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Chpt 4: C
Pig Disection: Circulatory System
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Biology
12th Grade
02/10/2013

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External Jugular Vein
Definition
Relatively large vein on the lateroventral surface of the neck
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Cephlaic Vein
Definition
Vein just beneath the skin on the side of the arm; it drains most of the head and neck and part of the shoulder
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Internal Jugular Vein
Definition
Deeper and medial veins lying close to the trachea; they drain part of the inside of the skull
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Subclavian Vein
Definition
Vein coming form the shoulder and the arm; the pig often has tow of these on each side
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Brachiocephalic Vein
Definition
The blood vessel that turns deeply and unites to form the cranial vena cava
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Axillary Veins
Definition
Veins passing through the armpit
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Brachial Vein
Definition
Veins entering the arm
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Subscapular vein
Definition
Vein draining the medial side of the scapula and entering the subclavian or axillary vein
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Internal Thoracic Vein
Definition
Vein extending along the lateral border of the internal surface of the sternum; they help drain the chest wall
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Costocervical Veins
Definition
Veins close but deep to the heart; they drain parts of the neck, back, and cranial intercostal spaces
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Right and Left Coronary Arteries
Definition
Arteries that carry blood to capillary beds in the heart wall
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Costocervical Trunk
Definition
Supplies the deep muscles of the neck
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Highest Intercostal Artery
Definition
A branch of the costocervical trunk; it feeds the cranial intercostals spaces
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Vertebral Artery
Definition
Deep artery running cranially through canals in the transverse processes of the cervical vertebrae; it supplies parts of the brain
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Thyrocervical Trunk
Definition
Vessels that supply that thyroid gland and superficial parts of the neck
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Brachial Artery
Definition
Artery that enters the arm
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External & Internal Carotid Arteries
Definition
Arteries that supply the superficial and deeper parts of the head
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Intercostal Arteries
Definition
Arteries that supply the intercostals muscles between the ribs
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Coronary sinus
Definition
Receives several small cardiac veins from the heart wall
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