Dissection 8

Question 1

Where does the great saphenous vein arise from?

Answer 1

The medial aspect of the dorsal venous ARCH

Question 2

Where is the saphenous vein in relation to the medial malleolus?

Answer 2

Immediately ANTERIOR

Question 3

The saphenous nerve is a branch of which nerve?

Answer 3

The femoral nerve

Question 4

Where does the small saphenous vein arise from?

Answer 4

The lateral aspect of the dorsal venous arch

Question 5

Where doe the great saphenous vein pierce the deep fascia of the thigh?

Answer 5

In the femoral triangle

Question 6

What is a saphenous cutdown?

Answer 6

Can be used to gain peripheral IV access in an emergency

-a cannula can then be sited in the vein under direct vision

Question 7

Name a procedure that can be used to gain peripheral IV access in an emergency

Answer 7

Saphenous cutdown

Question 8

Where does the small saphenous vein end?

Answer 8

Ends in the popliteal fossa

drains into the popliteal vein