Definition | Term |
Site where blood pressure is lowest and blood volume is the greatest. | Large Veins |
Site where exchanges of food and gases are made and velocity of blood flow is the slowest. | Capillaries |
Site where resistance to blood flow is the greatest and major determinant of peripheral resistance. | Arterioles |
Largest artery of the body.. | Aorta |
Runs through the armpit. | Axillary Artery |
Artery usually palpates to take blood pressure. | Brachial Artery |
Gives rise to the right common carotid and right subclavian artery. | Brachiocephalic trunk |
Large unpaired branches of the abdominal aorta. | Celiac Trunk |
Supplies the duodenum and the stomach. | Common Hepatic Artery |
Abdominal aorta splits to form two. | Common Iliac Artery |
Drains blood into the right atrium. | Coronary Sinus |
Supplies blood to the lower limbs. | External Iliac Artery |
Drains to the scalp | External Jugular Vein |
Major artery of the thigh | Femoral Artery |
Longest vein in the body, superficial. | Great Saphenous Vein |
Major supply to the cerebral hemispheres. | Internal Carotid Artery |
Supplies pelvic structures. | Internal Iliac Artery |
Supplies the distal areas of the large intestine. | Inferior Mesenteric Artery |
Carries oxygen- rich blood from the lungs. | Pulmonary Vein |
Common site to take the pulse. | Radial Artery |
Artery that does not anastomose | Renal Artery |
Drains the upper extremities, deep vein. | Subclavian Vein |
Supplies the small intestines | Superior Mesenteric Artery |
Receives blood from all areas superior to the diaphragm, except the heart wall. | Superior Vena Cava |
Site where the velocity of blood flow is fastest and blood pressure greatest. | Large Arteries |