Arteries Flashcards
Branches of thyrocervical artery
Suptascapular, transverse cervical, inferior thyroid
Branches of subclavian artery
Internal thoracic, vertebral, thyrocervical
Travel together in the posterior aspect of the humerus in the radial groove
Brachial artery, radial nerve
Most commonly used for access during long term hemodialysis
Radial and cephalic vein
Percutaneous arterial catheterization
Brachial artery
Continuation of internal iliac artery in the lower extremity
Obturator artery
Artery to the head of the femur
Artery of ligamentum teres
Continuation of external iliac artery at the lower ext
Femoral artery
Main blood supply to head and neck of femur in adults
Medial circumflex
Continuation of femoral artery at the adductor hiatus
Popliteal artery
Location of dorsalis pedis
Bn extensor hallucis longus and extensor digitorum longus; midway bn medial and lateral malleolus
Branches of popliteal artery
Genicular arteries, anterior tibial artery, posterior tibial artery
Branches of posterior tibial artery
Peroneal artery, medial and lateral plantar artery
Forms plantar arch
Lateral plantar artery
Compartment syndrome involves an increase of how much in pressure?
30mmHg
