Dry Room 2

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Question 2

At which bony point does the subclavian a. become the axillary a.?

Answer 2

Lateral border of first rib

Question 3

In which area of the upper limb does the brachial artery branch into radial and ulnar aa.?

Answer 3

Cubital fossa

Question 4

Of the radial and ulnar aa., which is the more superficial of the two?

Answer 4

Radial

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Question 7

oThe femoral artery a distal continuation of which artery?

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External illiac artery

Question 8

Where does the popliteal artery branch into the anterior and posterior tibial aa.?

Answer 8

Knee

Question 9

The dorsalis pedis artery is a continuation of what?

Answer 9

The Anterior tibial artery on the dorsum of the foot (=pedis):

Question 10

The posterior tibial a. enters the sole of the foot inferior to which malleolus of the ankle?

Answer 10

Medial malleous

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Question 12

What is the DVT the formation of?

Answer 12

A blood clot (thrombus) within a deep vein predominantly in the legs. Pulmonary embolism, a potentially life-threatening complication, is caused by the detachment (embolization) of the clot that travels to the lungs.

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Question 15

Into which major veins do a) the great and b) the small saphenous veins drain?

Answer 15

a) Femoral vein
b) Popiteal vein

Question 16

What is a varicous veins?

Answer 16

Veins that have become enlarged and twisted. When veins become varicose, the leaflets of the valves no longer meet properly, and the valves do not work (valvular incompetence).

This allows blood to flow backwards and they enlarge even more. Varicose veins are most common in the superficial veins of the legs, which are subject to high pressure when standing.

Question 17

What does ly,ph drain to?

Answer 17

The thoracic duct drains lymph from 3/4ths of the body to the medial end of the left subclavian vein.

The right lymphatic duct drains the right upper quadrant (1/4th) to the medial end of the right subclavian vein.

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Question 19

Where is the thoracic duct located?

Answer 19

On the vertebral bodies between the azygos vein and the descending thoracic aorta on the right side of the posterior thoracic wall (see image below).

The thoracic duct commences at vertebral level L1 as the cisterna chyli. It crosses the vertebral body of T4 from right to left and ascends to drain into the medial end of the left subclavian vein.

Question 20

The parietal lymph of the thorax are the?

Answer 20

Parasternal, phrenic, and intercostal.

Question 21

What are parasternal nodes?

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Situated along the internal thoracic artery, receive lymphatics from the medial part of the breast, the intercostal spaces, the costal pleura, and the diaphragm

Question 22

What are phrenic nodes?

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Situated on the thoracic surface of the diaphragm. They receive lymphatics from the pericardium, diaphragm, and liver and drain into the parasternal nodes.

Question 23

What are intercostal nodes are found?

Answer 23

At the vertebral end of the intercostal spaces

Question 24

What is the lymph from heart wall drain to?

Answer 24

Right inferior tracheobronchial nodes and mediastinal (bronchopulmonary and paratracheal lymph nodes

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