Major Blood Vessels Quiz

Major Blood Vessels of the Body

• The body has large veins that carry deoxygenated blood back to the heart.
• The body has large arteries that carry oxygenated blood away from the heart to the body.
• The internal jugular veins start at the base of the cranium.
• Internal jugular veins unite with subclavian veins to form brachiocephalic veins.
• The right and left brachiocephalic veins join to form the superior vena cava.
• The superior vena cava is formed by the union of the two brachiocephalic veins.
• The azygos veins drain the thoracic wall, carrying deoxygenated blood back to the heart.
• Deep veins of the lower limbs drain the thigh, knee joint, and the leg, with the femoral vein draining the thigh.
• The superficial veins of the lower limbs include the small and great saphenous veins, with the great saphenous vein being the longest vein in the body.
• The superficial veins of the upper limbs include the median cubital vein, cephalic vein, and basilic vein.
• Major arteries of the body include the aorta.
• The aorta is the main arterial trunk that delivers oxygenated blood from the left ventricle to the tissues of the body.
• The aorta is divided into ascending, arch, and descending parts.
• Branches of the ascending aorta are the right and left coronary arteries.
• The arch of the aorta branches into the brachiocephalic artery, left common carotid artery, and left subclavian artery.
• The descending thoracic aorta gives off posterior intercostal arteries.
• The descending abdominal aorta gives off the celiac trunk, superior mesenteric artery, and inferior mesenteric artery.
• The subclavian artery is at the outer border of the first rib.
• The subclavian artery becomes the axillary artery at the lower border of the teres major muscle.
• The axillary artery becomes the brachial artery, which is opposite the neck of the radius and divides into radial and ulnar arteries.
• The abdominal aorta branches into the common iliac arteries, which in turn branch into external and internal iliac arteries.
• The external iliac artery becomes the femoral artery, which becomes the popliteal artery.
• The popliteal artery branches into the anterior and posterior tibial arteries and dorsalis pedis artery.
• The main arteries of the head, neck, and face include the common carotid which divides into the external and internal carotid arteries.