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17.3: MODELS- Flat Body, Skull with Arteries and Nerves, Torso, Leg, Arm, and Sagittal Head

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    Blood vessel histology:

    • Tunica externa
    • Tunica media
    • Tunica interna
    • Vasa vasorum
    • Valves
    • Varicose vein

    Arteries (All arteries should have the word arteries at the end)

    • Aorta
      • Ascending * arch * descending * thoracic * abdominal
    • Brachiocephalic trunk
    • Common carotid (skull)
      • External carotid (skull)
        • Superior thyroid (torso)
        • Facial (skull)
        • Superficial temporal (skull)
        • Occipital (skull)
      • Internal carotid
      • Circle of Willis (skull)
    • Subclavian
      • Vertebral artery
        • Basilar artery (skull)
      • Axillary artery
      • Brachial artery
        • Radial artery
        • Ulnar artery
    • Celiac trunk
    • Left & right gastric artery
    • Splenic
    • Common hepatic a.
      • Hepatic
      • Superior mesenteric
    • Suprarenal
    • Renal
    • Gonadal
    • Inferior mesenteric
    • Common iliac
    • Internal iliac
    • External iliac
    • Femoral
    • Popliteal
    • Anterior tibial
    • Posterior tibial

    Veins (All veins except the Vena Cava should have the word vein at the end)

    • Superior vena cava
    • Brachiocephalic
    • Internal jugular
      • Superior sagittal sinus
      • Straight sinus
    • External jugular
    • Subclavian
      • Axillary
      • Cephalic
      • Brachial
        • Radial
        • Ulnar
      • Basilic
        • Median cubital
    • Inferior vena cava
      • Hepatic
      • Suprarenal
      • Renal
      • Gonadal
      • Common iliac
        • Internal iliac
        • External iliac
    • Great saphenous
    • Femoral
      • Popliteal
      • Anterior tibial
      • Posterior tibial
    • Fibular
    • Small saphenous
    • Inferior mesenteric
    • Splenic
    • Superior mesenteric
    • Hepatic portal vein

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