Venous and lymphatic drainage of the upper limb

Question 1

What are the two classes of veins?

Answer 1

Deep and superficial

Question 2

What are the superficial of importeance

Answer 2

Basilic- originates from dorsal venous network of the hand. Ascends medially and moves deep into the arm at teres minor.

Cephalic- Arises from dorsal venous network of the hand, travels laterally and moves into the axilla at the clavipectoral triangle

both veins drain into the axillary vein

Median cubital vein- connects the two

Question 3

How are deep veins arranged

Answer 3

Lie either side of major arteries. Perforating veins lie between the deep adn superficial veins of the upper limb connecting the two systems

Question 4

What does the lymphatic system do?

What are the major lymph groups that surround the clavicle

Answer 4

Drains tissue fluid, pasma proteins and other cellular debris back into the blood stream.

Pectoral
Subscapular
Humeral
Central
Apical

Question 5

Describe the

Pectoral lymph nodes
Subscapualr lymph nodes
Humeral lymph nodes

Answer 5

Pectoral- 3-5 nodes located in the medial wall of the axilla. Receive from most of the breast

Subscapualr- 6-7 nodes located along posterior axillary fold. receive drainage from posterior thoracic wall and subscapular region

Humeral- located in lateral wall of axilla, recieve majority of lymph from upper limb

Question 6

Describe the central lymph node

Describe the apical lymph node

Answer 6

Located near base of axilla, receive lymph via efferent vessels from pectoral, subscapular and humeral axillary node groups

Located in apex of axilla, recieve lymoh from othe nodes and from cephalic vein