Peripheral Vasculature Flashcards
(116 cards)
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What type of blood vessel is strong and flexible
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Arteries and Arterioles
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What type of blood vessel is a high pressure system
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Arteries and arterioles
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Blood flows from arteries/arterioles to arteries/arterioles
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Arteries to arterioles
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Are veins or arteries less elastic
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Veins
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Blood flows from venules/veins to venules/veins
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Venules to veins
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Which blood vessel is a low pressure system
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Veins and venuoles
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What are the links between arteries and veins
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Capillaries
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What are the webs of microscopic vessels
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Capillaries
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This is the main exchange between blood and tissue fluids, gases, waste, etc.
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Capillaries
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What are layers of the vessel walls from the inside to outside
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Lumen Tunica Intima (inner) Tunica Media (middle)(muscle) Tunica Adventitia (outer)
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Tunica Media is thicker in which vessel
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Arteries
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In arteries the tunica media serves which purpose
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Holds shape of vessel and maintains pressure
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Which vessel does not have valves
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Arteries
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Arteries do not have valves so how is the flow controlled
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Controlled by systole and muscle contractions
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Which vessel has a thinner tunica media
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Veins
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Having a thin tunica media means that veins have which quality
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Compressibility
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Do veins have valves? If so where are they located
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Yes
In upper and lower extremities
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What do valves do in the body
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Keep blood flow in one direction (towards the heart)
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The body has both —— and —— venous systems
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Deep and superficial
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The blood supply to the arms comes from the
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Branches of the aortic arch
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What are the branches of the aortic arch from first to last
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Brachiocephalic (innominate)
Left common carotid artery
Left subclavian
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What is the first branch off of the aortic arch
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Brachiocephalic (innominate)
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Which branch of the aortic arch is the most anterior in postion relative to the others
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Brachiocephalic (innominate)
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What is the second branch of the aortic branch
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Left common carotoid artery
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Which branch is the middle branch of the aortic arch
Left common carotid artery
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The left common carotid artery is —— to the innominate branch
Middle and posterior
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What is the third branch off the aortic arch
Left subclavian
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Which branch is the most posterior on the aortic arch
Left subclavian
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The aortic arch goes in which direction in the body
Left and posterior
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Which aortic branch supplies blood to the right arm
Brachiocephalic trunk (innominate)
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The brachiocephalic trunk divides into what two branches
Right common carotid artery (up right side of neck)
| Right subclavian artery (right arm)
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Which aortic branch supplies blood to the left arm
Left subclavian artery
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Subclavian arteries travel —— towards the shoulders
Horizontally
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The subclavian arteries become the —— artery at about what level
Axillary artery at about the humeral head
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What is an extension of the subclavian artery
Axillary artery
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Which artery originates at the level of the humeral head
Axillary artery
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Which artery is a short segment that travels along the axilla
Axillary artery
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In the region of the upper/mid humerus the axillary artery becomes the what
Brachial artery
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Which artery continues to the elbow
Brachial artery
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At the elbow the brachial artery divides into what two arteries
Ulnar artery
| Radial artery
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Which artery travels along the lateral forearm to the wrist
Radial artery
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Which artery is located on the thumb side of the forearm
Radial artery
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Which artery travels along the medial forearm to the wrist
Ulnar artery
| P.U. - pinky and ulnar
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What arteries are distal extensions of the radial and ulnar arteries
Palmar arteries
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Which arteries form deep and superficial arches in the hand
Palmar arteries
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What arteries go to the fingers
Distal arteries
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What veins return blood from the fingers and hands
Digital and palmar veins
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Which veins for palmar arches (superficial and deep)
Digital and palmar veins
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Which vein ascends along lateral aspect of forearm
Radial vein
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Which vein ascends along medial aspect of the forearm
Ulnar vein
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The radial and ulnar veins unite inferior to the elbow to form what
Brachial veins
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Are brachial veins often paired
Yes
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Brachial veins travel superior to join the what vein
Basilic vein (part of superficial venous system)
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The union of the basilic and brachial veins form the
