Match the following:

A) Great saphenous vein
B) Brachial artery
C) Femoral artery
D) Pulmonary vein
E) Superior mesenteric artery

1) Artery usually palpated to take the blood pressure.
2) Major artery of the thigh.
3) Supplies the small intestine.
4) Carries oxygen-rich blood from the lungs.
5) Vessel commonly used as a coronary bypass vessel.


1) B) Brachial artery
2) C) Femoral artery
3) E) Superior mesenteric artery
4) D) Pulmonary vein
5) A) Great saphenous vein

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