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| the coat of blood vessels which lines the lumen of a vessel, a single thin layer of endothelium, helps decrease resistance to blood flow |
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| the more bulky middle coat and is composed of primarily smooth muscle and elastin |
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| tunica externa/adventitia |
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| the outermost tunic, composed of areolar or fibrous connective tissue. Its function is basically supportive and protective. |
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| "arm-head." the first branch of the aortic arch, soon divides into the right common carotid artery and the right subclavian artery. |
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| on each side, divide into an internal carotid artery to serve the brain, and an external to supply the extracranial tissues of the neck and head |
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| from subclavian, runs up the posterior neck to supply the cerebellum, brain stem, and posterior cerebral hemispheres. |
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| from subclavians, serves the theyroid gland and some scapular muscles |
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| from subclavian, supplies deep neck muscles and some of the upper intercostal muscles |
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| gives off several branches to the chest wall and shoulder girdle |
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| to shoulder and pectoral region |
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| to scapula and dorasal thorax |
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| anterior and posterior circumflex humeral arteries |
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| to the shoulder and deltoid muscle |
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| gives off a deep branch, and as it nears the elbow it gives off several small branches, the ulnar collateral arteries |
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| internal thoracic (mammary) arteries |
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| arise from the subclavian arteries supply the mammary glands, most of the thorax wall, and anterior intercostal structures via their anterior intercostal artery branches. The first two pairs of posterior intercostal arteries arise fromt he costocervical trunk |
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| an unpaired artery that subdivides almost immediately into three branches: left gastric, splenic, and common hepatic arteries |
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| branches to the stomach, duodenum, and pancreas |
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| right and left fastroepiploic arteries |
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| serve the left curvature of the stomach |
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| supply the gonads (ovarian and testicular) |
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| inferior mesenteric artery |
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| supplies the distal half of the large intestine via several branches |
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| supply the posterior abdominal wall |
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| supplies the gluteal muscles, adductor muscles of medial thigh, external genitalia |
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| superior and inferior gluteal arteries |
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| serve the gluteal muscles, branch from the internal iliac |
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| serves the adductor muscles, arises from the internal iliac |
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| supplies the anterior abdominal wall and lower limb |
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| circumflex femoral arteries |
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| supply the head and neck of the femur and the hamstring muscles |
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| supplies the posterior thigh |
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| main artery in knee region |
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| anterior and posterior tibial arteries |
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| supply the leg, ankle and foot, posterior supplies flexor muscles |
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| lateral and medial plantar arteries |
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| supply blood to the sole of the food |
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| drain venous blood from the legs and pelvis |
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| anterior and posterior tibial veins |
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| a superficial vein, the longest vein in the body, extends up the medial side of the leg, knee, and thigh to empty into the femoral vein. |
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| runs along the lateral aspect of the foot and through the calf muscle, which it drains, and then empties into the popliteal vein at the knee. |
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| receives blood fromt he adrenal gland on the same side, drains into the inferior vena cava |
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| empties into the left renal vein inferiorly |
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| right and left hepatic veins |
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| large veins that drain the superior sagittal sinus and other dural sinuses of the brain, receive blood fromt he head and neck via the supericial temporal and facial veins. |
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| drain the posterior aspect of the head: cervical vertebrae and spinal cord |
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| joins the subclavian vein near its origin to return the drainage of the extracrainial dissues of the head and neck. |
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| superficial venous drainage of the arm, courses along the lateral aspect of the arm and empties into the axillary vein |
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| in medial aspect of the arm |
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| runs between the cepalic and basilic veins in the anterior aspect of the elbow, often the site of choice for removing blood for testing purposes |
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| lies between the radial and ulnar veins, and terminates variably by entering the cephalic or basilic vein at the elbow |
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| drains the intercostal muscles of the thorax and provides an accessory venous system to drain the abominal wall |
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| drains the right side of the thorax, enters the dorsal aspect of the superior vena cava immediately before that vessel enters the right atrium. |
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| hemiazygoes and accessory hemiazygoes veins |
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| trogether drain the left side of the thorzx and empty into the azygoes vein |
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| functional blood supply of the lungs, diverge fromt he thoracic portion of the descending aorta |
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| leaves the right ventricle and divides into the right and left pulmonary arteries, whic hplunge into the lungs, where they subdivide into lobar arteries, three on the right and two on the left |
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| accompany the main bronchi into the lobes of the lungs and branch extensively within the lungs to form arterioles, which terminate in the capillary networks surrounding the alveolar sacs of the lungs. |
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| drained by venules, which converge to form sequentially larger veins to the four pulmonary veins. |
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| drain the digestive viscera, spleen, and pancreas and deliver this blood to the liver for processing. |
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| drains the distal portions of the large intestine |
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| drains the spleen and part of the pancreas and stomach |
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| receives blood fromt he small intestine and the ascending and transverse colon |
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| drains the lesser curvature of the stomach |
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| carries blood rich in nutrients and O2 to the fetus |
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| carry CO2 and waste-laden blood from the feus to the placenta |
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| a shunt vessel which carries the blood to the right atrium of the heart |
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| a flaplike opening in the interatrial septum |
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| a second shunt, ashort vessel connecting the pulmonary trunk and the aorta |
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| the remainder of the foramen ovale, which closes at birth |
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| remainder of the ductus arteriosus, which collapses at birth. |
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| medial umbilical ligaments |
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| remnants of the umbilical arteries on the inner surface of the anterior abdominal wall |
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| internal carotid arteries |
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| branches of the common carotid arteries, go deep through the neck along the pharynx, get to the brain through the caratid canals of the temporal bone |
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| anterior and middle cerebral arteries |
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| supply the bulk of the cerebrum, and contribute the the formation of the circle of Willis |
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| anterior and middle cerebral arteries |
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| supply the bulk of the cerebrum, and contribute the the formation of the circle of Willis |
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| an arterial anastromosis at the base of the brain surrounding the pituitary gland and the optic chiasma |
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| posterior communicating artery |
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| on each side of the optic chiasma and pituitary gland |
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| anterior communicating artery |
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| between the anterior cerbral arteries, very small! |
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| unite to form the basilar artery, which serves the pons, cerebellum, and inner ear |
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| posterior cerberal arteries: |
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| divisions of the basilar artery at the base of the cerebrum, which supply portionas of the temporal and occipital lobes of the cerebrum and also become part of the circle of willis by joining with the posterior communicating arteries. |
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