Exam 20: Blood Vessels

Which vessel is missing in the following statement? "Tracing venous blood from the inferior left side of the posterior abdominal wall to the heart, we find that blood enters the posterior intercostal veins, the hemiazygos vein, the superior vena cava, and the right atrium."

Use the diagram above to answer the following questions. -Identify the letter that indicates a connective tissue layer consisting of longitudinal collagen fibers.

The extensor muscles of the forearm are supplied by which artery?

Which of the following is most likely to become a varicose vein?

Capillaries that allow a high degree of flow between the blood and tissue fluid usually have pores called ________ in their membranes.

Vessels of the small intestines, renal glomerulus, and synovial membranes that allow passage of fluid and solutes through "windows" in the endothelium.

The ________ pulse can be palpated near the temple anterior to the auricle of the ear.

Use the diagram above to answer the following questions. -Identify the letter that indicates the common iliac artery.

Define and explain the significance of vascular anastomoses.

The right suprarenal and gonadal veins drain into the inferior vena cava, whereas the left suprarenal and gonadal veins drain into the

Which vessel is missing from the following statement? "Tracing blood that drains from the large intestine, we find that blood drains from the distal colon is collected in the inferior mesenteric vein, merges with the splenic vein then directed to the hepatic portal vein, the liver sinusoids, and the inferior vena cava."

The diameter of a typical capillary is similar to that of

The abdominal aorta divides at its distal end into which arteries?

Wide leaky capillaries found in bone marrow and spleen.

The collective name for the structures that drain the cranium is

The circulatory route that runs from the digestive tract to the liver is called

The lumbar veins drain the inferior posterior abdominal wall and direct oxygen-poor blood into the

With aging of the vascular system

Blood flow to the posterior brain follows the following sequence: subclavian artery, vertebral artery, ________, posterior cerebral arteries.

Use the diagram above to answer the following questions. -Identify the letter that indicates the blood vessel layer that is comprised of circular and longitudinal smooth muscle.