Lower Limb Vessels- THE VEINS

Question 1

How are the Veins of the LOWER LIMB CLASSIFIED?

Answer 1

• DEEP VEINS
• SUPERFICIAL VEINS

Question 2

What are the TWO SUPERFICIAL VEINS of the lower limb?

Answer 2

LONG SAPHENOUS VEIN

SHORT SAPHENOUS VEIN

Question 3

Describe the COURSE of the SHORT SAPHENOUS VEIN?

Answer 3

• Starts in the LATERAL part of the FOOT
• Formed from the DORSAL VENOUS ARCH OF THE FOOT
• Passes Posterior to the LATERAL MALLEOLUS
• Passes between the 2 heads of Gastrocnemius
• Enters the POPLITEAL FOSSA
• Drains into the POPLITEAL VEIN

Question 4

What NERVE accompanies the SHORT SAPHENOUS VEIN?

Answer 4

SURAL NERVE

Question 5

Is there any CONNECTION between the SHORT and LONG SAPHENOUS VEINS?

Answer 5

Yes

Veins connect the two veins allowing the SHORT SAPHENOUS vein to DRAIN into the LONG SAPHENOUS VEIN

Question 6

SHORT SAPHENOUS VEIN

Answer 6

Question 7

Describe the COURSE of the LONG SAPHENOUS VEIN

Answer 7

• Starts over the MEDIAL aspect of the foot
• Passes in front of the MEDIAL MALLEOLUS
• Travels MEDIALLY over the Medial Tibial and Femoral Condyles of the knee
• Enters the FEMORAL TRIANGLE
• DRAINS into the FEMORAL VEIN

Question 8

What Vein does the GREAT SAPHENOUS VEIN DRAIN into?

Answer 8

FEMORAL VEIN in the GROIN

Question 9

What are the MAIN TRIBUTARIES of the GREAT SAPHENOUS VEIN in the GROIN?

Answer 9

• SUPERFICIAL EPIGASTRIC VEIN
• SUPERFICIAL CIRCUMFLEX ILIAC VEIN
• SUPERFICIAL EXTERNAL PUDENDAL VEIN

Question 10

What connects the Deep Veins to the Superficial Veins?

Answer 10

PERFORATING VEINS

Question 11

What vein does the SUPERFICIAL EPIGASTRIC VEIN communicate with?

Answer 11

THORACO-EPIGASTRIC VEIN

TRIBUTARY OF THE AXILLARY VEIN