The Circulatory System Questions & Answers

1.  What is the biggest vein in your body?
          The superior vena cava

2.  Which vein runs under the clavicle bone?
          The subclavian vein

3.  Which upper arm vein runs deep within your body tissue?
          Brachial vein

4.  Which arm veins do nurses often take blood from?
          Cephalic vein, median cubital vein, and the basilic vein

5.  The inferior vena cava vein bifurcates into what veins?
          The iliac veins

6.  What are the superficial leg veins that run down to the feet called?
          The short saphenous vein

7.  What is the longest vein in the body?
          The long saphenous vein

8.  The superficial and the deep veins are connected by perforator veins. Which way does blood flow?
          Superficial veins to the deep veins