Blood Supply to Limbs

Question 1

aorta

Answer 1

branches to braciocephalic, common carotid, subclavian

Question 2

braciocephalic

Answer 2

branches to right subclavian and common carotid

Question 3

axiliary

Answer 3

down from subclavian

Question 4

brachial

Answer 4

down from axiliary

Question 5

profunda brachii

Answer 5

branches off from brachial to supply deep part of upper arm/behind the humerus

Question 6

radial and ulnar

Answer 6

branch off from brachial

Question 7

deep palmar arch

Answer 7

formed by radial artery

Question 8

superficial palmar arch

Answer 8

formed by ulnar artery

Question 9

cephalic vein

Answer 9

lateral in the upper arm, drains into suclavian vein

Question 10

basilic vein

Answer 10

medial in the upper arm, drains into brachial vein

Question 11

median cubital vein

Answer 11

connects cephalic and basilic at the elbow

Question 12

median vein of forearm

Answer 12

branches off from basilic, most medial branch

Question 13

venae commitantes

Answer 13

collection of veins which surround a deep artery in a network e.g. radial and eventually converge to form a named vein e.g. axiliary

Question 14

common iliac artery

Answer 14

splits off from abdominal aorta

Question 15

external and internal iliac arteries

Answer 15

split off from common iliac

Question 16

femoral

Answer 16

split off from external iliac

Question 17

profunda femoris

Answer 17

splits off from femoral, supplies the back of the femur/deep part of leg

Question 18

anterior tibial artery

Answer 18

forms as femoral runs posterior to the knee, between anterior side of tibia and fibula

Question 19

dorsalis pedis artery

Answer 19

branches off from anterior tibial to front end of foot

Question 20

popliteal artery

Answer 20

formed as femoral runs between the knee (popliteus)

Question 21

posterior tibial and fibular

Answer 21

branch off from popliteal

Question 22

medial and lateral branches

Answer 22

branch off from posterior tibial behind the foot

Question 23

long saphenous vein

Answer 23

runs along the length of the leg medially and drains into the femoral vein

Question 24

short saphenous vein

Answer 24

runs along the leg more laterally until the knee where it drains into the popliteal vein