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NOTES - Blood Vessels
NOTES - Blood Vessels
BLOOD
VESSELS –
Arteries and
Veins
ARTERIAL SYSTEM
Major Arteries exiting the heart:
● PULMONARY ARTERIES (from heart to
lungs)
● AORTA
AORTA:
● the aorta is the largest artery (diameter)
● the aorta can be divided into the:
*ASCENDING AORTA (as it emerges
from the heart)
*AORTIC ARCH
*DESCENDING AORTA
Principal branches of the
AORTA:
● the major branches are the:
*CORONARY ARTERIES
(branch off from the base of
the ascending aorta)
*BRACHIOCEPHALIC
(branch of the aortic arch)
*LEFT COMMON CAROTID
(branch of the aortic arch)
*LEFT SUBCLAVIAN (branch
of the aortic arch)
Principal branches of the
AORTA:
● the descending aorta gives rise to
the:
*THORACIC AORTA and
*ABDOMINAL AORTA
● the abdominal aorta gives rise to
the:
*R and L RENAL arteries (go to the
kidneys)
*R and L COMMON ILIAC arteries
Arteries to the Neck, Head, and
Brain
● the brachiocephalic artery
branches into the:
R SUBCLAVIAN and
R COMMON CAROTID
● the L and R common carotid
arteries diverge into the:
*EXTERNAL CAROTID
ARTERY and *INTERNAL
CAROTID ARTERY
Arteries to the Shoulder and Arm
● the subclavian artery becomes the:
*AXILLARY ARTERY (wall of chest) –
which becomes the:
*BRACHIAL ARTERY (upper arm) –
which branches into the:
*ULNAR ARTERY (parallels the ulna) and
the
*RADIAL ARTERY (parallels the radius)
**as the radial artery nears the wrist, it
approaches the surface and provides a
convenient vessel for taking the “pulse”
(RADIAL PULSE)
Arteries to the Pelvis and Legs
**RECALL: the abdominal aorta
branches into the R and L
common iliac arteries
● SUPERIOR VENA
CAVA and
INFERIOR VENA
CAVA (both drain
into the R atrium)
Veins from the Brain, Head, and Neck:
● JUGULAR VEINS:
EXTERNAL JUGULAR (R and L): drain blood
from the face, scalp, and superficial neck
-drain into the R and L SUBCLAVIAN VEINS
● HEPATIC VEINS:
drain the liver