Arteries/Veins Of Upper Extremity

Question 1

What are the three main branches off the first part of the subclavian artery?

Answer 1

Vertebral Artery
Internal Thoracic Artery
Thyrocervical Trunk

Question 2

What is the main branch off the 2nd part of the subclavian artery?

Answer 2

Costocervical Trunk

Question 3

What is the main branch off of the 3rd part of the subclavian artery?

Answer 3

Dorsal Scapular Artery

Question 4

Name the branches of the thyrocervical trunk.

Answer 4

Inferior thyroid artery
Suprascalular artery
Transverse cervical artery
Dorsal scapular (which may arise from subclavian)

Question 5

What do the vertebral arteries merge to become?

Answer 5

Basilar Artery

Question 6

Which artery accompanies the phrenic nerve into the diaphragm?

Answer 6

Pericardiacophrenic Artery

Question 7

From which artery does the pericardiacophrenic artery arise?

Answer 7

Internal Thoracic Artery

Question 8

From which artery does the axillary artery arise?

Answer 8

Subclavian artery

Question 9

Into how many parts is the axillary artery divided and by what?

Answer 9

3 parts and divided by the pectoralis minor

Question 10

Describe the boundaries of the first part of the axillary artery.

Answer 10

Lateral border of the first rib to the medial border of the pectoralis minor

Question 11

Which artery arises from the first part of the axillary artery?

Answer 11

Highest (superior) Thoracic Artery

Question 12

Which arteries arise from the 2nd portion of the axillary artery?

Answer 12

Thoracoacromial Artery

Lateral Thoracic Artery

Question 13

Describe the borders of the 2nd part of the axillary artery?

Answer 13

Posterior to pectoralis minor

Question 14

What are the branches of the thoracoacromial artery?

Answer 14

Pectoral branch
Acromial branch
Clavicular branch
Deltoid branch

Question 15

At what point does the axillary artery transition into the brachial artery?

Answer 15

After Teres Major

Question 16

Into what does the brachial artery bifurcate?

Answer 16

Radial and Ulnar Artery

Question 17

What is the main artery branching off of the brachial artery?

Answer 17

Profunda Brachii Artery

Question 18

What does the profunda brachii artery supply?

Answer 18

Posterior compartment of the arm

Question 19

With which nerve does the profunda brachii artery run?

Answer 19

Radial nerve

Question 20

What are the two branches of the radial artery within the forearm?

Answer 20

Muscular branches

Superficial Palmar branch

Question 21

What is the branch of the radial artery at the wrist?

Answer 21

Dorsal Carpal Branch

Question 22

What is the branch of the radial artery within the hand?

Answer 22

Deep Palmar Arch

Question 23

What side of the forearm does the ulnar artery run?

Answer 23

Medial forearm

Question 24

What are the three branches of the ulnar artery?

Answer 24

Anterior Ulnar Recurrent
Posterior Ulnar Recurrent
Common Interosseous Artery

Question 25

Into which arteries does the common interosseous artery bifurcate?

Answer 25

Posterior interosseous

Anterior interosseous

Question 26

Which of the ulnar artery branches is commonly missing?

Answer 26

Common interosseous branch

Question 27

What are the three superficial veins of the upper limb?

Answer 27

Cephalic Vein
Basilic Vein
Median Antebrachial Vein

Question 28

Into what vein does the cephalic vein drain?

Answer 28

Subclavian Vein

Question 29

Which aspect (lateral or medial) does the cephalic vein of the upper limb travel?

Answer 29

Lateral

Question 30

Which aspect (medial/lateral) does the basilic vein travel?

Answer 30

Medial

Question 31

Into which vein does the basilic vein drain?

Answer 31

Axillary vein

Question 32

Which superficial vein travels on the anterior surface of the forearm?

Answer 32

Median Antebrachial Vein

Question 33

Into which superficial vein does the median ante-brachial vein drain?

Answer 33

Median Cubital Vein

Question 34

Into which superficial vein does the medial cubital vein drain?

Answer 34

Cephalic Vein