BIOSC-139 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Internal Carotid Artery, Great Saphenous Vein, Common Carotid Artery

• School: Diablo Valley College
• Department: Biological Science
• Course: BIOSC-139
• Professor: khan

Document Summary

Panels a & b major arteries/veins of the body. Look so you know the radial, ulnar artery most are names around the bones. Coronary bypass one of the places that they get a vessel from to do the surgery is the great saphenous vein goes down medial side of leg. Branches coming off of it and somewhere between are the valves. Fig 23. 10 panel a major arteries of head & neck. Right common carotid artery divides into internal carotid & external carotid. External carotid will serve scalp & skin & parts of body outside of bones. Internal carotid major vessels that serve the brain. Stroke there is an interruption of blood flow in the brain & affected neurons don"t work right so you can get paralysis might be temporary or permanent. Reason a lot occur is because of buildup of cholesterol type plaque in internal carotid artery.