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Peripheral Vasculature Flashcards

1
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What type of blood vessel is strong and flexible

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Arteries and Arterioles

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What type of blood vessel is a high pressure system

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Arteries and arterioles

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3
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Blood flows from arteries/arterioles to arteries/arterioles

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Arteries to arterioles

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4
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Are veins or arteries less elastic

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Veins

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5
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Blood flows from venules/veins to venules/veins

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Venules to veins

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6
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Which blood vessel is a low pressure system

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Veins and venuoles

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7
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What are the links between arteries and veins

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Capillaries

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8
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What are the webs of microscopic vessels

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Capillaries

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9
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This is the main exchange between blood and tissue fluids, gases, waste, etc.

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Capillaries

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10
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What are layers of the vessel walls from the inside to outside

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Lumen
Tunica Intima (inner)
Tunica Media (middle)(muscle)
Tunica Adventitia (outer)
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11
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Tunica Media is thicker in which vessel

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Arteries

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12
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In arteries the tunica media serves which purpose

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Holds shape of vessel and maintains pressure

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13
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Which vessel does not have valves

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Arteries

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14
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Arteries do not have valves so how is the flow controlled

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Controlled by systole and muscle contractions

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15
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Which vessel has a thinner tunica media

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Veins

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16
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Having a thin tunica media means that veins have which quality

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Compressibility

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17
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Do veins have valves? If so where are they located

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Yes

In upper and lower extremities

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18
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What do valves do in the body

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Keep blood flow in one direction (towards the heart)

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19
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The body has both —— and —— venous systems

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Deep and superficial

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20
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The blood supply to the arms comes from the

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Branches of the aortic arch

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21
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What are the branches of the aortic arch from first to last

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Brachiocephalic (innominate)
Left common carotid artery
Left subclavian

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22
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What is the first branch off of the aortic arch

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Brachiocephalic (innominate)

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23
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Which branch of the aortic arch is the most anterior in postion relative to the others

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Brachiocephalic (innominate)

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24
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What is the second branch of the aortic branch

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Left common carotoid artery

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25
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Which branch is the middle branch of the aortic arch

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Left common carotid artery

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26
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The left common carotid artery is —— to the innominate branch

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Middle and posterior

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27
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What is the third branch off the aortic arch

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Left subclavian

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28
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Which branch is the most posterior on the aortic arch

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Left subclavian

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29
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The aortic arch goes in which direction in the body

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Left and posterior

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30
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Which aortic branch supplies blood to the right arm

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Brachiocephalic trunk (innominate)

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31
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The brachiocephalic trunk divides into what two branches

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Right common carotid artery (up right side of neck)

Right subclavian artery (right arm)

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32
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Which aortic branch supplies blood to the left arm

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Left subclavian artery

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33
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Subclavian arteries travel —— towards the shoulders

A

Horizontally

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34
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The subclavian arteries become the —— artery at about what level

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Axillary artery at about the humeral head

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35
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What is an extension of the subclavian artery

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Axillary artery

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36
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Which artery originates at the level of the humeral head

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Axillary artery

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37
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Which artery is a short segment that travels along the axilla

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Axillary artery

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38
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In the region of the upper/mid humerus the axillary artery becomes the what

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Brachial artery

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39
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Which artery continues to the elbow

A

Brachial artery

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40
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At the elbow the brachial artery divides into what two arteries

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Ulnar artery

Radial artery

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41
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Which artery travels along the lateral forearm to the wrist

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Radial artery

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42
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Which artery is located on the thumb side of the forearm

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Radial artery

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43
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Which artery travels along the medial forearm to the wrist

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Ulnar artery

P.U. - pinky and ulnar

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44
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What arteries are distal extensions of the radial and ulnar arteries

A

Palmar arteries

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45
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Which arteries form deep and superficial arches in the hand

A

Palmar arteries

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46
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What arteries go to the fingers

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Distal arteries

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47
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What veins return blood from the fingers and hands

A

Digital and palmar veins

48
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Which veins for palmar arches (superficial and deep)

A

Digital and palmar veins

49
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Which vein ascends along lateral aspect of forearm

A

Radial vein

50
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Which vein ascends along medial aspect of the forearm

A

Ulnar vein

51
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The radial and ulnar veins unite inferior to the elbow to form what

A

Brachial veins

52
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Are brachial veins often paired

A

Yes

53
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Brachial veins travel superior to join the what vein

A

Basilic vein (part of superficial venous system)

54
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The union of the basilic and brachial veins form the

A

Axillary vein

55
Q

Do deep or superficial veins have corresponding arteries

A

Deep

56
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The subclavian vein travels —— and—— to the clavicle

A

Posterior superior

57
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The subclavian vein travels in a —— plane towards the heart

A

Horizontal

58
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The junction of the subclavian veins with the jugular veins form what

A

Right and left brachiocephalic veins

59
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The right and left brachiocephalic veins join to form what and where does it drain to

A

Join to form the superior vena cava drains into right atrium

60
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Cephalic vein is what type of vein

