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artery vs vein
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| vein | thin and wide, back to heart, low pressure |
| artery | away from heart, high pressure, pulses, thick walls |
| valves | in veins and keep blood moving forward |
| arteries and arterioles | delivery system |
| capillaries | exchange system |
| veins and venuoles | return system |
| carotid artery | supplies head and neck |
| blood pressure artery | brachial |
| arm arteries | brachial, axillary, radial |
| abdomen arteries | renal, splenic, celiac |
| leg arteries | iliac, femoral (main) |
| juggler vein | head vein |
| subclavian | arm veins |
| hepatic poral | digestive and liver vein |
| femoral | leg veins |