Cardiovascular - Dry Room 4 Flashcards
What does the subclavian artery artery split into as it goes down the arm?
Axillary
Brachial
Radial going to thumb side
Ulnar
At what bony point does the subclavian become the axillary artery?
Lateral border of the 1st rib
What area of the upper limb does the brachial artery branch into the radial and ulnar?
In the cubital fossa - in front of elbow joint
Of radial and ulnar arteries - which is wider and more superficial?
Radial
On the forearm - what vein lies on the medial side?
Basilic vein
On the forearm what vein lies on the lateral side?
Cephalic
What does the cephalic vein split give off to the medial side that joins up with the basilic vein?
Median cubital vein
What do the superficial veins of upper and lower limbs drain into?
The deep veins which drain into the vena cava (superior in arma inferior if legs)
Name the arteries in the lower limb starting from the top
External iliac
Femoral - splits into deep and superficial
Superficial femoral continues and makes the popliteal
Then the anterior and posterior tibials
What is the name of the pulses in the foot?
Posterior tibial on ankle
Doraslis pedis
Where does the popliteal artery branch into the anterior and posterior tibial arteries?
Popliteal fossa
What is the dorsalis pedis a continuation of?
Anterior tibial artery
What do the deep veins of the leg accompany and are names after?
What is the new vein?
Their corresponding arteries
Femoral vein
Popliteal vein
Posterior and anterior tibial veins
Also a fibular vein
What are the names of the superficial veins from top of the leg to bottom?
Femoral vein anterior and politeal posterior
Great saphenous vein
Small saphenous vein
Where does the greater saphenous vein end and where does the small saphenous vein end?
Top of foot
Heel
