LAB DAY 3 Exercise 32 Anatomy of Blood Vessels
- Define “artery:”
- Define “vein:”
| Arteries | Veins | Capillaries | ||
| 1. | Thicker tunica media | |||
| 2. | Larger diameter | |||
| 3. | Contains 2/3 of the | |||
| blood volume | ||||
| 4. | Thicker tunica externa | |||
| 5. | Single-cell thick wall | |||
| 6. | Site of all gas and | |||
| nutrient | ||||
| delivery/diffusion | ||||
Name the components of the:
Tunica intima
- __________________
- __________________
- __________________
Tunica Media
- __________________
- __________________
Tunica externa
12. __________________
Label the arteries using the letters corresponding to the appropriate names
- internal carotid artery
- subclavian artery
- coronary artery
- common iliac artery
- axillary artery
- ascending aorta
- ulnar artery
Arteries
- celiac trunk
- external carotid artery
- vertebral artery
- k popliteal artery
- external iliac artery
- brachial artery
- posterior tibial artery
- common carotid arteries
- arcuate artery
- abdominal aorta
- radial artery
- femoral artery
- brachiocephalic trunk
- anterior tibial artery
- aortic arch
- renal artery
Label the veins using the letters corresponding to the appropriate names
- external jugular vein
- hepatic veins
- renal vein
- brachial vein
- right and left brachiocephalic veins
- ulnar vein
- axillary vein
- femoral vein
- hepatic portal vein
- popliteal vein
- vertebral vein
- cephalic vein
- dorsal venous arch
- posterior tibial vein
- basilic vein
- great saphenous vein
- superior mesenteric vein
- common iliac vein
- radial vein
- superior vena cava
- anterior tibial vein
- median cubital vein
- internal jugular vein
- subclavian vein
- inferior mesenteric vein
Veins
13. What is the purpose of venous valves?
14. What condition results from failure of valves in superficial veins? _____________________________
15. Which two pairs of arteries supply blood to the Circle of Willis
- ____________________
- ____________________
16. Besides acting as a conduit for blood, what is the role of the large, elastic arteries?
17. Which vessel carries all the venous blood from the digestive tract? _____________________________
18. To where is that blood delivered? ______________
19. What happens if the liver becomes severely inflamed or scarred?