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CDVS: Major Vessels
Major vessels from the cardiovascular system.
Question | Answer |
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jugular veins | carries blood from head to superior vena cava |
superior vena cava | receives blood from the head and arms and chest and empties into the right atrium of the heart |
Pulmonary veins | Deliver oxygen rich blood from the lungs to the left atrium |
hepatic vein | the vein that collects blood from the liver and returns it to the heart |
renal vein | blood vessel that carries blood away from the kidney and toward the heart |
inferior vena cava | carries blood from lower regions of the body to right atrium |
radial artery | Artery of the lower arm. It is felt when taking the pulse at the wrist. |
Iliac Vein | carries deoxygenated blood from the pelvic organs and lower extremities |
femoral vein | major vein of the thigh |
carotid arteries | the major arteries that carry blood upward to the head |
ascending aorta | the ascending part of the aorta as it emerges from the left ventricle |
pulmonary arteries | carry deoxygenated blood out of the right ventricle and into the lungs |
coronary ateries | supplies heart muscle with oxygen rich blood cells |
brachial arteries | Blood vessels that take oxgyenated blood to the upper arm |
renal arteries | The two branches of the abdominal aorta that supply the kidneys |
abdominal aorta | lower descending aorta, takes blood to lower trunk and legs |
iliac arteries | deliver blood to pelvic organs and lower abdominal wall |
femoral arteries | These arteries are one of two branches of the external iliac arteries. They carry blood to the thigh and lower posterior limb. |
dorsalis pedis artery | The artery on the anterior surface of the foot between the first and second metatarsals. |
apical pulse | a central pulse located at the apex of the heart |