Veins

Veins begin _________ to capillaries as venules

The venous return is a _______ pressure system

Veins carry blood from capillaries _____ the heart

Superificial veins travel in the ______________ and have no accompanying artery

Veins work to move blood toward the heart against the pull of gravity. _______ prevent the backflow of blood.

_______________ pump blood through veins.

Ther superior and infior sagittal sinuses, with the straight sinus and the occipital sinus form the ___________.

The _________ sinuses drain the confluence of sinuses

The transverse sinus becomes the _____________ sinus, which exits the cranium through the ______________.

The sigmoid sinus passes through the jugular foramen and becomes the _____________ vein

The _____________ vein drains the external neck

There is no __________ vein.

There ________________ vein = the subclavian vein and the internal jugular vein

The superior __________ = the right and left brachiocephalic veins

The ________________ veins in the extremities run with the arteries and have the same names.

The _____________ vein empties into the brachial vein.

The basilic and bracial vein together form the ___________ vein.

The _________ empties into the axillary vein. It is the superficial vein closest to the head.

The superficial veins of the lower extremities = the ________ and ___________________ veins.

The great saphenous vein is superior to the _______ and medial side of the leg and thigh.

The great saphenous empties into the ________ vein.

The ____________________________ is often used for coronary artery by-pass graft

The small saphenous vein is behind the ___________ up the back of the leg.

The small saphenous vein empties into the _____________ vein.

The Superior vena cava drains the _______ and the ________

The inferior vena cava drains the _________ and __________ extremity.

Deoxy blood from the intercostal muscles is drained and carried to the superior vena cava through ________________________, which drain the ____________ veins.

The ________ System drains the posterior intercostal veins (dorsal).

The Azygous system is comprised of the ______________, ______________ and ________________ veins.

The Azygous system empties into the ____________________ via the arch of azygos.

The Internal and external iliac veins from the pelvis form the ________________-

The inferior vena cava carries blood from the _____________ to the heart

The __________ vein becomes the external iliac vein in the pelvis.

The _______ veins carry blood from the kidney and empty into the IVC

The _________ renal vein is much longer than the other, because it crossed over the top of the aorta.

The ___________________ lies to the left of the IVC in the abdomen.

The right gonadal vein drains into the _______.

The left gonadal vein drains into the ____________vein

The veins draining the organs of the digestive system (do/do not) empty into the IVC.

Veins of digestive organs drain into the ________.

The __________ and _________ veins drain the intestines.

The gastric and gastro-omental veins drain the ___________

Veins that empty into the vena cava are part of the the _______________________

Veins that empty into the Hepatic Portal vein are part of the ____________ _____ _____________