Axillary vein
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Do deep or superficial veins have corresponding arteries
Deep
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The subclavian vein travels —— and—— to the clavicle
Posterior superior
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The subclavian vein travels in a —— plane towards the heart
Horizontal
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The junction of the subclavian veins with the jugular veins form what
Right and left brachiocephalic veins
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The right and left brachiocephalic veins join to form what and where does it drain to
Join to form the superior vena cava drains into right atrium
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Cephalic vein is what type of vein
Superficial vein
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Basilic vein is what type of vein
Superficial vein
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Median cubital vein is what type of vein
Superficial vein
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Which superficial vein starts at lateral aspect of hand (thumb side)
Cephalic vein
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Which superficial vein ascends along lateral arm
Cephalic vein
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Which superficial vein drains directly into axillary vein to form the subclavian vein
Cephalic vein
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Which superficial vein starts at medial aspect of the hand
Basilic vein
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Which superficial vein ascends along posterior medial aspect of the arm
Basilic vein
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Basilic veins are —— to the brachial veins
Medial
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The basilic veins join the brachial veins to form what
The axillary vein
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Which superficial vein joins cephalic and basilic veins at the elbow joint
Median cubital vein
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The aorta bifurcates at what level to form the left and right common iliac veins
L4
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Common iliac arteries travel —— and —— in the pelvis
Inferiorly
| Laterally
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The common iliac arteries pass —— and —— to the common iliac veins
Laterally and anterior
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The common iliac arteries divide into what two arteries
Internal and external iliac arteries
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Which iliac arteries descend posterior and medial in the pelvis
Internal iliac arteries
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Which iliac arteries supplies the pelvic viscera and muscles
Internal iliac arteries
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What iliac artery travels laterally towards the leg
External iliac artery
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The external iliac artery becomes the what at the inguinal ligament
Common femoral artery
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The common femoral artery bifurcates to become the what and what
Superficial femoral artery
| Deep femoral artery
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The superficial femoral artery is also known as
Femoral artery
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The deep femoral artery is also known as the
Profunda artery
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The superficial femoral artery travels down the thigh and passes through the adductor canal to become the
Popliteal artery
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The popliteal artery is what to the knee
Posterior
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The popliteal artery is —— to the popliteal vein
Anterior
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What artery branches off the popliteal artery
Anterior tibial artery
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Which artery travels along anterior part of lower leg
Anterior tibial artery
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The anterior tibial artery becomes what in the foot
Dorsalis pedis
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The tibioperoneal trunk artery branches into the what and what
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Posterior tibial artery (posterior and medial)
Peroneal artery (posterior and lateral)
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The deep venous accompanies the —— and-share the name
Artery
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What system in the legs is superficial to deep fascia
Superficial venous system
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What connects deep and superficial venous systems
Perforating veins
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What three veins in the leg are paired
Anterior tibial veins
Posterior tibial veins
Peroneal veins
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Which vein ascends along anterior aspect of lower leg
Anterior tibial veins
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The anterior tibial veins unite to form the anterior tibial trunk with drains into the
Popliteal vein
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Which vein travels along posterior and medial aspect of lower leg
Posterior tibial veins
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The posterior tibial vein drains into the
Tibioperoneal trunk
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Peroneal veins lie —— then posterior tibial veins
Deeper
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Peroneal veins run —— to fibula (posterior and lateral aspect of lower leg)
Adjacent
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The popliteal vein is formed by the union of the
Anterior tibial trunk
| Tibioperoneal trunk
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Popliteal vein is located in the —— aspect of the knee
Posterior
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The popliteal vein is —— to the popliteal artery
Posterior
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The popliteal artery becomes the —— when superior to knee at adductor canal (hiatus)
Superficial femoral vein
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The superficial femoral vein joins the deep femoral artery at the inguinal ligament to form the
Common femoral vein
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The common femoral vein becomes the —— as it enters the pelvis
External iliac vein
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The external iliac vein takes a —— and —- course
Superior
| Medial
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What two arteries join to form the common iliac vein
External iliac vein
| Internal iliac vein
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The common iliac vein is formed at the level of what
SI joint
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The common iliac veins unite at what level to form the IVC
L5
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The common iliac veins are —— to the arteries
Posterior
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What are the two superficial veins of the leg
Greater saphenous vein (GSV)
| Lesser (small) saphenous vein
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What is the longest vein in the body
Greater saphenous vein
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The greater saphenous vein ascends along —— aspect of the leg
Medial
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The greater saphenous vein extends from —— to ——-
Foot to groin
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The greater saphenous vein empties into the
Common femoral vein
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The lesser saphenous vein ascends along the calf —— to the greater saphenous vein
Lateral
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The lesser saphenous vein empties into the
Popliteal vein
