major names of veins and arteries Questions
and Answers (100% Correct Answers)
Pulmonary
Ans: Refers to circulation thats carryins oxygen poor blood from the right ventricle
to the lungs.
Cornonary Arteries
Ans: Blood vessels that supply blood carrying oxygen and nutrients to the
myocardium of the heart.
Pulmonary Vein
Ans: The vein that carries blood from the lungs to the heart. It is the only vein that
carries oxygenated blood.
Hepatic Vein
Ans: The vein that carries blood away (drains) from the liver.
Carotid Artery
Ans: Refering to the common carotid artery supplies blood to the head and face.
Pulmonary Artery
Ans: The blood vessel that carries blood from the from the right ventricle to the
lungs. It is the only artery that carries deoxygenated blood.
Cappillaries
Ans: The smallests (microscopic) of blood vessels (one cell layer thick) that are the
site of gas, nutirent, and waste exchange between cells and the blood. They also
connect arterioles to venules.
Internal Carotid Artery
Ans: Artery that supplies blood to the brain.
Inferior Vena Cava
Ans: Carries (drains) blood from the lower limbs of the body and empties in the
right artium.
Vertebral Artery
Ans: Supplies blood to the spinal column and brain.
Great Saphenous Vein
Ans: The longest vein in the body. Sometimes used in bypass surgery.
Venules
Ans: The smallest of veins that receive blood from capillaries.