VEIN & LYMPHATIC SYSTEM LAB SHEET

  1. This vein is the most superficial vein in the arm and is usually visible in body builders

  1. The ulna and radial veins are named according to the bones they run parallel to. When the ulna
    and radial veins converge, they form a vein called?
    ___.
  2. The _ vein extends like a seat belt from the humerus to the radius. It is also the
    preferred site for blood draws in the hospital.
  3. The median cubital and basilic veins converge to form the _ vein?
  4. Three major veins branch off the external iliac vein. Name them
    a.
    b. _

    c. _
  5. The brachial and basilic veins converge together to form the __ vein
  6. The cephalic and axillary veins converge together to form the __________vein?
  7. The _, ___ & __ veins branch off the brachiocephalic vein
    and are responsible for draining the cephalic region
  8. The liver is the only digestive organ that drains directly into the inferior vena cava. The hepatic
    portal system is responsible for draining blood from the capillaries of digestive organs into its
    sinusoids. A blood vessel connecting two capillary beds is called a _____
  9. The _ , __, and veins drain into the femoral
    vein.
  10. This very long vein is harvested and grafted during coronary by-pass surgeries.

  1. Blood from non-digestive organs drain directly into the inferior vena cava. However, blood from
    digestive organs drain into the liver via the hepatic portal system in-lieu of the inferior vena
    cava. In your own words, explain why this
    happens?__________________________________________________________


  1. The thoracic duct is a lymphatic vessel that drains blood from the _________ into
    the _
  2. The right lymphatic duct is a blood vessel that drains blood from the ____ into
    the __
  3. Small lymphatic vessels responsible for draining the lower extremities drain into the right & left
    lumbar & intestinal trunks which drain into a sac like lymphatic vessel called the __.
    As this vessel moves superiorly through an opening called the aortic hiatus it becomes the
    thoracic duct.
  4. With the aid of your textbook or anatomy atlas app, locate the following structures
    a. Cervical Lymph nodes
    b. Thoracic duct
    c. Right lymphatic duct
    d. Axillary lymph nodes
    e. Pelvic lymph nodes
    f. Tonsils
    g. Spleen
    h. Thymus
    i. Appendix
    j. Inguinal lymph nodes
    k. Cisterna chyli
    l. Deep Inguinal lymph nodes.