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WCSU  BIO  106  

NVCC  BIO  212  
BLOOD  VESSELS  LAB  and  ASSIGNMENT  

Courtesy  of:  
Dr.  Susan  Maskel  
Professor  of  Biology  
Western  ConnecDcut  State  University  
Danbury,  CT    06810  

Source  materials:  
UCONN  site:    h6p://www.pnb.uconn.edu/PNB_Base/catlas/cardiovascular/uharteries.html  
Elaine  Marieb  Lab  workbooks  and  others,  as  indicated.  
 

Pulmonary     2  
CirculaBon  
O2  poor  blood  from  
heart  to  lungs;  O2  rich  
blood  from  lungs  to  
heart  
 
Systemic    
CirculaBon  
O2  rich  blood  from  
heart  to  body  Dssues;  
O2  poor  blood  from  
lecture  textbook,  Fig.  18.1   body  Dssues  to  heart  
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Example:    Systemic  CirculaBon  
 
 
heart                                      ascending  aorta  
 
aorBc  arch                                descending  aorta  
 
renal  artery                      kidney                      renal  vein  
 
inferior  vena  cava                                              heart  

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ExcepBon:    HepaBc  Portal  CirculaBon  
 
Blood  from  digesDve  system  picks  up    
nutrients,  toxins.      
Liver  monitors  nutrients,  toxins.  
Blood  from  digesDve  organs  goes  to  liver    
before  returning  to  heart.  
 
digesBve  organs                    hepaBc  portal  vein  
 
liver              hepaBc  veins              inferior  vena  cava              heart  
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Cat  DissecBon   5  

Use  only  side  sinks  for  cats  

Sink  in  back  of  room:    people  only!!!!  
1  cat  per  2  students  
Use  same  bag  &  preservaDve  unless  leaking  
2  tags  –  in  pencil  (not  pen)  –  your  name,  your  lab  partner’s  
name;  1  tag  on  paw;  1  tag  on  outside  of  bag  
about  1/8  cup  preservaDve  in  bag  when  stored  
NO  CAT  PARTS  IN  SINK!    (if  cat  parts  are  found  in  sink,  extra  
credit  will  no  longer  be  given  on  lab  quizzes  &  exams)  
rinse  cat  trays  when  finished  
clean  your  staDon  with  desk  wash  when  finished  

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page    
700  
The  cat  you  
receive  
should  look  
page   very  much  
700  
like  this  cat.  

page  
412  
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page  
 
721   Cut  open  
2 or 2
your  cat    
3
3
Diaphragm
as  
page   indicated  
721  
in  this  
4
1
4 diagram.  
Incision

page  
427  

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In  order  to  find  the  blood  vessels,  you  need  to  cut  
away  fat  and  other  connecDve  Dssues.  
 
Blunt  probes:  most  useful  dissecDng  tool;  use  for  separaDng  
 
 
 
Forceps:  use  for  grasping  &  pulling  Dssue  
 
 
 
Scalpels:  cut  Dssues  held  by  forceps  
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This  is  what  an  
page  
726   excellent  
dissecDon  
looks  like  EXCEPT:  
 
page  
726  
(1)  do  not  cut  off  
the  body  wall.  
Just  move  it  
to  the  side,  
page   and    
432  
(2)  see  next  
page.  

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Try  not  to    
This   cut  out  the  
picture   greater  
did  not   omentum    
come   (an  apron-­‐like  
from   layer  over  the  
your  
labbook  
abdominal  
organs);  
just  push  it  to  
the  side  
greater  omentum    
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Larynx
External jugular
vein Trachea
Brachiocephalic Vagus nerve
vein

Superior vena
cava (precava) Aorta
Heart
Diaphragm (cut)
Lobe of lung
Stomach
Lobe of liver Kidney

Spleen
Small intestine
10th  &  11th  ediOons:   Large intestine
page  726  
Urinary bladder
Integrated  ediOon:  
page  432  

Arteries   12  

R.  &  L.  common  caroDd  arteries  

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Larynx Arteries   13  

Right common carotid artery

Left common carotid artery

Right
subclavian Left
artery Subclavian Artery

Brachio- Thymus
cephalic
artery
heart
Lungs
Diaphragm
Picture  from  cat  respiratory  system  exercise;  I  changed  the  labels    
10th  &  11th  ediOons:page  739;  Integrated  ediOon:  page  443  

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To  find  the  arteries  in  the  abdominopelvic  cavity:  
 
find  descending  aorta  in  chest  
 
follow  descending  aorta  down  to  diaphragm  
 
clear  off  area  caudal  to  diaphragm  
 
push  abdominal  organs  to  cat’s  right  
 
first  branch  off  aorta  on  right  =  celiac  trunk  
 
second  branch  off  aorta  on  right  =  superior  mesenteric  artery  
 
 
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 ileolumbar  artery  

Arteries  

Celiac trunk
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Edge of diaphragm Adrenolumbar artery
Adrenal gland
Superior mesenteric artery

Descending abdominal aorta

Inferior mesenteric artery
Iliolumbar artery Renal artery

Right external iliac artery Gonadal artery

(testicular or ovarian)

part  of  
part  of   part  of  
figure  on  
figure  on   figure  on  
page  728  
page  728   page  434  
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Arteries   17  

 ileolumbar  artery  

Common iliac artery

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NOTE  the  
Internal iliac artery

