Chapter 20: vessels and nerves Flashcards
axialary arteries
supply axilla, arm forearm and hand
brachial arteries
supply the arm, forearm, and hand
radial arteries
- used to take the pulse at the wrist
- supply the forearm and hand
ulnar arteries
supply the forearm and hand
the upper limb has superficial and deep veinds, the superficial veins run ____ to the skin. (they at the blue lines you can see through your skin)
deep
true or false: there are usually two deep veins for every artery
true
cephalic veins
drain the hands, forearms and arms
basilic veins
drain hands, forearms and arms
median cubital veins
often blood is drawn from a median cubital vein
-drain hands and forearms
median antebrachial veins
drain hands and forearms
superficial veins
cephalic, basilic, median cubital, median antebrachial vein
deep veins
ulnar vein, radial vein, brachial vein, axillary vein
ulnar veins
drain hands and forearms
radial veins
drain hands and forearms
brachial veins
drain hands, forearms, and arms
axillary veins
drains hands, forearms, arms and axillae
the ventral rami of cervical nerves 5-8 and thoracic nerve 1 forms the _______. this plexus is located in the ____ and _____.
brachial plexus
located in the neck and axilla
median nerves
innervates most flexor muscles in the forearms
ulnar nerve
innervates muscles in the hand
what artery is used to take the pulse at the wrist?
radial artery
blood is often drawn from what vein
median cubital vein
most blood in the upper limb is drained by _____.
superficial veins
deep veins accompany arteries and usually have the same ____ as those arteries
names
