Lecture 6: CIRCULATOR SYSTEM ANATOMY - PART 1 Flashcards
What is the first artery in the pathway from the heart to the foot?
Ascending aorta
What is after the ascending aorta?
Aortic arch
What is after the aortic arch?
Descending aorta
What is after the descending aorta?
Abdominal aorta
What is after the abdominal aorta?
Common iliac artery
What is after the common iliac artery?
External iliac artery
What is after the external iliac artery?
Femoral artery
What is after the femoral artery?
Popliteal artery
What is after the popliteal artery?
Posterior tibial artery
What is after the posterior tibial artery?
Plantar arch
What arteries are in the thoracic cavity?
Ascending aorta, aortic arch and descending artery
What arteries are in the abdominal cavity?
abdominal aorta, common iliac artery and external iliac artery
Where is the popliteal artery sitting?
Posterior to the knee
Where are the supply paths found?
Deep
What is the first vein in the path from the foot to the heart?
Plantar venous arch
What is after the plantar venous arch?
Posterior tibial vein
What is after the posterior tibial vein?
Popliteal vein
What is after the popliteal vein?
Femoral vein
What is after the femoral vein?
External iliac vein
What is after the external iliac vein?
Common iliac vein
What is after the common iliac vein?
Inferior vena cava
Where may drainage paths be found?
Deep and superficial
What vein sits superficially?
Great saphenous vein
Where is the great saphenous vein found?
Running the length of the leg in the hypodermis
What is the longest vein in the body?
The great saphenous vein
Where does the great saphenous vein join the femoral vein?
At the groin