Long branching vessels over a body, each left-and-right pair one region with two outlines.
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The body's largest artery. It leaves the heart, arches over it, and runs down the back of the chest and abdomen, dividing into the two common iliac arteries at about the level of the navel.
Run up each side of the neck to supply the head and brain. The pulse in the neck is felt over them.
Run beneath the collarbones and out to each arm.
The main artery of the upper arm. A blood-pressure cuff listens to it at the inside of the elbow.
Run down the thumb side of each forearm. The pulse is usually taken over the radial artery at the wrist.
Short, wide arteries carrying blood to the kidneys, which filter it.
Supply: The kidneys
The aorta's two final branches, supplying the pelvis and the legs.
The main artery of each thigh. A pulse can be felt in the groin.
Continue from the artery behind the knee to supply the lower leg and the foot.
Returns blood from the head, neck and arms to the heart.
Returns blood from the lower body to the heart. It is the largest vein in the body.
Drain blood from the head and neck, running down each side of the neck.
Drain: Head and neck
Return blood from each arm and join the jugular veins on their way to the heart.
Drain: The arms
Run up the inner side of each arm. The veins at the inside of the elbow are where blood is usually drawn.
Return filtered blood from the kidneys to the inferior vena cava.
Drain: The kidneys
Return blood from the legs and pelvis, and join to form the inferior vena cava.
Join to form: The inferior vena cava
Run alongside the femoral arteries, returning blood from the thighs and legs.
Drain: The thigh and leg
Run up the inside of each leg, from the foot to the groin, just under the skin. They are the longest veins in the body.
The pump at the centre of it all: the right side sends blood to the lungs, the left side to the rest of the body.
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