capillaries, Veins, and Coronary Circulation

Which of the following is not considered a deep vein?

Basilic vein

What is the primary function of capillaries in the circulatory system?

Facilitate exchange of nutrients, gasses, and waste

Which vein is responsible for carrying nutrient-rich blood from the gastrointestinal tract to the liver?

Hepatic portal vein

What is the primary function of the hepatic portal system?

To transport nutrient-rich blood from the digestive organs to the liver

Which vessel collects deoxygenated blood from the heart muscle and returns it to the right atrium?

Coronary sinus

Which veins empty into the coronary sinus? Choose all that apply.

Great & Small Cardiac veins

Which of the following is the longest vein in the body?

Great Saphenous vein

The muscular walls of the heart receive their blood supply directly from the

Coronary arteries

The coronary arteries are part of the___ pathway of the circulatory system

Systemic

The main blood vessels that allow for exchange of gasses and passing of nutrients between blood and tissue cells are…

Capillaries

What drains blood from the left and right sides of the heart

Cardiac veins

What drains blood from the brain and orbit and exits through the jugular foramen

Internal jugular vein

What passes through the transverse foramina of the cervical vertebrae

Vertebral veins

What drains blood from the kidney

Renal vein

What blood from the small intestine

Splenic vein

What drains blood from the small intestine

Superior vena cava

What drains blood from the body parts inferior to the heart

Inferior Vena cava

The radial and ulnar veins join to form the

Brachial vein

Which of the following DO NOT drain directly into the inferior vena cava?

Gastric & internal jugular vein

The longest vein in the human body is the

Great Saphenous vein

Which of the following is the correct pathway of blood from the great Saphenous vein to the heart?

Great Saphenous vein → femoral vein → external Iliac vein → common Iliac vein → inferior Vena cava → right atrium

Blood leaves a capillary network and enters a___

Venule

Venous blood leaves the___enters the coronary sinus

Right atrium

___arteries and veins travel through the transverse foramina of the cervical vertebrae

Vertebral

The two___veins join like an upside down Y to form the inferior Vena cava

Common iliac

A network of veins that does NOT carry blood directly to the heart is know as a___ system

Portal