Lower Extremity

Question 0

Describe the Inferior Epigastric Artery.

Answer 0

• anteriorly from the external iliac

- proximal to the inguinal ligament

Question 1

Where does the External Iliac Artery (EIA) supply flow to?

Answer 1

To most of the lower limbs

Question 2

Where does the Inferior Epigastric Artery supply blood to?

Answer 2

• abdominal muscles

- peritoneum

Question 3

What is used in TRAM procedures or a CABG?

Answer 3

The abdominal muscles and peritoneum

Question 4

Describe the Deep Circumflex Iliac Artery.

Answer 4

It branches laterally from the external iliac

Question 5

What does the Deep Circumflex Iliac Artery supply?

Answer 5

The abdominal musculature

Question 6

Describe the Common Femoral Artery (CFA).

Answer 6

A continuation of the external iliac artery

Question 7

What does the Common Femoral Artery (CFA) divide into?

Answer 7

1. Superficial femoral artery (SFA)

2. Deep Femoral Artery (DFA)

Question 8

Describe the Superficial Femoral Artery (SFA).

Answer 8

It descends along the anteromedial part of the thigh in the femoral triangle (scarpa’s triangle)

Question 9

Which artery courses the length of the thigh, passing through an opening in the adductor magnus (adductor canal or hunter’s canal) and entering the popliteal fossa behind the knee?

Answer 9

Superficial Femoral Artery (SFA)

Question 10

What is the Femoral Triangle (Scarpa’s Triangle)?

Answer 10

It is the depressed area of the thigh