Vessels/vasculature of LE

Question 1

Systemic circulatory system moves blood …

Answer 1

From heart to body

Question 2

Pulmonary circulatory system moves blood…

Answer 2

From heart to lungs

Question 3

Arteries carry blood ___ from chambers of the heart

Answer 3

Away

Question 4

Arteries deliver…

Answer 4

Oxygen, nutrients, hormones

Question 5

Arteries in systemic circulatory system have ______ RBCs

Answer 5

Oxygenated

Question 6

Veins carry blood _____ chambers of heart

Answer 6

Toward

Question 7

Veins return…

Answer 7

Blood, metabolites, waste, carbon dioxide

Question 8

Veins in systemic circulatory system has _____ RBCs

Answer 8

Deoxygenated

Question 9

Characteristics of arteries/veins…

Answer 9

Arteries: thicker wall, more elastin, can feel pulse
Veins: thinner wall, less elastin, more valves

Question 10

Femoral artery arises from ____ ____ at level of ____ _____ , passes through femoral sheath along with ____ _____ as it enters the ____ ____

Answer 10

External iliac
Inguinal ligament
Femoral vein
Femoral triangle

Question 11

Femoral artery terminates at…

Answer 11

Adductor hiatus

Question 12

Femoral triangle borders:
Upper
Lateral
Medial
Anterior wall
Posterior wall

Answer 12

U: inguinal ligament
L: medial border of Sartorius
M: medial border of adductor longus
AW: fascia lata
PW: adductor longus, Pectineus, Iliopsoas (med to lat)

Question 13

What are the branches of profunda femoris?

Answer 13

Medial femoral circumflex a.
Lateral femoral circumflex a.
Perforating branches

Question 14

What makes up the cruciate anastomosis?

Answer 14

Lateral femoral circumflex a.
Medial femoral circumflex a.
Inferior gluteal a.
1st perforating branch a.

Question 15

What branch supplies Vastus lateralis?

Answer 15

Lateral femoral circumflex a.

Question 16

What branch supplies adductors, femoral head, hip, Obturator externus?

Answer 16

Medial femoral circumflex a.

Question 17

What branch supplies medial and posterior compartments?

Answer 17

Perforating branches

Question 18

Branches of popliteal artery

Answer 18

Muscular branches
Sural aa
Cutaneous
Genicular

Question 19

What are the genicular arteries?

Answer 19

Superior medial
Inferior medial
Middle
Superior lateral
Inferior lateral

Question 20

Genicular arteries form a(n) _____ around the knee

Answer 20

Anastomosis

Question 21

Popliteal artery ends at _____ and bifurcates into _____ and _____

Answer 21

Inferior border of Popliteus
Anterior tibial a
Posterior tibial a

Question 22

Which artery supplies posterior and lateral compartments of leg?

Answer 22

Posterior tibial a

Question 23

What are the branches of posterior tibial artery and what do they supply?

Answer 23

Fibular a: lateral compartment
Nutrient a: supplies tibia
Muscular branches: muscles of posterior compartment

Question 24

Which nerve does posterior tibial artery run with?

Answer 24

Tibial N.

Question 25

Which nerve does anterior tibial artery run with?

Answer 25

Deep fibular N.

Question 26

Which artery emerges anteriorly after passing through proximal IOM at head of fibula, proximal tibia?

Answer 26

Anterior tibial a.

Question 27

“From internal iliac a. through Obturator canal” describes which artery?

Answer 27

Obturator a.

Question 28

The anterior and posterior branch of _____ artery sandwiches _____ ?

Answer 28

Obturator Adductor brevis

Question 29

Superior/inferior gluteal arteries branch from _____

Answer 29

Internal iliac a.

Question 30

Superior gluteal a. supplies…

Answer 30

G. Max, min, med, TFL

Question 31

Inferior gluteal artery supplies…

Answer 31

G. Max, Piriformis, QF

Question 32

Superficial veins run in _____ and deep veins run with ____

Answer 32

Fascia Arteries

Question 33

What is the longest vein in the body?

Answer 33

Great saphenous vein

Question 34

The great saphenous vein is on the _____ aspect of leg/thigh

Answer 34

Medial

Question 35

Great saphenous vein ends when it drains into …

Answer 35

Femoral vein

Question 36

“Drains sole/dorsum of foot and thigh via digital, dorsal metatarsal, and dorsal venous arch” describes which vein or artery?

Answer 36

Great saphenous vein

Question 37

The small saphenous vein is on the _____ aspect

Answer 37

Posterior

Question 38

Which vein passes around lateral malleolus?

Answer 38

Small saphenous v.

Question 39

Which vein drains lateral foot and leg?

Answer 39

Small saphenous vein

Question 40

What are the superficial veins?

Answer 40

Great/small saphenous

Question 41

What are the deep veins?

Answer 41

Plantar digital vv Posterior tibial and fibular vv Anterior tibial v Popliteal v Femoral v Deep femoral v

Question 42

Which veins accompany arteries of the same name (typically)?

Answer 42

Deep