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What artery supplies the upper part of the duodenum and pancreas? 



What other name has the spermatic artery? 



What important structures do the inferior mesenteric artery supply? 



Name the artery which supplies the kidneys. 



What artery provides nutrition for the pelvic organs? 



What artery passes down the leg, and how is it divided? 



What artery forms the plantar arch? 



Give a description of the pulmonary artery. 



What is the venous system? 



What important veins have we in the neck? 



In what direction does the blood flow in the veins? 



What are sinuses, and where are they located? 



What do veins contain? 



What large vein in the lower extremity frequently becomes diseased? 



What forms the superior vena cava? The Inferior? 



What do the azygos veins connect? 



What are plexuses, and where do we find them? 



Through what veins does the blood from the substance of the heart 

 return? 



What makes up the portal circulation? Describe its location. 



What do you understand by the pulmonary circulation? 



What is the foramen ovale? 



Where would you make pressure in a lacerated limb if an artery was 

 severed? 



Describe the red corpuscles; the white. 



What is the function of the hemoglobin? 



What is the function of the plasma? 



What is the composition of the blood? 



What is the average quantity of blood in the adult? 



Through what medium does the fetus derive its nourishment? 



What is the difference in the circulation of the fetus before birth and 

 after? What takes place after birth? 



What are the changes that take place in the blood? 



On what is the pulse dependent? 



