Ch. 8 Vascular system

The arterial lumen is part of the __ __ layer of vascular structures.

tunica intima

The __ __ makes up the tiny arteries and veins that supply the walls of blood vessels.

vasa vasorum

The inferior epigastric and deep circumflex iliac

branches branch off before they pass under the

inguinal ligament to become the __ artery.

femoral

The portion of the femoral artery posterior to the knee is the __ artery.

popliteal

The popliteal artery further divides into the anterior

and posterior __ arteries.

tibial

The left gastric artery supplies the lower third of the esophagus and the upper right of the __.

stomach

The splenic artery is the tortuous vessel that forms the superior border of the ___.

pancreas

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