1.1.2. Venous Drainage of the Lower Limb

Question 1

What do Veins in the Lower Limb carry?

Answer 1

Deoxygenated Blood

Question 2

Where do Veins in the Lower Limb Carry Deoxygenated Blood to?

Answer 2

The Heart

Question 3

What are the 2 Groups of Veins in the Lower Limb?

Answer 3

1. Deep Veins

2. Superficial Veins

Question 4

Where are the Deep Veins of the Lower Limb located?

Answer 4

Beneath the Deep Fascia of the Lower Limb

Question 5

What is a General Rule for the names and locations of the Deep Veins of the Lower Limb?

Answer 5

They accompany and share the name of the Major Arteries in the Lower Limb
Note - These Veins are often located in the same Vascular Sheath so that the Arterial Pulsations aid Venous Return

Question 6

What is the main Venous structure of the Foot?

Answer 6

Dorsal Venous Arch

Question 7

Does the Dorsal Venous Arch drain mostly into Deep or Superficial Veins?

Answer 7

Superficial

Question 8

Some of the veins of the Dorsal Venous Arch penetrate deep into the leg, what do they form?

Answer 8

The Anterior Tibial Vein

Question 9

What Veins arise on the Plantar aspect of the Foot?

Answer 9

1. Medial Plantar Vein

2. Lateral Plantar Vein

Question 10

What do the Medial and Lateral Plantar Veins combine to form?

Answer 10

1. Posterior Tibial Vein

2. Posterior Fibular Vein

Question 11

What does the Posterior Tibial Vein accompany?

Answer 11

The Posterior Tibial Artery

Question 12

Where does the Posterior Tibial Vein enter the Leg?

Answer 12

Posterior to the Medial Malleolus

Question 13

What do the Anterior Tibial Vein, Posterior Tibial Vein, and Posterior Fibular Vein combine to form?

Answer 13

The Popliteal Vein

Question 14

Where does the Popliteal Vein arise?

Answer 14

On the Posterior Surface of the Knee

Question 15

How does the Popliteal Vein enter the Thigh?

Answer 15

Via the Adductor Canal

Question 16

What is the Popliteal Vein known as after it enters into the Thigh?

Answer 16

The Femoral Vein

Question 17

What does the Femoral Vein accompany?

Answer 17

The Femoral Artery

Question 18

Where is the Femoral Vein located, in relation to the Femoral Artery?

Answer 18

Anteriorly

Question 19

What, other than the Femoral Vein, is the main Venous Structure in the Thigh?

Answer 19

Profunda Femoris Vein (Deep Vein of the Thigh)

Question 20

What does the Profunda Femoris Vein (Deep Vein of the Thigh) drain?

Answer 20

Blood from the Thigh Muscles

Question 21

How does the Profunda Femoris Vein (Deep Vein of the Thigh) drain Blood from the Thigh Muscles?

Answer 21

Via Perforating Veins

Question 22

Where does the Profunda Femoris Vein (Deep Vein of the Thigh) empty into?

Answer 22

Distal Section of the Femoral Vein

Question 23

What does the Femoral Vein leave the Thigh underneath?

Answer 23

The Inguinal Ligament

Question 24

What is the Femoral Vein known as, after it has left the Thigh?

Answer 24

The External Iliac Vein

Question 25

What Deep Veins drain the Gluteal Region?

Answer 25

1. Superior Gluteal Vein

2. Inferior Gluteal Vein

Question 26

Where do the Superior and Inferior Gluteal Veins empty into?

Answer 26

The External Iliac Vein

Question 27

Where are the Superficial Vein of the Lower Limb located?

Answer 27

In the Subcutaneous Tissue

Question 28

What are the 2 Major Superficial Veins of the Lower Limbs?

Answer 28

1. The Great Saphenous Vein

2. The Small Saphenous Vein

Question 29

What forms the Great Saphenous Vein?

Answer 29

1. Dorsal Venous Arch of the Foot

2. Dorsal Vein of the Big Toe

Question 30

Where does the Great Saphenous Vein travel?

Answer 30

The Medial Side of the Leg, passing:

1. Anteriorly to the Medial Malleolus
2. Posteriorly to the Medial Condyle of the Knee

Question 31

What does the Great Saphenous Vein receive as it travels up the Leg?

Answer 31

Tributaries from other Small Superficial Veins

Question 32

Where does the Great Saphenous Vein empty into?

Answer 32

The Femoral Vein

Question 33

Where does the Great Saphenous Vein empty into the Femoral Vein?

Answer 33

Immediately Inferior to the Inguinal Ligament

Question 34

What is the Clinical Significance of the Great Saphenous Vein?

Answer 34

It can be harvested and used as a vessel in a Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)

Question 35

What forms the Small Saphenous Vein?

Answer 35

1. Dorsal Venous Arch of the Foot

2. Dorsal Vein of the Little Toe

Question 36

Where does the Small Saphenous Vein travel?

Answer 36

The Posterior Side of the Leg, passing:

1. Posterior to the Lateral Malleolus
2. Along the border of the Calcaneal Tendon
3. Between the 2 Heads of the Gastrocnemius Muscle

Question 37

What does the Small Saphenous Vein empty into?

Answer 37

The Popliteal Vein

Question 38

Where does the Small Saphenous Vein empty into the Popliteal Vein?

Answer 38

The Popliteal Fossa

Question 39

What is the Clinical Relevance of the Superficial Veins of the Lower Limb?

Answer 39

These are what form Varicose Veins