vein when it ascends along the thigh
Femoral
Name the structures in the fetal circulation that stops functioning at birth
1. the 2 umbilical arteries
2. umbilical cord
3. the ductus venosus
4. foramen ovale
The hepatic portal vein receives blood from which vein?
splenic vein
The remnants of ductus arteriosus that remains throughout life is called what?
Ligamentum arteriosum