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Identify the vein that is circled in the image below (the one that is going slightly diagonally across the elbow area). Fill in the blank
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Correct answer: Median cubital vein
The vein running diagonally across the anterior elbow (antecubital fossa) is the median cubital vein, the usual communicating vein between cephalic and basilic veins and a common site for venipuncture.
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Which vein is indicated by the X in the picture below?
Fill in the blank
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Correct answer: Internal jugular vein (IJV)
The X indicates the internal jugular vein (IJV) - the deep neck vein that runs lateral to the carotid artery and drains venous blood from the brain and deep head structures.
Which blood vessel is marked with an X in the image below? Fill in the blank
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Correct answer: Superior vena cava (SVC)
The SVC is the large vein that returns venous blood from the head, neck and upper limbs into the superior aspect of the right atrium; anatomically it appears as the large trunk entering the upper right side of the heart in chest models.
Identify the white blood cell in the image below. Fill in the blank
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Correct answer: Neutrophil
Neutrophils have a multilobed (3–5 lobes) nucleus and fine, pale cytoplasmic granules; they are the most abundant WBC and are primary phagocytes in acute bacterial inflammation - those morphological features identify the cell as a neutrophil.