Human Blood Vessels

The arterial system has one of these; the venous system has two

Brachiocephalic arteries
These arteries supply the myocardium

Coronary arteries
Two paired arteries serving the brain
- Internal carotid artery
- Vetebral artery
Longest vein in lower limb

Great saphenous vein
Artery on the dorsum of foot checked after surgery

Dorsalis pedis artery
Supplies the diaphragm

Phrenic artery
Formed by the union of the radial and ulnar veins

Brachial vein
Artery serving the kidney

Renal artery
Veins draining the liver

Hepatic veins
Artery that supplies the distal half of the large intenstine

Inferior mesenteric artery
Drains the pelvic organs

Internal iliac vein
What the external iliac artery becomes on entry into the thigh

Femoral artery
Major artery serving the arm

Subclavian artery
Supplies most of small intestine

Superior mesenteric artery
Join to form the inferior vena cava

Common iliac arteries
An arterial trunk that has three major branches, which run to the liver, spleen, and stomach

Celiac trunk
Major artery serving the tissues external to the skull

External carotid artery
Artery generally used to take the pulse of the wrist

Radial artery

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Human Blood Vessels

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Questions relating to the human blood vessels

Updated

2014-02-27T19:39:16Z