A

Superficial vein

61
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Basilic vein is what type of vein

A

Superficial vein

62
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Median cubital vein is what type of vein

A

Superficial vein

63
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Which superficial vein starts at lateral aspect of hand (thumb side)

A

Cephalic vein

64
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Which superficial vein ascends along lateral arm

A

Cephalic vein

65
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Which superficial vein drains directly into axillary vein to form the subclavian vein

A

Cephalic vein

66
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Which superficial vein starts at medial aspect of the hand

A

Basilic vein

67
Q

Which superficial vein ascends along posterior medial aspect of the arm

A

Basilic vein

68
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Basilic veins are —— to the brachial veins

A

Medial

69
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The basilic veins join the brachial veins to form what

A

The axillary vein

70
Q

Which superficial vein joins cephalic and basilic veins at the elbow joint

A

Median cubital vein

71
Q

The aorta bifurcates at what level to form the left and right common iliac veins

A

L4

72
Q

Common iliac arteries travel —— and —— in the pelvis

A

Inferiorly

Laterally

73
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The common iliac arteries pass —— and —— to the common iliac veins

A

Laterally and anterior

74
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The common iliac arteries divide into what two arteries

A

Internal and external iliac arteries

75
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Which iliac arteries descend posterior and medial in the pelvis

A

Internal iliac arteries

76
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Which iliac arteries supplies the pelvic viscera and muscles

A

Internal iliac arteries

77
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What iliac artery travels laterally towards the leg

A

External iliac artery

78
Q

The external iliac artery becomes the what at the inguinal ligament

A

Common femoral artery

79
Q

The common femoral artery bifurcates to become the what and what

A

Superficial femoral artery

Deep femoral artery

80
Q

The superficial femoral artery is also known as

A

Femoral artery

81
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The deep femoral artery is also known as the

A

Profunda artery

82
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The superficial femoral artery travels down the thigh and passes through the adductor canal to become the

A

Popliteal artery

83
Q

The popliteal artery is what to the knee

A

Posterior

84
Q

The popliteal artery is —— to the popliteal vein

A

Anterior

85
Q

What artery branches off the popliteal artery

A

Anterior tibial artery

86
Q

Which artery travels along anterior part of lower leg

A

Anterior tibial artery

87
Q

The anterior tibial artery becomes what in the foot

A

Dorsalis pedis

88
Q

The tibioperoneal trunk artery branches into the what and what

A 
Posterior tibial artery (posterior and medial) 
Peroneal artery (posterior and lateral)
89
Q

The deep venous accompanies the —— and-share the name

A

Artery

90
Q

What system in the legs is superficial to deep fascia

A

Superficial venous system

91
Q

What connects deep and superficial venous systems

A

Perforating veins

92
Q

What three veins in the leg are paired

A

Anterior tibial veins
Posterior tibial veins
Peroneal veins

93
Q

Which vein ascends along anterior aspect of lower leg

A

Anterior tibial veins

94
Q

The anterior tibial veins unite to form the anterior tibial trunk with drains into the

A

Popliteal vein

95
Q

Which vein travels along posterior and medial aspect of lower leg

A

Posterior tibial veins

96
Q

The posterior tibial vein drains into the

A

Tibioperoneal trunk

97
Q

Peroneal veins lie —— then posterior tibial veins

A

Deeper

98
Q

Peroneal veins run —— to fibula (posterior and lateral aspect of lower leg)

A

Adjacent

99
Q

The popliteal vein is formed by the union of the

A

Anterior tibial trunk

Tibioperoneal trunk

100
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Popliteal vein is located in the —— aspect of the knee

A

Posterior

101
Q

The popliteal vein is —— to the popliteal artery

A

Posterior

102
Q

The popliteal artery becomes the —— when superior to knee at adductor canal (hiatus)

A

Superficial femoral vein

103
Q

The superficial femoral vein joins the deep femoral artery at the inguinal ligament to form the

A

Common femoral vein

104
Q

The common femoral vein becomes the —— as it enters the pelvis

A

External iliac vein

105
Q

The external iliac vein takes a —— and —- course

A

Superior

Medial

106
Q

What two arteries join to form the common iliac vein

A

External iliac vein

Internal iliac vein

107
Q

The common iliac vein is formed at the level of what

A

SI joint

108
Q

The common iliac veins unite at what level to form the IVC

A

L5

109
Q

The common iliac veins are —— to the arteries

A

Posterior

110
Q

What are the two superficial veins of the leg

A

Greater saphenous vein (GSV)

Lesser (small) saphenous vein

111
Q

What is the longest vein in the body

A

Greater saphenous vein

112
Q

The greater saphenous vein ascends along —— aspect of the leg

A

Medial

113
Q

The greater saphenous vein extends from —— to ——-

A

Foot to groin

114
Q

The greater saphenous vein empties into the

A

Common femoral vein

115
Q

The lesser saphenous vein ascends along the calf —— to the greater saphenous vein

A

Lateral

116
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The lesser saphenous vein empties into the

A

Popliteal vein

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