Exam 20: The Cardiovascular System: Blood

Figure 20.1 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.

The dorsalis pedis artery is located by

The delivers arterial blood to the rotator cuff muscles and thyroid gland.

The hepatic portal system has two distinct capillary beds separated by a portal vein. What are the functions of these two capillary beds?

Collective name for the structures that drain the cranium.

Which branch (or branches) of the abdominal aorta supplies the stomach?

In the adult, the hepatic portal system carries nutrients absorbed from the digestive tract to the liver. In the fetus, nutrients are absorbed at the placenta, and the vessel that carries these nutrients to the liver is the

Figure 20.3 Use the diagram above to answer the following questions. -Identify the letter that indicates the vessel that is easy to find in most people and is used to obtain blood.

Paired fetal umbilical veins carry blood from the fetus to the placenta, whereas the unpaired umbilical artery returns blood from the placenta to the fetus.

A common theme to the development of atherosclerosis is

Microvasculature that provides nourishment to the outer walls of the aorta.

The inferior vena cava ascends on the left side of the vertebral bodies and to the left of the abdominal aorta.

Figure 20.3 Use the diagram above to answer the following questions. -Identify the letter that indicates the cephalic vein.

A dural sinus that contains a major artery and some cranial nerves within it is the

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

Figure 20.3 Use the diagram above to answer the following questions. -Identify the letter that indicates the longest vein in the body.

Precapillary sphincters allow blood to leave this structure and enter true capillaries.

Identify the superficial veins of the forearm and arm, and describe their anatomical location.

Figure 20.3 Use the diagram above to answer the following questions. -Identify the letter that indicates the internal jugular vein.

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