Venous Return

Question 1

Which three veins supply the heart?

Answer 1

Superior Vena Cava
Inferior Vena Cava
Coronary Sinus

Question 2

How does blood drain from the inferior sagittal sinus?

Answer 2

Inferior sagittal to straight to transverse to sigmoid to internal jugular

Question 3

How does blood drain from the superior sagittal sinus?

Answer 3

Sagittal to transverse to sigmoid to internal jugular vein

Question 4

What does the internal jugular vein drain?

Answer 4

drains the brain, superficial face, and neck

Question 5

Where does the internal jugular vein go?

Answer 5

Unites with the subclavian vein (from arm) to form the large brachiocephalic vein (both left and right), to the superior vena cava

Question 6

What does the external jugular drain?

Answer 6

drains the exterior of the cranium and facial muscles

Question 7

Where does the external jugular vein go?

Answer 7

Empties into the subclavian veins on each side

Question 8

How would blood drain from the superior sagittal sinus to the heart?

Answer 8

superior sagittal sinus to transverse to sigmoid to internal jugular vein to brachiocephalic vein to superior vena cava to heart

Question 9

The largest portion of blood volume at rest, __% is in systemic veins and venules, _% in capillaries, __% in arteries and arterioles, and the rest is in the pulmonary circuit.

Answer 9

60%
5%
15%

Question 10

What do digital veins drain into?

Answer 10

Superficial OR deep palmar arches

Question 11

How are the radial and ulnar veins formed?

Answer 11

By the superficial and deep palmar arches

Question 12

What forms the brachial vein?

Answer 12

At the elbow, the radial and ulnar veins combine to form the brachial vein

Question 13

The brachial vain meets the _____ vein to form the axillary vein

Answer 13

basilic

Question 14

How does the axillary vein drain?

Answer 14

The axillary vein → subclavian vein → brachiocephalic vein → superior vena cava

Question 15

Which vein goes up the lateral aspect of the arm to the axillary vein?

Answer 15

Cephalic vein

Question 16

How does blood drain from the fingers to the heart?

Answer 16

Digital to deep palmar arch to ulnar to brachial to axillary to subclavian to brachiocephalic to superior vena cava

Question 17

What is the median cubital vein?

Answer 17

A short anastomosis between the cephalic and basilic veins that obliquely crosses the anterior bend of the elbow, the cubital fossa. It is visible through the skin and is a common site for drawing blood.

Question 18

What does the dorsal digital vein drain to?

Answer 18

Dorsal arch

Question 19

What does the dorsal arch drain to?

Answer 19

Dorsal pedal vein

Question 20

What does the dorsal pedal drain to?

Answer 20

Anterior tibial vein

Question 21

What does the plantar digital drain to?

Answer 21

Plantar veinous arch

Question 22

What does the plantar veinous arch drain to?

Answer 22

Lateral or Medial plantar veins

Question 23

What do the lateral and medial plantar veins drain to?

Answer 23

Posterior tibial vein

Question 24

What do the anterior and posterior tibial veins drain to?

Answer 24

Popliteal

Question 25

What great vein drains the leg?

Answer 25

Great Saphenous

Question 26

Where does the great saphenous vein drain?

Answer 26

femoral vein, just distal to the inguinal ligament

Question 27

What is the longest vein in the body?

Where does it run?

Answer 27

Great saphenous vein

dorsal foot to upper thigh

Question 28

How does blood drain from the anterior tibial vein to the heart?

Answer 28

Anterior tibial to popliteal to femoral to external iliac to common iliac to inferior vena cava

Question 29

How does blood drain from the dorsal venous arch to the heart?

Answer 29

dorsal venous arch to great saphenous to femoral to external iliac to common iliac to inf. v.c