Chapter 52 Flashcards
Latin word for hip
Coxa
Latin word for buttock
Clunis
Latin word for thigh
Femur
Latin word for knee
Genu
Latin word for Leg
Crus
Latin word for calf
Sura
Latin word for ankle
Talus
______ digital veins course along the inferior surface of the foot.
Plantar
_____ digital veins course along with the superior surface of the toes.
Dorsal
What do the dorsal digital veins and the plantar digital veins join to form?
dorsal metatarsal veins
The dorsal metatarsal veins join to form what?
dorsal venous arch
What are the 2 veins given off by the dorsal venous arch?
Greater saphenous vein
Lesser saphenous vein
The greater saphenous vein (the longest vein in the body) arises from the _____ side of the dorsal venous arch.
medial
The greater saphenous vein courses _____ to the medial malleolus and then superiorly along the medial border of the leg.
anterior
The greater saphenous vein will course ____ to the medial condyles of the tibia and femur and superiorly alone the _____ border of the thigh.
posterior; medial