| A | B |
|---|
| Popliteal artery | Used for pulse palpation and blood pressure behind knee |
| Brachial artery | Used for Blood Pressure In the Antecubital area of arm |
| Capillaries | Smallest blood vessels, one cell thick walls |
| Arteries | Carry blood away from the heart |
| External Iliac | Arteries branch off to the lower extremities |
| Inferior vena cava | Return blood from the lower body to the heart |
| Aorta | Largest artery |
| Venules | the next branch of circulation after capillaries |
| the next branch of circulation after capillaries | The next branch of circulation after arteries |
| Saphenous vein | longest vein in body, found in lower leg |
| Thoracic Aorta | Arteries extending to the chest cavity & structures |
| Aortic Arch | Arteries to the head and arns branch from here |
| Superior Vena Cava | Return blood from the upper body to the heart |
| Abdominal Aorta | Arteries branch off to the abdominal structures |
| Veins | Carry blood to the heart |
| Radial artery | Used for pulse palpation, above the thumb |
| Dorsalis Pedis artery | Used for pulse palpation on the dorsal (top) foot |
| Ascending Aorta | Coronary arteries branch off of this |
| Posterior tibial artery | Used for pulse palpation on the inner aspect of ankle |
| Hepatic Portal system | Carries blood from abdominal organs to the liver |
| Internal Iliac | Arteries branch off to the reproductive organs & bladder |
| Carotid artery | Used for pulse palpation in neck |
| sphygmomanometer | instrument to measure BP |
| diastolic | heart at rest (pressure is lowest at this time) |
| systolic | heart at work (pressure is highest at this time) |
| hypotension | low bp |
| hypertension | high bp |
| orthostatic Hypotension | decreased bp when changing position |
| vasoconstriction | narrowing of veins-causes increases BP |
| vasodilation | opening of veins-causes decreases BP |
| blood volume | increase causes increase BP and potential overload |
| viscosity | thick |
| cardiac output | amount of blood pumped in 1 min. |
| hypotension | signs dizzy, cool, clammy, confused, nausea |
