THE CIRCULATION 175 



TABLE OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTERIES 



(SEE PLATE OPPOSITE PAGE 145) 



The Head 



C f~ r0t ' id ' } Supply the brain. 

 Ver'te-bral, 



Oph-thal'mic, supplies the eye. 



External Ca-rot'id f Lin 'g ual supplies the tongue. 



ivTs off 1 Fa ' ci - al > supplies the lower part of the face. 



' (. Tem'po-ral, supplies the upper part of the head and face. 



The Trunk 



The A-or'ta, arising from the heart, is the main arterial trunk. 



Cor'o-na-ry, supplies the walls of the heart. 



Bron'chi-al, supplies the lungs. 



In-ter-cos'tals, supply the walls of the chest. 



Gas'tric, supplies the stomach. 



He-pat'ic, supplies the liver. 



Splen'ic, supplies the spleen. 



Re'nal, supplies the kidney. 



Mes-en-ter'ics, supply the bowels. 



Spi'nal, supplies the spinal cord. 



The Upper Limb 



Branches of the Ax-il-la'ry, supply the shoulder. 

 " " Bra'chi-al, supply the arm. 



i< Pi'ni al ) 



" " Ul'nar I supply the forearm and fingers. 



The Lower Limb 



Branches of the Fem'o-ral, supply the hip and thigh. 



" Pop-li-te'al, \ 



" " Tib'i-al, [ supply the leg and foot. 



" " Per-o-ne'al, J 



QUESTIONS FOR TOPICAL REVIEW 



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1. In what organisms is the so-called circulatory fluid found ? 145 



2. How is it designated in the different organisms ? 145 



3. What can you state of the importance of blood to the body? 145 



4. Of its great abundance, color, and composition ? 145, 146 



5. Describe the corpuscles of the human blood 146, 147 



6. What is said of them in comparison with those of the lower animals ? 147 



7. Of the importance of sometimes detecting human from other blood ? 147 



8. What means have we of detecting blood in spots or stains? 147 



9. What is meant by coagulation of the blood ? 148 



