blood supply to head neck and limbs

Question 1

which nerve is found between the common carotid artery and jugular vein

Answer 1

vagus nerve

Question 2

which carotid artery is more anterior

Answer 2

external carotid artery

Question 3

what does the carotid sheath surround

Answer 3

common (and internal) carotid artery, internal jugular vein, vagus nerve

Question 4

which artery is the carotid sinus on?

Answer 4

internal carotid artery

Question 5

what small tissue mass lies on the carotid sinus

Answer 5

carotid body

Question 6

branches of the external carotid artery

Answer 6

lingual artery
facial artery
maxillary artery
middle meningeal artery

Question 7

which artery supplies the dura

Answer 7

middle meningeal artery

Question 8

which bone does the internal carotid artery pass through

Answer 8

temporal bone

Question 9

what does the internal carotid artery supply

Answer 9

brain (through circle of willis)

Question 10

internal carotid artery branches

Answer 10

ophthalmic, vertebral, basilar arteries

Question 11

dural venous sinuses?

Answer 11

sigmoid sinus
transverse sinus
superior sagittal sinus
inferior sagittal sinus

Question 12

which veins drain the head and neck and where do they drain into

Answer 12

internal and external jugular vein.
external drains into subclavian, internal drains into brachiocephalic vein

Question 13

what does the subclavian artery become and where

Answer 13

axillary artery at lateral margin of 1st rib

Question 14

what does the axillary artery become and where

Answer 14

brachial, inferior boundary of teres major

Question 15

which major branch of the brachial artery supplies the posterior compartment of the arm

Answer 15

profunda brachii or deep brachial artery

Question 16

what does the brachial artery bifurcate into? where?

Answer 16

radial and ulnar artery. after brachial artery passes under the bicipital aponeurosis

Question 17

which deep arteries branch off the ulnar artery

Answer 17

interosseous arteries

Question 18

what branches do the radial and ulnar arteries split into

Answer 18

both split into deep and superficial arteries

Question 19

arteries in hand?

Answer 19

superficial and deep palmar arch

Question 20

deep venous return of the upper limb

Answer 20

radial and ulnar veins drain into brachial veins

Question 21

which superficial vein runs down the anterior arm

Answer 21

cephalic vein

Question 22

median posterior (ish) vein in upper limb

Answer 22

basilic

Question 23

lil vein in elbow that can be used to give blood

Answer 23

median cubital vein

Question 24

veins in hand

Answer 24

dorsal veins

Question 25

which groove does the cephalic vein pass through in the shoulder

Answer 25

deltopectoral grove

Question 26

where does the abdominal aorta bifurcate

Answer 26

L4

Question 27

where does the common iliac artery bifurcate

Answer 27

sacroiliac joint

Question 28

when does the external iliac artery become the femoral artery

Answer 28

when it passes the inguinal ligament

Question 29

main branch of the femoral artery

Answer 29

deep femoral artery or profunda femoris

Question 30

what does the femoral artery become

Answer 30

popliteal artery

Question 31

which branches from the popliteal artery supply the knee

Answer 31

genicular branches

Question 32

what does the popliteal artery bifurcate into

Answer 32

posterior tibial artery and anterior tibial artery

Question 33

which artery passes laterally to the fibula

Answer 33

fibular artery

Question 34

what does the posterior tibial artery bifurcate into

Answer 34

medial and lateral plantar arteries

Question 35

which arteries supply which toes

Answer 35

lateral 4 toes - lateral plantar artery big toe - medial plantar artery

Question 36

branches of the internal iliac artery

Answer 36

posterior and anterior

Question 37

which artery does the posterior internal iliac artery become

Answer 37

superior gluteal artery

Question 38

which arteries does the inferior internal iliac artery become

Answer 38

obturator and inferior gluteal arteries

Question 39

deep lower limb veins?

Answer 39

mirrors arterial supply!!!