main venous supply of the upper and lower limbs

Question 1

superficial veins of the arm

Answer 1

Arise from dorsal arch of the hand

• cephalic- to thumb
• median cubital
• basilic- close to little finger

Question 2

deep veins of the leg

Answer 2

• external iliac
• deep vein of thigh
• femoral
• polipteal
• fibular
• anterior and posterior tibial

Question 3

superficial veins of the leg

Answer 3

• femoral- becomes external iliac
• Popliteal
• great saphenous:
• small saphenous : drains into popliteal

Question 4

deep veins and superficial veins

Answer 4

superficial drain into deep

deep veins run alongside concomitant arteries

Question 5

Where do the superficial veins of the lower limbs develop from?

Answer 5

The dorsal arch of the foot