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    is done to the spine‚ it is important that you know what vertebral segment is having the treatment. Discuss the difference between procedures performed on arteries versus veins. When we think of arteries and veins you think of carrying the blood through the body. We know that the arteries carry oxygenated blood from the heart‚ while the veins carry the blood

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    Pulmonary valve: The valve is opened by the increased blood pressure of the ventricular systole (contraction of the muscular tissue)‚ pushing blood out of the heart and into the artery. It closes when the pressure drops inside the heart. It is located in the right ventricle of the heart. Aorta: The aorta is the largest artery in the body. The aorta begins at the top of the left ventricle‚ the heart’s muscular pumping chamber. The heart pumps blood from the left ventricle into the aorta through the

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    Fantastic Voyage part 1

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    The body is a very complex mechanism. There are many different veins and arteries that flow throughout the body. With there being many different veins and arteries throughout the body there are multiple paths to get to the lower lobe of the lung. In this paper we will discuss how to get from the femoral vein to the lower lobe of the lung. The path that I have chosen to discuss to get to the lower lobe of the lung from the femoral vein involves the inferior vena cava‚ AV valve‚ right ventricle‚ pulmonary

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    Cat Dissection Journal Pt. 1 Alexis Smalls Spring 2015 Dr. Neely 1 Table of Contents Title…………………………………………………………………………… Page Table of Content………………………………………………………………. 2 Endocrine Dissection…………………………………………………………. 3-4 Cardiovascular and Blood Vessel Dissection………………………………… 5-9 Lymphatic Dissection………………………………………………………… 10 2 Endocrine System January 26‚ 2015 Martin‚ the cat‚ was removed from the bag. Martin then placed in the pan on his posterior side in the anatomical position to dissect the

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    Circulatory System

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    This process is called circulation. The heart‚ arteries‚ capillaries and veins are the main part of this system. As blood begins to circulate‚ it leaves the heart from the left ventricle and goes into the aorta. The aorta is the largest artery in the body. The blood leaving the aorta is full of oxygen. This is important for the cells in the brain and the body to do their work. The oxygen rich blood travels throughout the body in its system of arteries into the smallest arterioles. The highway

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    substances to all our body cells‚ and take away waste products from them. The oxygenated blood (high in oxygen‚ red in color) comes to the heart from the lungs in the pulmonary vein; the heart pumps it to the aorta (an artery) to the rest of the body. The deoxygenated blood returns to the heart from the body in the vena cava (a vein)‚ the heart pumps is to the lungs to get rid of the carbon dioxide. Oxygenated Blood: Red color‚ high oxygen low Carbon dioxide. Deoxygenated Blood: Blue color‚ low oxygen

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    EPIPLOIC FORAMEN

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    ligament: the portion connecting to the lesser curvature of the stomach hepatoduodenal ligament: the portion connecting to the duodenum. Between the two layers of the lesser omentum‚ close to the right free margin‚ are the hepatic artery‚ the common bile duct‚ the portal vein‚lymphatics‚ and the hepatic plexus of nerves—all these structures being enclosed in a fibrous capsule (Glisson’s capsule). 1 : common bile duct – The common bile duct (ductus choledochus) is a tube-like anatomic structure in the

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    femoral vein to the lobe of the lower lung to document the “Battle of the Lung!” The course is going to be charted starting with the right femoral vein‚ passing through the external iliac‚ then the common iliac vein‚ head through the inferior vena cava‚ right atrium‚ right ventricle‚ pulmonary artery‚ and reaching the right lower lobe of the lung. (Innerbody‚ 2012) This will be exciting! The start of this fantastic journey is through the right femoral vein. This is the large vein in the

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    ANATOMY OF DIGESTIVE SYSTEM: STOMACH & SMALL INTESTINE SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES HEALTH CAMPUS UNIVERSITI SAINS MALAYSIA OBJECTIVES  At the end of this lecture‚ the students should understand: 1) Introduction to Lower Gastrointestinal (GI) Tract 2) Gross Anatomy of Stomach 3) Relations Blood Supply‚ Lymphatic Drainage & Nerve Relations‚ Supply Supply of Stomach 4) Gross Anatomy of Small Intestine 5) Bl d Supply‚ Lymphatic Drainage & Nerve Supply of Blood S l L h i D i N S l f

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    Chapter 12

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    Chapter 12: Cardiovascular System 12.1 3 types of blood vessels * Arteries: carry blood away from the heart to the capillaries * Capillaries: permit exchange of material with the tissues * Veins: return blood from the capillaries to the heart. Arteries Wall has 3 layers * Endothelium: inner layer‚ made up of simple squamous epithelium‚ with a connective tissue basement membrane that has elastic fibers. * Middle layer: thickest later and consists of smooth muscle that can

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