Veins

Question 1

What can the veins of the upper limb be divided into?

Answer 1

Superficial veins

Deep veins

Question 2

Where are the superficial veins located? What about the deep veins?

Answer 2

Superficial veins located within subcutaneous tissue

Deep veins are located beneath deep fascia

Question 3

Deep veins exist in…?

Answer 3

Pairs

Question 4

What do deep veins accompany? What are their relative positions?

Answer 4

Accompany arteries

Lie on each side of the artery

Question 5

What are such deep veins called?

Answer 5

Vena comitantes

Question 6

What contributes to venous return of deep veins?

Answer 6

Pulsations of arteries

Question 7

What are the major superficial veins of the upper limb?

Answer 7

Cephalic vein

Basilic vein

Question 8

Where does the cephalic vein arise from?

Answer 8

Dorsal venous network of hand

Question 9

Where does the cephalic vein travel?

Answer 9

Up the forearm and arm

Antero-laterally

Question 10

How does the cephalic vein pass the elbow?

Answer 10

Passes anteriorly to the elbow

Question 11

Where does the cephalic vein travel in the shoulder?

Answer 11

Between the deltoid and pectoralis major

Called the delto-pectoral groove

Question 12

How does the cephalic vein enter the axilla?

Answer 12

Via the clavipectoral triangle

Question 13

How does the cephalic vein end?

Where?

Answer 13

Drains into axillary vein

In axilla region

Question 14

Where does the basilic vein originate from?

Answer 14

Dorsal venous network of hand

Question 15

Where does the basilic vein travel?

Answer 15

Up the forearm and arm

Medially

Question 16

Where does the basilic vein become deep?

Answer 16

At inferior border of teres major

Moves deep into arm

Question 17

How does the basilic vein end?

Answer 17

Drains into brachial vein

At inferior border of teres major

Question 18

What do the basilic and brachial vein form?

Answer 18

The axillary vein

Question 19

How are the cephalic and basilic veins linked to each other? Where?

Answer 19

Median cubital vein

Roof of cubital fossa

Question 20

How are superficial and deep veins linked to each other?

Answer 20

Perforating veins

Question 21

What are the deep veins of the upper limb?

Answer 21

Subclavian vein
Axillary vein
Brachial vein
Deep brachial vein
Radial vein
Ulnar vein
Superficial palmar venous arch
Deep palmar venous arch