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73 Cards in this Set
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The walls of blood vessels are composed of ... distinct layers, or tunics.
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three
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The innermost tunic of a blood vessel is called a...
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tunica intima.
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The middle tunic of a blood vessel is called...
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tunica media.
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The outermost layer of a blood vessel is called...
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tunica externa.
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Arteries carry blood ... the heart.
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away from
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In the pulmonary circuit, not all arteries contain ... blood.
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oxygen rich
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Passage of blood in the arteries: elastic arteries to -
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muscular arteries.
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Passage of blood in the arteries: muscular arteries to -
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arterioles.
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Elastic arteries are the largest arteries near the...
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heart.
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Elastic arteries are sometimes called...
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conducting arteries.
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Elastic arteries have a high... content.
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elastin
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Elastic arteries respond to increased ...
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blood pressure.
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Muscular arteries lie ... to elastic arteries.
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distal
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In muscular arteries, the tunica is thicker relative to the size of the...
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lumen.
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Muscular arteries can change the ... of the artery.
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diameter
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Arterioles are the smallest...
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arteries.
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Capillaries are the smallest...
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blood vessels.
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Capillaries are just large enough to let ... through, one at a time.
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erythrocytes
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Capillaries are composed of a single layer of...
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endothelial cells.
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Capillaries renew and refresh surrounding ...
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tissue fluid.
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Capillaries supply body tissues through structures called...
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capillary beds.
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Capillary beds run throughout almost all..
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tissues.
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The common carotid arteries supply the ... and ...
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head and neck
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The aorta is the largest ... in the body.
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artery
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The ascending aorta arises from the ... ventricle.
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left
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The ascending aorta becomes the ...
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aortic arch
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The aortic arch is posterior to the ... of the sternum.
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manubrium
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The second and third branches of the aortic arch are the left common .. and left ... arteries.
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carotid/subclavian
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The only branches of the ascending aorta are the right and left...
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coronary.
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The vertebral bodies do not branch from the ...
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aortic arch
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The common carotids arise from the ...
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brachiocephalic trunk.
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Above the larynx the common carotids branch into ... and ... carotids.
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external and internal
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The internal thoracic artery is not a branch of the external ...
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carotid
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The vertebral arteries are not branches of the...
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external carotid.
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The ... and .... arteries supply the head and neck.
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carotid and subclavian
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The common carotid arteries ascend the neck lateral to the..
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trachea.
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The external carotid arteries supply tissues ... to the brain and orbits.
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external
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The ... carotid arteries supply the orbits and most of the cerebrum.
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internal
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The subclavian arteries supply the..
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upper limbs
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When the common thoracic aorta passes through the diaphragm it becomes the...
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abdominal aorta
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The upper limbs are supplied by arteries that arise from the...
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subclavian artery.
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The... artery descends through the axilla.
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axillary artery
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Blood supply to the posterior of the brain is supplied by...
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vertebral arteries.
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The vertebral arteries travel through the .. of the cervical vertebrae.
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transverse foramina
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In the cranium the left and right vertebral arteries join to form the...
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basilar.
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The thyrocervical and costocervical supply the...
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neck.
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The thyrocervical sends two branches over the shoulder to supply the...
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scapula.
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The costocervical supplies the deep muscles of the...
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neck.
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Upper limb arteries arise from the... artery.
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subclavian
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The pectoralis and deltoid are supplied by the... artery.
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thoracoacromial
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Anterior arm muscles are supplied by the .... artery.
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brachial
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Lateral anterior muscles of the forearm and wrist are supplied by the.... artery.
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radial
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Medial anterior muscles of the forearm and wrist are supplied by the... artery.
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unlar
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The ulnar artery branches into the... artery.
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common interosseous
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The interosseous branches into ... and ... interosseous arteries.
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interior and superior
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The anterior thoracic wall receives blood from the ... artery.
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internal thoracic artery
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The internal thoracic artery branches from the ... artery.
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subclavian
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The anterior intercostal spaces are supplied by the ... arteries.
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anterior intercostal
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The arteries to the abdominal organs arise from the...
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abdominal aorta.
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The ... ... supplies viscera of the upper abdominal cavity.
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celiac trunk
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The superior ... artery supplies the intestines.
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mesenteric
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Intestinal arteries branch off from the... artery.
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mesenteric
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The suprarenal arteries supply blood to the... glands.
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adrenal
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The renal arteries supply blood to the...
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kidneys.
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Testicular and ovarian arteries are also known as...
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gonadal arteries.
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The distal half of the large intestine is supplied by the inferior... artery.
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inferior mesenteric
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.... arteries arise from the posterolateral surface of the aorta in the lumbar region.
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Lumbar arteries
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At L4 the aorta splits into the common....
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iliac arteries.
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The iliac arteries supply the inferior...
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abdominal wall.
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Branches of the internal ... arteries supply the pelvic walls and pelvic viscera.
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iliac
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The perineum and external genitalia are supplied by the internal ... artery.
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pudenal
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The lower limbs are supplied by the ... arteries.
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external iliac
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The external iliac arteries become the ... arteries.
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femoral
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