Vasculature Flashcards
At what vertebral level does the abdominal aorta end?
Approximately L4
What does the abdominal sorts split into at the level of L4?
The right common iliac artery and the left common iliac artery
What does the common iliac arteries split into?
Internal and external iliac arteries
The initial branch of the femoral artery is called what?
The deep femoral artery
What is the origin of the left external iliac artery and the left internal iliac artery?
The left common iliac artery
What artery supplies blood to most of the structure within the true pelvis?
The internal iliac arteries
What artery passes deep to the inguinal ligament?
The external iliac artery (left and right)
The deep femoral artery (and it’s branches) supply which part of the body?
The hip and posterior compartment of the thigh
The femoral artery supplies which compartment of the thigh?
Anterior compartment (some of its branches supply the medial compartment)
The superior and inferior gluteal arteries are branches of what vessel?
The internal iliac artery
What artery runs through the popliteal fossa?
The popliteal artery
The popliteal artery is a continuation of what vessel?
The femoral artery
At what point tides the femoral artery become the popliteal artery?
Once it passes through the adductor hiatus
The popliteal artery branches into what two arteries?
The anterior and posterior tibial arteries
The posterior tibial artery gives off what branch.
The fibular artery
What is the dominant source of blood for the posterior compartment of the leg?
The posterior tibial artery
The posterior tibial artery splits into which two arteries of the foot?
The medial planter artery and the lateral plantar artery
The medial plantar artery and the lateral plantar artery join to form what?
The deep plantar arterial arch
The anterior tibial artery becomes the dorsal is pedis artery when it passes what?
The ankle
The anterior tibial artery becomes what vessel once it has passed the ankle?
The dorsalis pedis artery
The veins of the foot form what network?
The dorsal venous network of the foot
Venous blood returns from the foot superficially through what vessels?
The small and great saphenous veins
The alternative to the superficial route of venous return is what?
A deep route that parallels the arteries
The great saphenous vein lies…?
Medially, anterior to the medial malleolus
