MNEMONICS FOR ARTERIES

Here are a few mnemonics that were specific to the arteries and veins:

Aortic arch: major branch order
"Know your ABC'S":
Aortic arch gives rise to:
Brachiocephalic trunk
left Common Carotid
left Subclavian
_ Beware though trick question of 'What is first branch of aorta?' Technically, it's the coronary arteries.

"BAMBI":
Brachial Artery is Medial to Biceps In elbow.

Coelic trunk: branches
Left Hand Side (LHS):
Left gastric artery
Hepatic artery
Splenic artery

Descending abdominal aorta branches from diaphragm to iliacs
"Prostitutes Cause Sagging Swollen Red Testicles [in men] Living In Sin":
Phrenic [inferior]
Celiac
Superior mesenteric
Suprarenal [middle]
Renal
Testicular ["in men" only]
Lumbars
Inferior mesenteric
Sacral

HUMAN ARTERIES AND VEINS/ILLLUSTRATIONS

It took a little bit of searching, but I found a few sites that have great illustrations showing the arteries and veins. Take a peek and see what you think. The first link has an incredibly long URL, but it has tons of anatomy and physiology info on it. Double click on the image on the left and you should be able to save and print it.

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https://home.comcast.net/~pegglestoncbsd/Arteries-SystemCirc_1.JPG&imgrefurl=https://home.comcast.net/~pegglestoncbsd/cardiovascular.htm&usg=__tZlx5K6SLzrl4YD1Rgv-93gQ9Go=&h=599&w=558&sz=186&hl=en&start=6&sig2=BmVP8vvsHxllHM2O769mnA&um=1&tbnid=ySdpfCCJtTo06M:&tbnh=135&tbnw=126&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dsite:home.comcast.net%2Barteries%2Bof%2Bthe%2Bthorax%2Bimages%26ndsp%3D18%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1T4GZFA_enUS280US280%26um%3D1&ei=GELMSdewIeL4nQfHwdHRCQ

This one has a few nice diagrams:
http://www.personal.psu.edu/sxd5/

This site is pretty detailed as it comes from the Department of Bioengineering, but it has a few great illustrations of arteries and of veins. There is also a few diagrams of the heart which are very clear.
http://www.bg.ic.ac.uk/Staff/khparker/homepage/BSc_lectures/2002/_Cardiovascular_Mechanics.html

Arteries and Veins

Simple videos on arteries and veins.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I93ricIIOms

http://videos.howstuffworks.com/hsw/17092-the-circulatory-system-the-blood-vessels-video.htm