REQUIRED LECTURE VESSELS

You may be required to trace the path of a red blood cell (or anything carried by the cardiovascular system) between any two points in the body using the vessels listed below. You may also be asked to describe which vessels pass through each major region of the body (head, neck, thorax, abdomen, arm, forearm, thigh, or leg).

Arteries
Veins

coronary arteries
pulmonary trunk
pulmonary arteries
ascending aorta
aortic arch
brachiocephalic trunk
common carotid artery
subclavian artery
axillary artery
brachial artery
radial artery
ulnar artery
descending aorta
celiac trunk
superior mesenteric artery
renal artery
gonadal artery
inferior mesenteric artery
common iliac artery
external iliac artery
internal iliac artery
femoral artery
deep femoral artery
popliteal artery
anterior tibial artery
posterior tibial artery
fibular artery

cardiac veins
coronary sinus
pulmonary veins
superior vena cava
inferior vena cava
brachiocephalic vein
external jugular vein
internal jugular vein
subclavian vein
axillary vein
brachial vein
cephalic vein
basilic vein
radial veins
ulnar veins
renal vein
gonadal vein
superior mesenteric vein
inferior mesenteric vein
splenic vein
hepatic portal vein
hepatic vein
common iliac vein
external iliac vein
internal iliac vein
femoral vein
deep femoral vein
popliteal vein
great saphenous vein
anterior tibial vein
posterior tibial vein
fibular vein