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Spiny Dogfish Shark Circulatory System
The veins and arteries of the shark and their functions
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
02/23/2011

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ventral aorta
Definition
brings blood to gills from conus arteriosis
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efferent branchial arteries
Definition
carry blood away from gills, drain into dorsal aorta
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subclavian artery
Definition
branches off from dorsal aorta between third and fourth efferent branchial arteries
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celiac artery
Definition
branches off dorsal aorta at anterior end
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gastric artery
Definition
delivers blood to stomach
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hepatic artery
Definition
delivers blood to liver
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pancreaticomesenteric artery
Definition
delivers blood to anterior digestive tract
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anterior intestinal artery
Definition
runs down length of ileum
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annular arteries
Definition
ring intestine
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posterior intestinal artery
Definition
travels to mid-ileum
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gastrosplenic artery
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leaves dorsal aorta after posterior intestinal, brings blood to spleen
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posterior mesenteric artery
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brings blood to rectal gland
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gastrohepatic artery
Definition
branches into hepatic artery and gastric artery
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hepatic portal vein
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next to hepatic artery
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pancreaticomesenteric vein
Definition
branches off hepatic portal vein
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anterior intestinal vein
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runs along anterior intestinal artery
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lienomesenteric vein
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delivers blood to hepatic portal vein from spleen and posterior intestine
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posterior intestinal vein
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brings blood to lienomesenteric vein from ileum
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posterior splenic vein
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brings blood to lienomesenteric vein from spleen
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gastric vein
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brings blood to hepatic portal vein from stomach
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posterior cardinal veins
Definition
paired veins that run lateral to dorsal aorta
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lateral abdominal veins
Definition
veins that run along lateral body wall
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hepatic veins
Definition
empty blood from liver into sinus venosus
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