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Blood Vessels and Circulation

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show away...arteries  
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show arterioles...capillaries of the organs  
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show venule...larger veins that carry blood towards the heart  
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pattern of oxygenated/deoxygenated blood applies to both the   show
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pulmonary circulation; in lungs..   show
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systemic circulation; in rest of the body...   show
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three tunics or layers of blood vessel walls   show
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show ct layer consisting of collagen and elastic fibers (cells and fibers run longitudinally)  
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show sheets of smooth muscle cells arranged circularly with circular sheets of elastin and collagen in between  
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show simple squamous epithelium...>1mm in diameter...subendothelial layer that lies just external to the endothelium  
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show protects the vessel, further strengthens vessel walls and anchors the vessel to surrounding sturctures  
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tunica media; vasoconstriction   show
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show increase diamter of blood vessel when relaxed  
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tunica media's...convey..for..   show
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tunica intima has   show
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arteries conduct...and veins conduct....   show
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arterial...   show
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show wider lumens  
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arteries have ...compared to veins   show
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veins have   show
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show valves  
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show ticker (retain their round shape) whereas veins tend to collapse  
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elastic laminae exist in   show
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show arteries, capillaries, veins  
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3 subtypes of arteries   show
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arteries conduct blood   show
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in the systemic circuit, arteries carry   show
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in the pulmonary circuit, arteries carry   show
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show thicker than the tunica externa in arteries  
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elastic arteries are in the   show
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elastic arteries are the   show
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show resistance conduits meaning that they are conducting arteries  
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elastic arteries have increased   show
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show elastin...surges of BP  
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muscular arteries =   show
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muscular arteries lie distal to the   show
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show organs  
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muscular arteries are muscular because   show
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unique feature of muscular arteries: especially   show
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show tunica intima and tunica media  
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(muscular arteries) external elastic lamina between the   show
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show smallest of the arteries  
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show resistant conduits meaning they are conducting arteries  
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the tunica media of the arterioles consists of only   show
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show 3 tunics and internal elastic lamina  
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show just a layer of smooth muscle cells and underlying endothelium  
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arterioles regulate the amount of blood flow to   show
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show continuous, fenestrated, sinusoidal cappillaries  
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show smallest...large...erythrocytes  
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show a single layer of endothelium is surrounded by basal lamina  
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show important blood vessel type because they renew and refresh interstitial fluid  
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show oxygen and nutrients  
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capillaries remove   show
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show oxygen enters the blood and co2 leaves it  
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show receive digested nutrients  
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show pick up hormones  
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show nitrogenous wastes are removed from the blood  
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capillary beds are structures by which   show
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metarteriole   show
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show structural intermediate between capillary and venule  
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show venules, receive true capillaries along the way  
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show smooth muscle cells that wrap around the root of each true capillary where it leaves the metarteriole  
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precapillary sphincter functions to regulate   show
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most tissues and organs contain a   show
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tendons and ligaments have   show
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show no capillary supply, blood supply from CTs  
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cornea and the lens also have   show
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capillary permeability is the anatomical basis of how   show
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show well suited for their function in the exchange of nutrients and wastes between the blood and the tissues through the tissue fluid  
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show block passage of small molecules  
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intercellular clefts   show
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pericytes are...shaped cells whose...   show
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pericytes   show
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show common type  
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show endothelial...tight junctions...organs such as skeletal muscles, skin and the central nervous system  
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fenestrated capillaries have...that span the...and occur only where there are...   show
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show sinusoidal capillaries  
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sinusoids are...capillaries containing both   show
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show fenestrated  
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show endothelial...cell junctions  
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show intercellular clefts are wide open  
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sinusoids occur wherever   show
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sinusoids function in decreasing   show
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show four  
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show oxygen and co2...endothelium  
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show most of small molecules to enter and exit capillaries  
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caveolae allow   show
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show fenestrated capillaries...small molecules to enter and exit  
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show blood brain barrier  
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low permeability capillaries prevents all but the most   show
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show structural features that account for capillary permeability  
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low perm caps have complete   show
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there are no...in low perm caps   show
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show cont. caps...fenestrated  
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low perm caps lack   show
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...and...may cross the BBB   show
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show venules, veins, vena cavae  
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show capillaries toward the heart  
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in systemic circuit   show
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show o2 rich blood from the lungs  
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show < arterial BP  
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venules are the   show
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show 1-2 layers of smooth muscle in tunica media and tunica externa  
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postcapillaryvenules are the..venules which are comprised of...   show
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show capillaries  
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show veins  
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veins hold fully   show
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tunica externa of veins is...than...   show
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vena cavae is the   show
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vena cavae has a tunica externa that is...by...   show
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vena cavae have decreased   show
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show low venous BP and help blood flow along its course towards the heart  
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show backflow of blood away from the heart  
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valves are   show
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valves are most abundant in   show
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valves found in...counteract the low venous BP   show
