LE Venous Anatomy Flashcards
Veins are ______ walled & ______.
Veins still allow for _____ & ______
1) thin walled
2) collapsible
3) dilation
4) constriction
The media layer in veins is _____ than arteries
Thinner
Walls of the upper extremity veins contain ________________ then walls of the veins in the lower extremity and especially the feet. This is due to ___________
1) much less muscle
2) Hydrostatic pressure
Veins have a progressive ________ in size as they get closer to the heart
Most veins contain ________
1) Increase in size
2) valves
Veins originate distally as _____ in the extremities (hands/feet) and travel to ______
1) venules
2) right atrium
Capillary beds are composed of _______ only and connect to _______
1) intima only
2) venules
Venules are composed of _____ and ______ layers only
1) intima
2) adventicia layers
* NO media layer
Pressure in the venules normally does not exceed _______
20mmHg
______% of the blood in the body is found in the venous system
80%
______ refers to a vein that is usually paired, with the vein lying on either side of a single artery
Concomitant veins
List the concomitant vein’s
1) radial veins
2) ulnar veins
3) PTVs
4) ATVs
5) perineal veins
6) gastrocnemius veins
Current vascular nomenclature refers to proximal as ……
Being closest to the heart
EX: The “proximal” SFV is in the upper thigh and closer to the heart and the “distal” SFV in the lower thigh
The venous valves are extensions of the _____ layer
Intima
The superficial femoral vein is now referred to as the ______
Femoral vein
The lesser saphenous vein is now referred to as the _____
Small saphenous vein
What does the abbreviation AASV mean
Anterior Accessory (Great) Saphenous Vein
List the central vein’s
1) IVC
2) hepatic veins
3) SVC
4) portal vein
The IVC is formed from the confluence of ______
The iliac veins
The SVC is form from the confluence of _____
The innominate veins
The portal vein is formed from the confluence of the _____ & _______
1) SMV
2) splenic vein
The position of the left common iliac vein posterior to the distal Ao & right common iliac artery results in ….
Increased incidence of left iliac DVT
List the deep veins of the lower extremity
1) deep digital veins
2) metatarsal veins
3) deep venous arches
4) PTVs & peroneal veins
5) tibioperoneal trunk
6) ATVs
7) popliteal vein
8) superficial femoral vein
9) common femoral vein
10) external iliac vein
Veins in the lower extremity originate at the confluence of the _____ of the deep digital veins
Venules
Metatarsal veins ________ from the _____ & merge into the ______
1) Drain the blood
2) the foot
3) deep venous arches
The deep venous arches empty their blood into _______
Tibial vein’s
Calf & forearm veins are referred to as _______because….
1) venae comitantes
2) 2 veins of the same name follow the same course as a single artery of the same name
______ Drain blood from the anterior calf
ATVs
The anterior tibial vein originate at the ________
Plantar arches
The anterior tibial vein’s course ______________to the tibia bone in the interosseous membrane to reach the tibioperoneal trunk
Cephalad Anterolateral
The anterior tibial veins travel between the _______ & ______ to join the popliteal vein
1) tibial head
2) fibula head
What is the best skin approach to view the anterior tibial vein’s
Anterior calf with slightly lateral probe position
_________ Drain blood from the posterior calf
Posterior tibial vein
The posterior tibial vein’s originate at the confluence of the _____
Plantar arches
At the ankle the PTV’s course ______ to the medial malleolus & _______ to the Achilles tendon then course cephalad through the calf posterior to the tibial bone
1) posterior
2) anterior
What is the best scan approach For the PTVs
Place the probe on the medial calf, angling through to the lateral side
PTV’s most anterior on image and peroneals are visible beneath them
________ Drain blood from the lateral calf
Peroneal vein’s
The peroneal vein’s course _____to the PTV’s and ______ to the fibula
Continue in a cephalad course up the midline of the posterior calf, ______ to the fibula
1) lateral
2) medial
3) posterior
The two peroneal vein’s & 2 posterior tibial veins merged to form _______ in the upper calf
A single tibio-peroneal trunk
What is the best scan approach for the peroneal vein’s
Place the probe on the medial calf, angling through to the lateral side
PTV’s most anterior on image and peroneal’s are visible beneath them
The _______merges with the ______ to form the popliteal vein in the popliteal fossa
1) tibioperoneal trunk
2) 2 ATVs
The popliteal vein courses _____ to the popliteal artery
Posterior
The popliteal vein becomes the for moral vein at _______ in the _____
1) adductor hiatus
2) distal thigh
What is the best scan approach for the popliteal vein
Place probe on the posterior popliteal fossa
popliteal vein demonstrated anterior to the popliteal artery on the image due to the scan approach
The femoral vein extends from ____ to join the _____ at the groin
1) adductor hiatus
2) profunda femoral vein
The femoral Vein courses _______ to the femoral artery
Posterior
The profundal femoral vein joins the femoral vein to form the _____ just below the _____
1) CFV
2) inguinal ligament
The profunda femoral for vein drains the _______ in the ______
1) muscle
2) thigh (quadriceps)
The common femoral vein is formed by the junction of the _____ & _____ just below the ______
1) FV ( femoral vein)
2) PFV
3) inguinal ligament
* courses beneath inguinal ligament
The common femoral vein becomes the _______ just above the inguinal ligament at the groin
External iliac vein
The CFV courses _______ & ________to the CFA
1) medial
2) posterior
The internal iliac vein courses ________ to the external iliac vein
Medial
What does the internal iliac vein drain?
Drains the pelvic organs
NOT the gonads
The external iliac vein courses _______ to the internal iliac vein & _______ to the external iliac artery
1) lateral
2) anterior
