PV Exam

Question 1

upper extremity nodes

Answer 1

1. epitrochlear node - 3cm above medial epicondyle of the elbow (enlarged with HIV)
2. axillary nodes - multiple

Question 2

lower extremity nodes

Answer 2

1. horizontal superficial inguinal nodes - lies in a chain in the proximal anterior thigh just below the inguinal ligament
2. vertical superficial inguinal nodes - lies in a cluster in the upper part of the saphenous vein

Question 3

2 venous systems of lower extremities

Answer 3

1. superficial - great and small saphenous

2. deep - femoral and popliteal