Blood Supply

Question 1

main blood supply to the anterior thigh

Answer 1

Profunda Femoral Artery

Question 2

main blood supply to the posterior thigh

Answer 2

4 Perforating branches of the Profunda Femoral artery

Question 3

the perforating branches travel through:

Answer 3

adductor magnus

Question 4

Blood supply to the hip

Answer 4

medial femoral circumflex artery

lateral femoral circumflex artery

Question 5

Femoral artery comes from:

Answer 5

external iliac artery

Question 6

internal iliac branches into

Answer 6

superior gluteal artery and inferior gluteal artery to the hip

Question 7

great saphenous vein drains from and into:

Answer 7

anterior

femoral vein

Question 8

lesser saphenous vein drains from and into

Answer 8

posterior

popliteal vein

Question 9

main artery to the hip

Answer 9

internal iliac

Question 10

gluteus max gets:

Answer 10

superior and inferior gluteal vessels

Question 11

Glut min
Glut Med and
TFL gets:

Answer 11

superior only!

Question 12

secondary blood supply to head of femur

Answer 12

acetabular branch of obturator artery

Question 13

Hip Blood Supply

Femoral artery splits into:

Answer 13

Medial and Lateral Circumflex arteries

Question 14

Primary blood supply

Answer 14

Medial circumflex artery

Question 15

blood supply to medial thigh

Answer 15

muscular branches of Profunda Fem. Artery

Question 16

Femoral A and V continue distally and travel through:

Answer 16

adductor canal and adductor hiatus

Question 17

Obturator A. splits around what muscle

Answer 17

Obturator Externus into anterior and posterior branches

Question 18

blood supply to hamstrings is primarily via

Answer 18

perforating branches of Profunda femoral a

Question 19

upper portions of the hamstrings receive

Answer 19

Inferior Gluteal vessels

Question 20

major blood supply to posterior leg is

Answer 20

Popliteal Artery and branches

Question 21

in the popliteal fossa the popliteal artery gives off branches:

Answer 21

genicular branches and sural branches

Question 22

Genicular branches of popliteal artery supply

Answer 22

collateral circulation to the knee

Question 23

sural branches of popliteal artery supply

Answer 23

heads of gastrocnemius

Question 24

after pop fossa, pop artery travels deep to

Answer 24

gastroc and soleus

Question 25

Pop artery splits into

Answer 25

Posterior TIb and Anterior Tib arteries

Question 26

Posterior Tib a runs

Answer 26

around medial malleolus and through tarsal tunnel

Question 27

Post Tib A supplies

Answer 27

Plantar Foot

Question 28

Fibular A supplies

Answer 28

posterior and lateral compartments of leg

Question 29

Fib A terminates over

Answer 29

lateral aspect of calcaneous

Question 30

Anterior Compartment of leg gets

Answer 30

branches of Anterior Tibial artery

Question 31

Lateral compartment of leg gets

Answer 31

perforating branches of Anterior Tibial Artery and Fibular Artery

Question 32

Blood Supply to menisci

Answer 32

is near the periphery and from capillaries in adjacent synovial membrane

Question 33

menisci are _____ in internal borders

Answer 33

avascular

Question 34

femoral artery and anterior tibial artery give off _____ to the knee

Answer 34

genicular arteries

Question 35

genicular arteries from the femoral artery are:

Answer 35

descending branch of lateral circumflex femoral artery | descending genicular branch of femoral artery

Question 36

genicular arteries from anterior tibial artery are

Answer 36

circumflex fibular branch of anterior tibial artery and | recurrent branch of anterior tibial artery

Question 37

ACL receives blood from

Answer 37

small blood vessels in synovial membrane and adjacent soft tissue

Question 38

highly vascularized structure in the foot

Answer 38

plantar fascia

Question 39

Posterior Tibial Artery splits into

Answer 39

lateral plantar artery and meidal plantar artery

Question 40

lateral plantar artery is via

Answer 40

deep plantar arch

Question 40

all Deep Hip muscles get which artery

Answer 40

inferior gluteal artery

Question 41

all Superficial Hip muscles get

Answer 41

superior gluteal artery

Question 43

these muscles get both superior and inferior gluteal arteries

Answer 43

glut max | piriformis

Question 44

Posterior Tibial Artery divides undercover of the | and into

Answer 44

ABductor Hallucis | into medial and lateral plantar artery

Question 45

Medial Plantar Artery supplies:

Answer 45

medial side of foot and big toe ABductor Hallucis Flexor Hallucis brevis

Question 46

Lateral Plantar Artery crosses the foot medially and forms the

Answer 46

plantar arterial arch

Question 47

the terminal branch of the plantar arterial arch unites with the

Answer 47

deep plantar branch of drosalis pedis artery

Question 48

Dorsalis Pedis Artery comes from

Answer 48

Anterior Tibial Artery

Question 49

Dorsalis Pedis gives off 3 branches

Answer 49

Arcuate Artery 1st Dorsal Metatarsal Artery Deep Plantar Branch

Question 50

Arcuate Artery gives off

Answer 50

2-4th dorsal metatarsal arteries | dorsal digital arteries

Question 51

Deep Plantar branch joins with | between

Answer 51

Plantar Arterial Arch | heads of 1st dorsal interosseous muscle

Question 52

supply to most of the muscles of the foot

Answer 52

plantar arterial arch

Question 53

plantar arterial arch gives off

Answer 53

4 plantar metatarsal arteries

Question 54

these arteries then

Answer 54

bifurcate to supply adjacent sides of toes

Question 55

the plantar arterial arch also gives off

Answer 55

perforating branches that pass between interoseei mucles

Question 56

these perforating branches anastomose with

Answer 56

dorsal arterial branches

Question 57

blood supply to the talus

Answer 57

posterior tibial artery in the tarsal canal dorsalis pedis fibular branches