Fill in the Blanks


1		The branches of the aortic arch, in the order they come off, are , , and .


2		A weakened vessel that bulges when the heart contracts is called a(n) .


3		The embryological origin of the superior vena cava is the .


4		In capillaries, there are numerous filtration pores through endothelial cells.


5		At its inferior end, the aorta branches to right and left arteries.


6		Intestinal blood enters the inferior side of the liver by way of the vein.


7		The formation of blood vessels is called .


8		Abnormally high blood pressure is called .


9		Inflammation of a vein that causes pain and edema is .


10		The major deep veins of the forearm are the on the medial side and the on the lateral side.


11		A route in which blood flows through two capillary beds before returning to the heart is called .


12		The layer of a vessel wall that is composed mainly of simple squamous epithelium is .


13		Baroreceptors in carotid arteries that respond to changes in blood pressure are called .


14		The aorta is structurally classified as a artery.


15		The chemoreceptors located in the aortic arch are .


16		Irregular blood-filled spaces in the liver, bone marrow, and spleen that allow exchange of large molecules are called .


17		The smallest veins that receive blood from capillaries are .


18		The common iliac artery continues as the , which then continues as the through the thigh.


19		The vessels that converge at the level of L5 to form the inferior vena cava are .