Tricks to Remember Veins and Arteries Flashcards
Cardiovascular Test
Occipital
Back of head
Internal
Always going towards face, middle of body
External
Always going towards outside of body
Common
Explains how something is before it splits into two
Facial
Lower cheek/chin
Axillary
Armpit
Thoracic
Chest, right above diaphragm
Braciocephalic
A little lower than subclavian
Subclavian
Under clavicle(shoulder)
Ulnar
Spells Up with pinky
On the side with your pinky
Radial
On the side with your thumb
Brachial
Upper Arm
Palmar
Hand
Femoral
Thigh
Iliac
Hip
Popliteal
Knee/Back of Knee
Anterior Tibial
Lower Leg/Shin
Renal
Kidneys
Dorsalis Pedis
Feet
Great Saphenous
Right next to femoral and runs all the way down leg, more internal than femoral
Median Cubital
Right where your antecubital is
Basilic, Cephalic, Brachial
Going from inside to outside it is in alphabetical order
Inner to Outer: Basilic, Brachial, Cephalic
Plantar venous arch
Feet