Superficial tissues and layers

Question 1

What is under the skin?

Answer 1

Superficial Fascia = Subcutaneous tissue + hypodermis

Question 2

What are the layers of the upper extremities?

Answer 2

Skin
Superficial fascia
Deep (muscular) fascia
muscles

Question 3

What is muscular fascia in the arm?

Answer 3

Brachial fascia

Question 4

What is muscular fascia in the forearm?

Answer 4

antebrachial fascia

Question 5

What is compartment syndrome?

Answer 5

Swelling of muscles under muscle fascia that may result in pain and necrosis

Question 6

Where is compartment syndrome common?

Answer 6

in the leg

Question 7

Where does arteries, nerves and veins travel?

Answer 7

in the superficial fascia

Question 8

Describe arteries.

Answer 8

small and only pop out where they supply the skin

Question 9

Describe the pattern of veins?

Answer 9

large and some run long distances within the skin.
superficial veins can run the entire upper extremity
superficial veins are named independently of arterial system and do not have corresponding arteries

Question 10

What are the cutaneous nerves?

Answer 10

terminal branches of larger nerves that run deep to the fascia. they can travel long ways in superficial fascia

Question 11

Why is the needle drawn back when administering subQ shots?

Answer 11

you can hit an artery or vein and inject drugs directly into the venous system