limb vasculature

Question 2

what are the 3 branches of the arch of the aorta

Answer 2

branchiocephalic
left common carotid
left subclavian

Question 3

what 2 branches come of the brachiocephalic artery

Answer 3

right common carotid
right subclavian

Question 4

at what point does the subclavian artery become the axillary artery

Answer 4

past the inferior border of the 1st rib

Question 5

at what point does the axillary artery become the brachial artery

Answer 5

at the inferior border of theres major muscle

Question 6

where can you feel the brachial artery pulse

Answer 6

at the elbow, medial to the biceps tendon

Question 7

what does the brachial artery bifurcate into (2 things)

Answer 7

radial and ulnar arteries

Question 8

to what point do the radial and ulnar artery reach the hand

Answer 8

radial artery reaches posterior to the thumb

ulnar artery reachs lateral to the pisiform bone

Question 9

what do the radial and ulnar artery link as

Answer 9

superficial and deep palmer arch

Question 10

describe the structure/ points of the palmer arch on the hand

Answer 10

from the radial artery that reaches posterior to the thumb, it goes along the palmer of the hand then runs posterior again to the 5th metacarpal

Question 11

deep veins of the arms have same location and name as artery priorly mentioned

Question 12

what are the 2 main superficial veins of the arms

Answer 12

cephalic and bascilic

Question 13

describe the position of the cephalic superficial vein

Answer 13

start on the lateral aspect of the dorsal venous arch and go up to the anterior lateral epicondyle

Question 14

describe the position of the basilic superficial vein

Answer 14

start on the medial aspect of dorsal venous arch and go up to the anterior aspect of the medial epicondyle

Question 15

how does the cephalic vein join to the axillary vein

Answer 15

continue laterally from the lateral epicondylitis dyle to the midpoint of the humerus

then begin to arch the cephalic vein medially to finish inferior ally to the coracoid process (just under the clavicle)

Question 16

how does the basilic vein join to the axillary vein

Answer 16

continue the basilica vein from the medial epicondyle up to the axilla (armpit) and from there it connects to the axillary vein

Question 17

which major vessel does the left and right brachiocephalic vein join to form

Answer 17

superior vena cave

Question 18

where are the humeral and cubital/supratroclear nodes locate

Answer 18

humeral = medial side of arm close to armpit

cubital = medial side of arm just above the medial epicondyle

Question 19

what does the aortic branch spilt into as it first reaches the lower limbs

Answer 19

common iliac arteries

Question 20

what do the common iliac arteries split into

Answer 20

internal iliac arteries and external iliac arteries

Question 21

at what point does the external iliac artery become the femoral arteries

Answer 21

once it passes the inguinal ligament

Question 22

how does the superficial femoral artery descend from the external iliac artery

Answer 22

it depends posterior-medially towards the back of the knee

Question 23

at what point does the superficial femoral artery become the popliteal artery?

Answer 23

when it passes through the adductor hiatus, which is a hole in the adductor Magnus muscle

Question 24

how does the popliteal artery decend

Answer 24

down through the centre of the posterior aspect of the knee down to the bulk of the gastrocnemius (calf)

Question 25

what 2 things does the popliteal artery spilt into

Answer 25

anterior and posterior tibial arteries

Question 26

what 2 bones does the anterior tibial artery pass anteriorly of

Answer 26

tibia and fibula

Question 27

what artery does the anterior tibial artery descend into and how

Answer 27

continue down the centre of the tibia, past the ankle joint and towards the large toe

Question 28

where does the posterior tibial artery descend down to

Answer 28

the medial malleolus

Question 29

what are the superficial veins of the lower limb

Answer 29

great saphenous vein and lesser saphenous vein

Question 30

describe the branching of the greater saphenous vein

Answer 30

starting from the superficial venous arch on the foot

continue the medial branch of the venous arch passing anterior to the medial malleolus

continue along the medial aspect of leg up to the inferior of knee then it continues posterior-medially until superior of knee

and all the way to the common femoral artery

Question 31

what deep vein does the great saphenous join to

Answer 31

common femoral vein

Question 32

where are the lymph nodes of the lower limb

Answer 32

right above the crease of the knee / popliteal fossa