Blood Supply

Question 1

What artery does all blood supply of upper limb start from?

Answer 1

Subclavian artery

Question 2

What happens to cause artery names change

Answer 2

Pass certain structures

Question 3

Artery pathway upper limb

Answer 3

Subclavian to axillary to brachial to radial and ulnar

Question 4

What landmarks pass through to change artery path

Answer 4

1st rib, teres major, elbow

Question 5

Venous pathway of upper limb

Answer 5

Radial & ulnar vein to brachial vein to axillary vein to subclavian vein

Question 6

Cephalic vein

Answer 6

Lateral aspect of dorsal venous network of hand, up lateral forearm into lateral aspect arm

Central line

Question 7

Deltoid blood supply

Answer 7

posterior circumflex humeral artery

Question 8

Supraspinatus blood supply

Answer 8

suprascapular artery (branch of thyrocervical)

Question 9

infraspinatus blood supply

Answer 9

suprascapular artery

Question 10

What does the suprascapular artery supply blood to?

Answer 10

Supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor

Question 11

Teres minor blood supply

Answer 11

subscapular artery & circumflex scapular artery

Question 12

teres major blood supply

Answer 12

circumflex scapular artery

Question 13

What does circumflex scapular artery supply blood to ?

Answer 13

Teres minor & major

Question 14

Subscapularis blood supply

Answer 14

subscapulary artery

Question 15

Suprascapular artery located

Answer 15

artery goes over the superior transverse ligament of scapula on suprascapular notch, through the suprascapular foramen
Army over bridge
Navy under bridge

Question 16

where does posterior circumflex humeral artery pass through?

Answer 16

quadrangular space

Question 17

where does cicumflex scapular artery seen through

Answer 17

triangular space

Question 18

Subclavian artery branches before axillary

Answer 18

suprascapular artery & dorsal scapular arterya

Question 19

axillary artery branches before brachial

Answer 19

thoracoacromial, lateral thoracic, subscapular, circum flex humeral arteries

Question 20

Axillary artery course/branch where

Answer 20

outer border 1st rib and upper border pec minor gives off superior thoracic artery
deep to pec minor gives rise to thoracoacromila and lateral thoracic arteries
low border of pec minor to low border teres major gives off subscapular, anterior circumflex humeral, posterior circumflex humeral arteries
Low border of teres major become brachial artery

Question 21

Arterial anastosmosis

Answer 21

scapular, acromial, circumflex

Question 22

scapular anastosmosis

Answer 22

subclavian artery branches (suprascapular & dorsal scapular arteries)
axillary artery branches (subscapular & circumflex scapular arteries)

Question 23

acromial anastomosis

Answer 23

acromila branches of suprascapular, thoracoacromial, posterior circumflex humeral arteries on acromion

Question 24

circumflex anastomosis

Answer 24

anterior and posterior circumflex humeral arteries (surgical neck humerus)

Question 25

blood supply pec major

Answer 25

thoracoacromial artery (pec branch)

Question 26

blood supply pec minor

Answer 26

pec branch of thoracoacromial artery & lateral thoracic artery

Question 27

thoracoacromial artery branches

Answer 27

pectoral, acromial, clavicular, deltoid
Important collateral vessel to axillary artery obstruction

Question 28

lateral thoracic artery travels with what?

Answer 28

long thoracic nervel

Question 29

Lateral thoracic artery distribution

Answer 29

serratus anterior, pectoralis muscle & lateral aspect of breast

Question 30

Subscapular artery distribution and branches

Answer 30

subscapularis, serratus anterior, latissimus dorsi, teres major and contribute to scapular anastomosis

Branch: circumflex scapular artery & thoracodorsal artery

Question 31

distribution of anterior circumflex humeral artery

Answer 31

shoulder joint and surrounding muscles (smaller than posterior circumflex)

Question 32

distribution of posterior circumflex humeral artery

Answer 32

deltoid muscle, shoulder joint and humeral head
larger than anterior circumflex, accompanies axillary nerve

Question 33

axillary vein forms from what?

Answer 33

brachial and basilic veins at lower border of teres major
also receives cephalic vein

Question 34

cephalic vein course

Answer 34

through deltopectoral triangle and pierce clavipectoral fascia before terminating by joining axillary vein below clavicle

Question 35

blood supply of breast

Answer 35

medial to lateral to deep to nipple areola complex

Question 36

medial supply of breast

Answer 36

internal thoracic/mammary artery (from subclavian)

Question 37

lateral supply of breast

Answer 37

lateral thoracic artery

Question 38

deep supply of breast

Answer 38

branches of anterior intercostal arteries (2-4th)

Question 39

nipple areola complex supply of breast

Answer 39

subareolar plexus (anastomoses of arteries)

Question 40

venous drainage of breast

Answer 40

superficial veins to deep veins to axillary vein

Question 41

superficial veins of breast

Answer 41

network that drain skin & subcutaneous fluid, create anastomotic circle around nipple areola complex

Question 42

deep veins of breast

Answer 42

follow arteries
internal thoracic vein, lateral thoracic vein and intercostal vein

Question 43

axillary vein of breast

Answer 43

majority of breast venous drainage
75% of drainage follow diresct path through humeral lymph nodes into central and apical nodes (4-6)
25% of drainage through pectoral & subscapular lymph node

Question 44

blood supply biceps brachii

Answer 44

brachial artery

Question 45

blood supply corachobrachialis

Answer 45

brachial artery

Question 46

blood supply brachialis

Answer 46

brachial artery

Question 47

blood supply triceps brachii

Answer 47

deep brachial artery

Question 48

blood supply aconeus

Answer 48

deep brachial artery