Guides And Limits Flashcards
Common Carotid Artery
- Vessel most commonly used for arterial embalming.
- Is large in diameter
- accompanied by the internal jugular vein.
- Supplies fluid directly to the head and the face.
- The left common carotid is smaller and deeper.
Common Carotid Artery Anatomical Guide
- located posterior to the medial border of the SCM on their perspective sides of the neck
- Along the medial border of the SCM muscle, in the groove between the lateral border of the trachea and the medial border of the SCM muscle
Common Carotid Artery Anatomical Limits
Sternoclavicular articulation to thyroid cartilage
Begins at the level of the right sternoclavicular articulation and extends to the superior border of the thyroid cartilage
Left CC begins at the level of the second costal cartilage and extends to the superior border of the thyroid cartilage
- (RT) begins at eight points behind the sterno clavicular articulation, and extends to the level of the posterior border of the thyroid cartilage
- (LF) begins at the level of the second coastal cartilage at the highest point of the arch of the aorta, and extends to the level of the superior border of the thyroid cartilage.
Common Carotid Artery Linear Guide
- A line drawn from the sterno clavicular articulation to the anterior surface of the lobe of the ear
Incision Site for the Common Carotid Artery
- Sternoclavicular (most used)
- Parallel.
- Half moon
Accompanying Vein of the Common Carotid Artery
- Internal Jugular Vein
- lies lateral and superficial to the common carotid
- tie vein off first
Anatomical Guide for the Axillary Artery
- Along or just behind the medial border of the coracobrachialis muscle
Anatomical Limits for the Axillary Artery
first rib to tendon teres major
- Begins at the lateral border of the first rib, and extends to the lower border of the tendon of the teres major muscle
Linear Guide for the Axillary Artery
- A line drawn through the center of the base of the axillary space, and parallel to the long axis of the upper axillary when abducted
- Right through the center of the armpit
Incision site for the Axillary Artery
- Along the interior border of the hairline of the axilla
- Vein is superficial to artery
- the posterior axillary fold can be identified by using one hand to grasp the tissue mass on the posterior side of the axilla on the contra-lateral side of the body
Accompanying vein to the Axillary Artery
- Axillary Vein
- Located medial and superficial to the axillary artery
Anatomical Guide for the Brachial Artery
Below the medial border biceps brachii
- Lies posterior to the medial border of the belly of the biceps brachii muscle
Anatomical Limits for the Brachial Artery
Tendon teres major to antecubital fossa
- Begins at the lower border of the tendon of the teres major muscle, and extends just inferior to the antecubital fossa
Linear Guide for the Brachial Artery
Axillary space to antecubital fossa
- A line drawn from the center of the base of the AXILLARY SPACE to the center, inner BEND of the ELBOW (antecubital fossa)
Incision Site for the Brachial Artery
- Along its linear guide
- Specifically, it should be made in the middle 1/3 of the arm and an inch or two below the lower border of the axillary space.
- This should be just below the normal hairline of the axilla
Accompanying Vein of the Brachial Artery
- Basilic Vein
- Lies medial and superficial to the brachial artery
Anatomical Guide for the Radial Artery
lateral to tendon flexor carpi radialis
- located just lateral to the tendon of the flexor carpi radialis muscle
- Most superficial artery in the entire body that embalmers use
Anatomical Limits for the Radial Artery
Below antecubital fossa to palm
- from a point just inferior to the antiecubital fossa (INNER BEND OF ELBOW) to the palm of the HAND
Linear Guide for the Radial Artery
- A line drawn from the center of the antecubital fossa to the center of the base of the index finger
Incision site for the radial artery
- Just lateral to the tendon of the flexor carpi radialis muscle, just proximal to the bones of the wrist
Anatomical Guide for the Ulnar Artery
- Lies lateral to the tendon of the flexor carpi radialis muscle, between the tendons of the flexor carpi ulnaris, and the flexor digitorum superficialis
Anatomical Limits for the Ulnar Artery
- Extends from the anti-cubital fossa to the palm of the hand
Linear Guide for the Ulnar Artery
- A line drawn from the center of the antecubital fossa to a point between the fourth and fifth fingers
Incision Site for the Ulnar Artery
- between the 10 mins of the flexor carpi ulnaris muscle in the flexor digitorum superficialis muscle