Vertebrate Circulatory systems

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Ventral/Dorsal aorta
Primary artery feeding into/out of the heart at the midline

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TermDefinition
Ventral/Dorsal aorta
Primary artery feeding into/out of the heart at the midline
Coronary artery
Arteries atop the heart
Afferent
Carrying towards something
Afferent branchial arteries
Arteries branching off the aorta to the gills
Conus arteriosus
4th heart chamber, large tubular chamber at the exit of the heart to the aorta
Ventricle
3rd heart chamber, triangular ventral chamber of the heart
Atrium
2nd heart chamber, largest , lies dorsal to ventricle
Sinus venosus
1st chamber of heart where blood is collected. Horizontal thick blue vein dorsal to liver.
Hepatic sinus
Thinner dorsal-caudal branches of the Sinus venosus
Common cardinal vein
Lateral thick branches of the Sinus venosus, dorsal to liver. Stays at midline
Subclavian vein
Lateral thinner branches of the Sinus venosus, dorsal to liver. Leads to Brachial, Subscapular, and Lateral abdominal veins.
Subscapular vein
Curveball thin vein from the Subclavian vein
Lateral abdominal vein
Blue vein along lateral body wall
Hepatic portal vein
Entry vein to the liver. Paired w/artery. Anterior. Left lobe of liver.
Hepatic artery
Entry artery to the liver. Paired w/vein. Anterior. Left lobe of liver.
Celiac artery
First of the major 4 branches off dorsal aorta (anterior). Dorsal to median liver lobe and ventral to kidneys
Superior/Inferior Vena Cava