Venous Drainge Of The Lower Limb

Question 1

What is the main venous structure in the foot?

Answer 1

The dorsal venous arch

Question 2

What are the deep veins runnning through the leg?

Answer 2

Posterior tibial and fibular vein is formed

Question 3

What are the deep veins of the thigh?

Answer 3

The femroal vein and the deep vein of thigh (or the profunda femoris)

Question 4

What are some of the possible affects of a deep vein thrombosis?

Answer 4

May cause a pulmonry embolism, which can also lead to mechnical shock within the heart

Question 5

What are some of the features of the great saphenous vein?

Answer 5

Formed by the dorsal venous arch of the feet, passes anteriorly to the medial malleous, and posteriorly to the medial condyle of the knee, and empties into the femoral vein immeadlty inferior to the inguinal ligament

Question 6

What are some of the features of the small saphenous vein?

Answer 6

Passes posteriorly to the lateral malleous, and moves between the tarsal tunnel and the two heads of the gastrocnemius and empties in the popliteal vein in the popliteal fossa

Question 7

What creates varicose veins?

Answer 7

When the valves are incompetant, the blood flows bck ad the veins become dilated, and torus, and can be treated by surgical removal of the sapheous veins