BIOL 171 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Superior Mesenteric Vein, Splenic Vein, Portal Vein
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1: the portal veins carry blood from the _____ to the liver. Smv = is posterior to the neck of the pancreas & anterior to the uncinate process and. *10. the ivc courses anteriorly to enter the: right atrium of the heart. 12. in patients with lower trunk and leg edema and a dilated ivc, a(n) _____ should be suspected: atrioventricular fistula. 13. the most common tumor to fill the ivc is: hcc (hepatic cell carcinoma) & rcc (renal cell carcinoma) 14. normal blood flow to the liver via the portal vein is------------------------------------: hepatopetal flow (hepato = liver; petal = toward) Spontaneous: respiratory phasic variations, non-pulsatile, the most common pathological condition of the inferior vena cava is ---------------------- Ivc thrombosis especially seen in dvt patients: pv (portal vein) supplies 75% of the blood to the liver, true, the portal vein is formed by the confluence of the -------------------------- Ivc: the left gonadal veins drain the venous blood into the----------------------------
