Veins and arteries for abdomen, pelvis, and lower limbs Flashcards
What does the hepatic portal system do?
Allows the liver to monitor nutrients, drugs, and alcohol in venous blood from gastrointestinal tract
Large vein that enters the inferior aspect of the liver
Hepatic Portal Vein
Where does the hepatic portal vein collect blood from?
Splenic and gastric veins
Superior mesenteric vein
Inferior mesenteric vein
Where do hepatic veins drain into?
inferior Vena Cava
Where does the common iliac artery branch off from?
Abdominal Aorta at the L4 vertebrae level
What does the common iliac artery branch itno?
External and Internal iliac artery
External iliac artery supplies blood to where?
Towards lower limbs
Internal iliac artery supplies blood to where?
Pelvic organs and structures
Internal iliac artery splits into what?
Superior gluteal artery
Inferior Gluteal Artery
Internal Pudendal artery
Obturator Artery
What does superior gluteal artery supply?
Gluteus medius
What does inferior gluteal artery supply?
Gluteus maximus
What does internal pudendal artery supply?
Rectum
What does Obturator artery supply?
Adductors
Adductor Magnus
Adductor minimus
After the external iliac artery exits the inguinal ligament what does it become?
Femoral artery
What arteries branch off the femoral artery?
Deep Femoral
Circumflex femoral
Popliteal
What does the popliteal artery become?
Superior and inf. genicular artery
Anterior tibial artery
Posterior tibial artery
Fibular artery
What are the veins of the leg?
Popliteal
anterior tibial
posterior tibial
fibular
genicular
Where do the veins of the leg drain into?
The popliteal vein
After femoral vein leaves inguinal ligament what does it become?
External iliac vein
Where does external iliac vein drain into?
Common iliac vein
Where does common iliac vein drain into?
inferior vena cava
What drains into internal iliac vein?
Superior gluteal vein
inferior gluteal vein
obturator vein
internal pudendal vein
