Anatomy Flashcards
What is the superficial fascia made up of?
loose connective tissue and fat
What is deep fascia made out of?
tough sheet
dense connective tissue
How is the deep fascia arranged in limbs?
forms compartments separated by intermuscular septa which invests/surroudn the muscles
What are the compartments caleld in the thigh?
fascia lata
What separates the subclavian artery from the axillary artery?
clavicle
What does the axillary artery become next?
brachial artery
Is the ulnar artery medial or lateral to the radial artery?
medial
What does the ulnar artery become?
superficial palmar arch
What does the radial artery become?
deep palmar arch
What vein joins the basilic and the cephalic veins?
median cubital vein
What vein medially returns blood to the axillary vein?
basilic vein
What vein returns blood laterally to the axillary vein?
cephalic vein
What is the name for the veins that accompany the brachial artery?
venae comitantes
What vein do the cephalic and the basilic veins drain into?
axillary vein
What separates the femoral and popliteal arteries?
adductor hiatus
What is the first artery to branch off from the femoral artery?
profunda femoris
What does the popliteal srtery bifurcate into?
posterior and anterior tibial
Where are the posterior and anterior tibial arteries situated in the leg?
in the anterior and posterior compartments
What srtery branches from the posterior tibial artery?
fibular artery
What does the posterior tibial artery become after the ankle joint?
lateral plantar artery
What artery branches from the lateral plantar artery?
medial plantar artery
What does the lateral plantar artery become?
plantar arch
What area does the planta arch artery supply?
sole of the foot
What does the anterior tibial artery become after the ankle joint?
dorsalis pedis
What artery supplies the dorsum of the foot?
arcuate artery
What are the 2 superfical veins in the leg?
great and small saphenous veins
Where do both the great and small saphenous veins arise from?
dorsal venous arch
Where is the great saphenous vein found in relation to the malleolus?
in front of the medial malleolus
Where is the small saphenous vein found in relation to the malleolus?
behind lateral malleolus
Which vein passes by the lateral malleolus?
small saphenous vein
Which vein passes by the medial malleolus
great saphenous vein
What are the 2 deep veins draining the lower limb?
popliteal vein and femoral vein
What vein does the great saphenous vein drain into?
femoral vein
What vein does the small saphenous vein drain into?
popliteal vein
Where does the small saphenous vein travel in the leg?
posterior midline of leg
Where does the great saphenous vein travel in the leg?
medial aspect of the limb
How do varicose veins arise?
incompetent valves result in reverse flow into superficial veins which become weak and dilated
Whats the most common area for venous ulceration?
gaiter area-medial aspect of the lower leg
What is the difference between how lymphatics travel in the limb and in the abdomen?
in the limb they follow veins whereas in the abdomen they follow arteries
Which lymph nodes does lymph from the upper limb travel to?
axillary lymph nodes
What lymph nodes do the popliteal nodes travel to?
superficial and deep inguinal nodes
