veins and arts
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richardswife881 on February 19, 2010
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 aorta | to body |
| arch of aorta | upper body |
| brachiocephalic trunk | first branch of aorta |
| thoracic aorta | to chest |
| abdominal aorta | abdomenal cavity and legs |
| coronary artery | supplies oxygenated blood to heart |
| subclavian A/V | shoulder |
| axillary A/V | underarm |
| brachial A/V | upper arm |
| radial A/V | lateral lower arm |
| ulnar A/V | medial lower arm |
| palmer A/V | hand |
| digital A/V | fingers |
| external carotid artery | tissue external to skull |
| internal carotid artery | anterior brain |
| vertebral artery | posterior brain |
| basilar artery | base of brain |
| circle of willis | arterial anostomosis @ base of brain |
| pericardial A/V | pericardium |
| celiac artery | stomach liver spleen |
| hepatic A/V | liver |
| gastric A/V | stomach |
| splenic A/V | spleen |
| superior mesenteric A/V | small intestine |
| renal A/V | kidneys |
| testicular A/V | testes |
| lumbar A/V | lower back |
| median sacral A/V | sacrum coccyx and rectum |
| femoral A/V | upper leg |
| popliteal A/V | knee |
| anterior/posterior tibial A/V | lower leg |
| dorsalis pedis A/V | top of foot |
| plantar A/V | bottom of foot |
| coronary sinus | from heart muscles |
| superior vena cava | from upper body |
| inferior vena cava | from lower body |
| internal jugular V | from brain |
| external jugular V | head and neck tissue |
| cephilic V | superficial lateral arm |
| basilic V | superficial median arm |
| median cubital V | superficial middle arm |
| azygos V | thorax |
| great saphenous | superficial middle leg |
| hepatic V | liver |
| hepatic portal V | intestine to liver |
| Phrenic A/V | diaphragm |
| internal illiac A/V | pelvic area |
| external illiac A/V | superficial leg |
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