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show thoracic and abdominal cavities  
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...of our body and limbs counteract the low venous BP   show
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skeletal muscular pump   show
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show thinner walls, wider lumen, thinner tunica media, thicker tunica externa  
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vascular anastomoses have...channels where...   show
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vascular anastomoses provide   show
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arterial anastomoses; most organs receive blood from   show
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show joints...active body movements...hinder blood flow through one channel  
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occlusion in arterial anastomoses causes   show
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show frequently than arterial anastomoses  
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show skin on dorsum of hand  
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show blocks blood flow or leads to tissue death  
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vasa vasorum are   show
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vasa vasorum function as the   show
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vasa vasorum nourish the   show
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show small blood vessels  
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vasa vasorum may arise as   show
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show o2 poor blood leaves the right ventricle of the heart via the pulmonary trunk...anterior to the aorta and splits into right and left pulmonary arteries inferior to the aortic arch  
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each pulmonary artery enters   show
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lobar arteries   show
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pulmonary capillaries that surround the..where...occurs across the...   show
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show newly oxygenated blood...superior and inferior pulmonary veins  
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show medial aspect of each lung  
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each pair of pulmonary veins extend from the   show
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show o2 rich blood leaving the left ventricle of the heart through the aorta which progressively decrease in size  
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size of arteries (largest to smallest)   show
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arterioles become...in capillary beds, which...   show
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show thoroughfare channels...veins...two large vena cavae and the coronary sinus which empty into the right atrium of the heart  
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show heart...aorta...three parts (ascending aorta, aortic arch, descending aorta)  
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ascending aorta branches into   show
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aortic arch branches into   show
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show braciocephalic trunk, left common carotid artery, left subclavian artery  
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brachiocephalic trunk ascends to the   show
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show right common carotid artery and the right subclavian artery  
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the r and l subclavian arteries give off branches...to the...and run..   show
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show the thoracic cavity...outer border of the first rib...upper limb  
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show specific region of the upper limb it supplies  
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show axillary, brachial, radial, ulnar, plamar, digital  
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most parts of the head and neck are supplied by the   show
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show most tissues of the head external to the brain and orbit and send branches  
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show superior thyroid artery, lingual artery, facial artery, occipital artery  
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superior thyroid artery supplies the   show
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lingual artery supplies the   show
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show skin and muscles of the anterior face  
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show posterior part of the scalp  
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show temporomandibular joint  
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show superficial temporal artery and maxillary artery  
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show most of the scalp  
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maxillary artery branches also to the   show
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show orbits and most of the cerebrum  
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show sella turcica of sphenoid bone just posterior to the foramen and branches off  
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show opthalamic artery(eyes and orbits), anterior and middle cerebral arteries(supplies 80% of the cerebrum)  
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show each oter through a short anterior communicating artyer  
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show r and l vertebral arteries...vertebral column...vertebrae and cervical spinal cord  
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show unpaired basilar artery within the cranium  
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at the border of the pons and medulla, the basilar artery divides into a pair of...and is connected to the...by the..   show
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show arterial anastomosis called the cerebral arterial circle  
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the cerebral arterial circle forms a   show
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the cerebral arterial circle unites the   show
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the cerebral arterial circle provides   show
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show posterior to the heart and inferiorly on the bodies of the thoracic and lumbar vertebrae  
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the descending aorta has two sections   show
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show T3-T12...thoracic organs and body wall  
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abdominal aorta goes from...and supplies the...and divides into the...which supply the...   show
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the common iliac arteries descend...and each section is named according to the   show
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the common iliac artery supplies the   show
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show bodywall, kidneys...structures outside the peritoneal cavity...paired  
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branches to the body wall, kidneys and other non peritoneal cavity structures originate along the   show
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the major branches to visceral organs are...and arise on the...   show
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three unpaired arteries are the   show
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the celiac trunk is superiorly located branch that delivers...   show
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show left gastric artery, splenic artery and common hepatic artery  
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left gastric artery supplies   show
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splenic artery supplies the   show
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common hepatic trunk supplies arteries to the   show
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the superior mesenteric artery arises about...inferior to the...to supply arteries to the   show
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show blood to the terminal portions of the colon and rectum  
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show ...with corresponding arteries...distribution of arteries and veins  
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show merging of the r and l brachiocephalic veins  
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the r and l brachiocephalic veins are each formed by the   show
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show union of the two common iliac veins at the level of vertebra L5  
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show abdominopelvic viscera and the abdominal wall reaches the heart via the IVC  
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show corresponding arteries  
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show head and neck enters 3 pairs of veins  
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show internal jugular veins from the dural sinuses, external jugular veins, vertebral veins  
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show deep or superficial  
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show palmar venous arches to the radial and ulnar veins which unite and form the brachial veins of the arm and enter the axilla as the axillary veins which become the subclavian vein at the first rib  
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show hand  
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show cephalic veins, basilic veins, median cubital veins, median veins of the forearm  
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show first few intercostal spaces...brachiocephalic veins...other intercostals spaces...thoracic viscera...azygos system  
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the azygos system of veins is a group of...which flank the..and ultimately empty into the...   show
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show azygos vein, hemiazygos vein, and the accessory hemiazygos vein  
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show lumbar, gonadal, renal, suprarenal, hepatic veins  
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portal system is a set of...in which...lie between the   show
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hepatic portal system is a special   show
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show deep or superficial and ascend and merge to ultimately become the IVC  
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deep veins of the pelvis annd lower limbs share the names of the   show
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the deep veins of the pelvis and lower limbs include the   show
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superficial veins of the pelvis and lower limbs includes the   show
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