External iliac artery

differences  
between  the  
Femoral artery
cat  &  the  
human  
arteries  
Human  diagram  =  
part  of  diagram  on  page:  
11th  ediDon:    p.  477  
10th  ediDon:    p.  477  
Integrated:    p.  289  
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Larynx VEINS   19  

Left external jugular vein

Right Trachea
subclavian Left common carotid artery
vein
Right Left subclavian vein
brachio- Superior vena cava
cephalic (precava)
vein
Thymus
Left
brachio-
cephalic Left ventricle of heart
vein
Lungs
Diaphragm
Picture  from  cat  respiratory  system  exercise;  I  changed  the  labels    
10th  &  11th  ediOons:page  739;  Integrated  ediOon:page  443  

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R.  &  L.  External  Jugular  

R.  &  L.  Internal  Jugular  

VEINS  
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VEINS   21  

VEINS   22  
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To  find  hepaBc  veins  
 
Find  where  inferior  vena  cava  passes  by  liver  
Using  scalpel,  scrape  away  liver  Dssue  in  that  area  
HepaDc  veins  will  appear  
 
 
To  find  hepaBc  portal  vein  
 
Remove  peritoneum  between  first  part  of  small  intesDne  
(duodenum)  and  liver.  
HepaDc  portal  vein  should  appear  brown  
 
Copyright  protected  2000,  Susan  Caley  Opsal.      
This  image  may  be  copied  and  used  for  educaOonal  purposes.  
hlp://www2.ivcc.edu/caley/108/lab_images/portal.html  

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C  =  HepaDc  Portal  Vein  (injected  with  yellow  latex)  

A  =  inferior  mesenteric  vein      B  =  superior  mesenteric  veins  
D  =  gastrosplenic  vein  (you  don’t  need  to  know  this  vein)  
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VEINS   25  

L.  external  iliac  
vein  

page  
VEINS  26  
729  
External
jugular vein
Subclavian vein

Brachiocephalic vein

Superior
vena cava
page   (precava)
Heart
733  
Hepatic veins

Inferior
vena cava
(postcava)
Adrenolumbar artery and vein
Renal artery
and vein
page  
Common
439   iliac vein
Iliolumbar artery and vein
Internal
iliac vein
Femoral
artery and External iliac vein
vein
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Common iliac vein

Internal iliac vein

NOTE  the   27  
External iliac vein
similariDes  
Femoral vein between  the  cat  &  
human  veins  
Great Saphenous vein

Great saphenous
Popliteal vein vein Common iliac vein
Popliteal vein External iliac vein
Small saphenous
vein Internal iliac vein
Great saphenous vein Anterior tibial vein

Fibular vein Fibular vein Femoral vein

Small saphenous
Anterior tibial vein
vein (superficial)
Posterior tibial vein
Dorsalis Posterior tibial
pedis vein vein

Dorsal venous
arch upper  diagram  (human):   Plantar veins lower  diagram  (cat):  
11th  ediDon:    part  of  diagram  on  page  Deep
479  plantar arch11th  ediDon:    part  of  diagram  on  page  731  
Dorsal metatarsal
10th  ediDon:    part  of  diagram  on  page  Digital
veins 479   veins 10th  ediDon:    part  of  diagram  on  page  730  
Integrated:  part  of  diagram  on  page  291     Integrated:  part  of  diagram  on  page  436    
Anterior view Posterior view

Figure  19.21b    from  lecture  textbook  (minus  what  you  don’t  need  to  know)  
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Arteries of the head and trunk
Internal  caroDd  artery  
External  caroDd  artery   Arteries that supply the upper limb
Common  caroDd  arteries   Subclavian  artery  
Brachiocephalic  trunk  
Axillary  artery  

Subclavian  artery  
Brachial  artery  
AorDc  arch  
Radial  artery  
Ascending  aorta  
Ulnar  artery  
Coronary  artery  
Celiac  trunk  
Abdominal  aorta  
Superior  mesenteric  
artery  
Arteries that supply the lower
Renal  artery   limb
Gonadal  artery   External  iliac  artery  
Inferior  mesenteric  artery   Femoral  artery  
Common  iliac  artery  
Internal  iliac  artery  

Illustration, anterior view

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Figure  19.26b    from  lecture  textbook  (minus  what  you  don’t  need  to  know)  
Veins of the head and trunk 29  
Veins that drain
External  jugular  vein   the upper limb
Subclavian  vein  
Internal  jugular  vein   Axillary  vein  
Right  and  leo  
brachiocephalic  veins   Brachial  vein  
Superior  vena  cava  

HepaDc  veins  

HepaDc  portal  vein   Ulnar  vein  

Renal  vein   Radial  vein  
Superior  mesenteric  vein  
Inferior  mesenteric  vein  
Inferior  vena  cava  
Common  iliac  vein   Veins that drain
Internal  iliac  vein   the lower limb
External  iliac  vein  
Femoral  vein  
Great  saphenous  vein  

Illustration, anterior view.  The  vessels  of  the  pulmonary  circulaDon  are  not  shown.