SLCC Anatomy- CH 23 Vessels and Circulation

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After entering the skill, the vertebral

arteries merge to form the

basilar
artery

The ______ artery does not contribute

directly to an anastomosis.

common
coratid

18.

At any given moment, which

cardiovascular components contain the
most blood?

systemic
veins and
venules

Blood from the GI tract that is within the

hepatic portal system must travel to the
liver so that it may be ____ and nutrients
may be processed and absorbed.

detoxified

Blood pressure is highest in which type of

artery?

elastic
arteries

Blood vessels called ____ connect venules

and arterioles.

capillaries

A blood vessel with thin walls, a relatively

wide lumen, numerous one-way valves,
and a diameter greater than 100
micrometers is called

a vein

The companion vessels to arterioles are

the

venules

Compared with larger arteries, smaller

arteries tend to have less elastic tissue in
their walls and more ____________.

smooth
muscle

Compared with those of the systemic

circulation, arteries of the pulmonary
circulation have lower blood pressure,
have less elastic tissue and wider lumens,
and carry blood that contains _____.

less oxygen

11.

Diapedesis occurs in what vessels?

postcapillary
venules

12.

_____ effects nutrient delivery.

Vasmotion

In a capillary bed, the _______ branch

from the metarteriole to form the bulk of
the capillary bed.

true
capillaries

In contrast to other arteries, arterioles

are only 3
mm in
diameter or
smaller

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In the body, ____ blood vessels travel

together to supply the same region of
the body.

companion

In the cubital fossa, the brachial

artery divides into these two arteries
of the arm.

ulnar and radial

artery

19.

The largest veins travel with

elastic arteries

20.

The left gastric artery supplies the

esophagus and
lesser curvature
of the stomach

The network of small arteries that

extend through the tunica externa of
very large blood vessels is called

vasa vasorum

______ raises blood pressure.

Vasoconstriction

The smallest blood vessels of the

cardiovascular system are the
______.

capillaries

This artery is the main supplier of

arterial blood to the lower limbs.

external iliac

This main artery of the aorta

bifurcates into the right common
carotid and right subclavian arteries

brachiocephalic
artery

The three unpaired arteries of the

descending abdominal aorta that
supply the gastrointestinal tract are
superior and inferior mesenteric
arteries and the

celiac trunk

Veins that drain the head, neck, and

upper limbs ultimately merge to form
the

superior vena
cava

The _____ veins travel through the

vertebral foramina.

vertebral

What artery provides the main blood

supply to lower limbs?

external iliac
artery

What is the name of the anastomosis

of arteries surrounding the sella
turcica?

cerebral arterial
circle

Which blood vessels become gradually

smaller and branch the further they
get from the heart?

arteries

Which major veins merge to create the

inferior hepatic portal vein?

superior and
inferior
mesenteric veins
and the celiac
vein

Which superficial vein lays on the

lateral side of the upper limbs and
enters the deltopectoral triangle?

cephalic vein

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30.

In terms of both composition and relative

position, the endocardium of the heart is
most similar to the ____________ of
vessel walls.

tunica
intima

The internal carotid arteries do not

deliver blood to structures of the

neck,
pharynx,
larynx,
mandible,
and face

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Which superficial vein runs the medial surface of the leg before draining into the
femoral vein?

great saphenous vein

35.

Which superficial vein runs the medial surface of the limbs?

basilic vein

36.

Which three arteries branch from the celiac trunk to supply digestive organs?

left gastric, splenic, and common

hepatic

37.

Which tunic contains circularly arranged layers of smooth muscle cells?

tunica media

Which veins drain the lumbar and posterior intercostal veins located on the left
side of the body?

hemiazygos and accessory

hemiazygos veins

Which vessel supplies the abdominal wall and organs?

descending abdominal aorta

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