Blood Tracing- The Lower Extremities

Question 1

At its terminal end the abdominal aorta divides into the right and left common iliac arteries. Each of these subdivides into the external iliac artery and the hypogastric artery. The external iliac arteries extend to the:

Answer 1

Lower Extremities

Question 2

The external iliac artery extends through the thigh where it is called the:

Answer 2

Femoral Artery

Question 3

At the back of the knee the femoral artery becomes the:

Answer 3

Popliteal Artery

Question 4

The common iliac artery divides into the 1___ ___ ___ and the 2. ______ _____.

Answer 4

1. External Iliac Artery
2. Hypogastric Artery (Internal Iliac Artery)

Question 5

Just below the knee the popliteal artery subdivides into the 1. ____ ____ ____ and the 2 ___ ___ __.

Answer 5

1. Anterior Tibial Artery
2. Posterior Tibial Artery

Question 6

The anterior tibial artery continues along the anterior part fo the leg to the ankle joint where it becomes the ___ ___ ___.

Answer 6

Dorsalis Pedis Artery

Question 7

From the dorsalis pedis artery the blood flows into the ___ ___ of the foot.

Answer 7

Plantar Arch

Question 8

The posterior tibial artery extends along the back of the leg to the ankle. Just below the knee it gives off a large branch, the:

Answer 8

Peroneal Artery

Question 9

At the ankle the posterial tibial artery divides into the:

Answer 9

Medial and Lateral Plantar Arteries

Question 10

The medial and lateral plantar arteries form the ___ ___, which also recieves blood from the anterior tibial artery.

Answer 10

Plantar Arch

Question 11

From the plantar arch the blood flows to all parts of the foot through small arteries, arterioles, and finally:

Answer 11

Capillaries

Question 12

The blood returning from the foot flows into the venules of the foot and then the:

Answer 12

Dorsal Venous Arch

Question 13

From the dorsal venous arch the blood flows either through a superficial set of veins or a :

Answer 13

Deep set of Veins

Question 14

The blood flows from the venules into the dorsal venous arch and then, superficially, into the 1.___ ___ ____ (along the back of the leg) or the 2. ___ ___ ___ (along the medial side of the leg).

Answer 14

1. Small saphenous vein
2. Great saphenous vein

Question 15

The small saphenous vein epties into the (deep):

Answer 15

Popliteal Vein

Question 16

From the popliteal vein the blood flows into the (deep):

Answer 16

Femoral Vein

Question 17

The great saphenous vein empties directly into the:

Answer 17

Femoral Vein

Question 18

From the dorsal venous arch there is also a deep set of veins returning the blood to the heart. The blood can flow from the dorsal venous network into the:

Answer 18

Dorsalis Pedis Vein

Question 19

From the dorsalis pedis vein, the blood flows into the:

Answer 19

Anterior Tibial Vein

Question 20

From the anterior tibial vein the blood flows into the ____ ____, and then into the femoral vein.

Answer 20

Popliteal Vein

Question 21

Another path for the blood to follow to the deep veins of the foot is from the venules to the:

Answer 21

Plantar Venous Arch

Question 22

From the plantar venous arch the blood flows into the:

Answer 22

Medial and Lateral Plantar Veins

Question 23

The medial and lateral plantar veins empty into the:

Answer 23

Posterior Tibial Artery

Question 24

From the posterior tibial vein the blood flows into the ___ ___, which then empties into the femoral vein.

Answer 24

Popliteal Vein

Question 25

The femoral vein empties into the:

Answer 25

External Iliac Vein

Question 26

The femoral vein empties into the external iliac vein whcih in turn empties into the:

Answer 26

Common Iliac Vein

Question 27

The common iliac veins (right and left) empty into the ____ ___ ____, which carries the blood back to the heart.

Answer 27

Inferior Vena Cava