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blood vessel test AP
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Jugular vein | drain deoxygenated blood from head and neck |
| saphenous vein | drain deoxygeneted blood from lower extremeties this is the longest vein |
| Vena cava | largest vein in the body drains venous blood from all body |
| carotid artery | bring O blood to head and neck |
| pulmonary artery | bring deoxygenated blood from right ventrickle to the lungs |
| Celiac artery | first breanch of the abdominal aorta feeds, stomach, liver, splin |
| brachial artery | brings oxygenated blood to ypper extremeties used for taking Blood pressure |
| Radial artery | brings oxygenated blood to forearm and hand is used to take pulse |
| Femoral artery | brings oxygenated blood to lower extremities |
| Popliteal artery | brings oxygenated blood to leg and foot |
| Aorta | the largest artery |
| Vasoconstriction | internal lumen of a blood vessel get smaller |
| Vasodilation | internal lumen of a blood vessel get bigger |
| blood pressure | force egzerted on a walls of the artery as blood flows through |
| Anastomosis | conection between two structures not normaly conected |
| Thrombus | stationary blood clot |
| Emboli | moving blood clots |
| Aneurysm | local whitning of a blood vessel |
| Atherosclerosis | deposit of fat or lipid (fatty plaque) in the walls of an artery |
| Arteriosclerosis | hardening of the arteries due to aging |
| Endarterectomy | removal of inner linen of an artery |
| DVT | deep vein thrombosis |
| venous clots | go to the lungs |
| coronary clots | go to the heart and brain |
| ASHD | artherosclerosis heart disease |