Circulatory System Study Guide

You will be responsible for the identification of the following vessels in the cat and on human model (when appropriate). Please be certain to identify vessels as R (right) or L (left), A (artery) or V (vein). Some vessels have more than one name (synonym). Vessels shown in bold are found above the diaphragm; those in plain text are below the diphragm.

Arteries	Veins
ascending aorta	superior vena cava
aortic arch	inferior vena cava
descending thoracic aorta	internal thoracic
brachiocephalic	brachiocephalic
subclavian	subclavian
axillary	axillary
brachial	brachial
internal thoracic	transversescapular
thyrocervical axis	subscapular
transversescapular	external jugular
subscapular	internal jugular
common carotid	transverse jugular
carotid	linguofacial
lingual	external maxillary
maxillary	vertebral
vertebral	azygous
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celiac	gonadal
gastric	ileolumbar
hepatic	common iliac
splenic	femoral
superior mesenteric	great saphanous
renal	deep femoral
gonadal	popliteal
inferior mesenteric	internal iliac
ileolumbar	midsacral
external iliac	suprarenal
femoral	renal
saphanous	.
deep femoral	.
popliteal	.
internal iliac	.
midsacral	.
abdominal aorta	.