Biomedical Innovations
Major Systemic Arteries and Veins of the Body
Name: __________________________
Directions: Go to http://goo.gl/iTWZWc and draw the major systemic arteries (red) and veins (blue)
depicted in the animations onto the blank human bodies below; you’ll first have to draw a heart in each
diagram.
Major Systemic Arteries
Major Systemic Veins
Note: Neither the Pulmonary Artery or Vein are listed because they are NOT systemic; meaning that
they have their own special circulation route to and from the lungs, called the Pulmonary Circuit. See
the back for a diagram showing the two circulation routes (Systemic vs. Pulmonary).
Pulmonary vs. System Circuit: C
E
F
A
Word Bank:
 Pulmonary Circuit
 Systemic Circuit
 Capillaries
 Superior Vena
Cava
 Inferior Vena
Cava
 Pulmonary Artery
 Pulmonary Vein
 Descending Aorta
G
D
H
B
Identify the parts of a blood vessel:
A
:
B
E
:
C
D
D
Word Bank:
 Tunica intima
 Tunica media
 Tunica externa
 Lumen
 Valve