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LE Venous Anatomy Flashcards

1
Q

Veins are ______ walled & ______.

Veins still allow for _____ & ______

A

1) thin walled
2) collapsible
3) dilation
4) constriction

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2
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The media layer in veins is _____ than arteries

A

Thinner

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3
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Walls of the upper extremity veins contain ________________ then walls of the veins in the lower extremity and especially the feet. This is due to ___________

A

1) much less muscle

2) Hydrostatic pressure

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4
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Veins have a progressive ________ in size as they get closer to the heart

Most veins contain ________

A

1) Increase in size

2) valves

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5
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Veins originate distally as _____ in the extremities (hands/feet) and travel to ______

A

1) venules

2) right atrium

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6
Q

Capillary beds are composed of _______ only and connect to _______

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1) intima only

2) venules

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7
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Venules are composed of _____ and ______ layers only

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1) intima
2) adventicia layers
* NO media layer

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8
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Pressure in the venules normally does not exceed _______

A

20mmHg

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9
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______% of the blood in the body is found in the venous system

A

80%

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10
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______ refers to a vein that is usually paired, with the vein lying on either side of a single artery

A

Concomitant veins

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11
Q

List the concomitant vein’s

A

1) radial veins
2) ulnar veins
3) PTVs
4) ATVs
5) perineal veins
6) gastrocnemius veins

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12
Q

Current vascular nomenclature refers to proximal as ……

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Being closest to the heart

EX: The “proximal” SFV is in the upper thigh and closer to the heart and the “distal” SFV in the lower thigh

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13
Q

The venous valves are extensions of the _____ layer

A

Intima

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14
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The superficial femoral vein is now referred to as the ______

A

Femoral vein

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15
Q

The lesser saphenous vein is now referred to as the _____

A

Small saphenous vein

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16
Q

What does the abbreviation AASV mean

A

Anterior Accessory (Great) Saphenous Vein

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17
Q

List the central vein’s

A

1) IVC
2) hepatic veins
3) SVC
4) portal vein

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18
Q

The IVC is formed from the confluence of ______

A

The iliac veins

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19
Q

The SVC is form from the confluence of _____

A

The innominate veins

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20
Q

The portal vein is formed from the confluence of the _____ & _______

A

1) SMV

2) splenic vein

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21
Q

The position of the left common iliac vein posterior to the distal Ao & right common iliac artery results in ….

A

Increased incidence of left iliac DVT

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22
Q

List the deep veins of the lower extremity

A

1) deep digital veins
2) metatarsal veins
3) deep venous arches
4) PTVs & peroneal veins
5) tibioperoneal trunk
6) ATVs
7) popliteal vein
8) superficial femoral vein
9) common femoral vein
10) external iliac vein

23
Q

Veins in the lower extremity originate at the confluence of the _____ of the deep digital veins

A

Venules

24
Q

Metatarsal veins ________ from the _____ & merge into the ______

A

1) Drain the blood
2) the foot
3) deep venous arches

25
Q

The deep venous arches empty their blood into _______

A

Tibial vein’s

26
Q

Calf & forearm veins are referred to as _______because….

A

1) venae comitantes

2) 2 veins of the same name follow the same course as a single artery of the same name

27
Q

______ Drain blood from the anterior calf

A

ATVs

28
Q

The anterior tibial vein originate at the ________

A

Plantar arches

29
Q

The anterior tibial vein’s course ______________to the tibia bone in the interosseous membrane to reach the tibioperoneal trunk

A

Cephalad Anterolateral

30
Q

The anterior tibial veins travel between the _______ & ______ to join the popliteal vein

A

1) tibial head

2) fibula head

31
Q

What is the best skin approach to view the anterior tibial vein’s

A

Anterior calf with slightly lateral probe position

32
Q

_________ Drain blood from the posterior calf

A

Posterior tibial vein

33
Q

The posterior tibial vein’s originate at the confluence of the _____

A

Plantar arches

34
Q

At the ankle the PTV’s course ______ to the medial malleolus & _______ to the Achilles tendon then course cephalad through the calf posterior to the tibial bone

A

1) posterior

2) anterior

35
Q

What is the best scan approach For the PTVs

A

Place the probe on the medial calf, angling through to the lateral side

PTV’s most anterior on image and peroneals are visible beneath them

36
Q

________ Drain blood from the lateral calf

A

Peroneal vein’s

37
Q

The peroneal vein’s course _____to the PTV’s and ______ to the fibula

Continue in a cephalad course up the midline of the posterior calf, ______ to the fibula

A

1) lateral
2) medial
3) posterior

38
Q

The two peroneal vein’s & 2 posterior tibial veins merged to form _______ in the upper calf

A

A single tibio-peroneal trunk

39
Q

What is the best scan approach for the peroneal vein’s

A

Place the probe on the medial calf, angling through to the lateral side

PTV’s most anterior on image and peroneal’s are visible beneath them

40
Q

The _______merges with the ______ to form the popliteal vein in the popliteal fossa

A

1) tibioperoneal trunk

2) 2 ATVs

41
Q

The popliteal vein courses _____ to the popliteal artery

A

Posterior

42
Q

The popliteal vein becomes the for moral vein at _______ in the _____

A

1) adductor hiatus

2) distal thigh

43
Q

What is the best scan approach for the popliteal vein

A

Place probe on the posterior popliteal fossa

popliteal vein demonstrated anterior to the popliteal artery on the image due to the scan approach

44
Q

The femoral vein extends from ____ to join the _____ at the groin

A

1) adductor hiatus

2) profunda femoral vein

45
Q

The femoral Vein courses _______ to the femoral artery

A

Posterior

46
Q

The profundal femoral vein joins the femoral vein to form the _____ just below the _____

A

1) CFV

2) inguinal ligament

47
Q

The profunda femoral for vein drains the _______ in the ______

A

1) muscle

2) thigh (quadriceps)

48
Q

The common femoral vein is formed by the junction of the _____ & _____ just below the ______

A

1) FV ( femoral vein)
2) PFV

3) inguinal ligament
* courses beneath inguinal ligament

49
Q

The common femoral vein becomes the _______ just above the inguinal ligament at the groin

A

External iliac vein

50
Q

The CFV courses _______ & ________to the CFA

A

1) medial

2) posterior

51
Q

The internal iliac vein courses ________ to the external iliac vein

A

Medial

52
Q

What does the internal iliac vein drain?

A

Drains the pelvic organs

NOT the gonads

53
Q

The external iliac vein courses _______ to the internal iliac vein & _______ to the external iliac artery

A

1) lateral

2) anterior

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