vessels of the arm + forearm

Question 1

Name the artery that (at the base of the neck) forms an arch over the cervical pleura behind the anterior scalene muscle

Answer 1

Subclavian artery

Question 2

Name the 3 parts of the subclavian artery

Answer 2

Medial, posterior + lateral regarding their position to the anterior scalene

Question 3

The subclavian artery becomes the … artery once it passes the outer border of the … rib

Answer 3

Axillary, first

Question 4

The axillary artery “ends” in the lower border of a muscle. Which one is it?

Answer 4

Teres major

Question 5

The axillary artery is divided into 3 portions, based on its position with regards to a muscle. Name the parts + the muscle

Answer 5

Pec minor

Parts: proximal, posterior or distal

Question 6

The 1. portion of the axillary artery branches into…

Answer 6

The upper thoracic artery

Question 7

The second portion of the axillary artery branches into…

Answer 7

The thoracoacromial + lateral thoracic arteries

Question 8

The 3. portion of the axillary a. branches into…

Answer 8

The subscapularis, the posterior + anterior circumflex humeral arteries

Question 9

The posterior circumflex humeral a. goes to the back alongside with the … nerve, through the … space

Answer 9

Axillary, quadrangular

Question 10

The anterior circumflex humeral artery surrounds the … part of the … of the humerus

Answer 10

Anterior, surgical neck

Question 11

Name the medical term for the formation of an arch/connection between vessels (i.e. the anterior + posterior circumflex humeral a.)

Answer 11

Anastomosis

Question 12

The brachial artery is the continuation of the … artery from the lower border of … (muscle)

Answer 12

Axillary, teres major

Question 13

Name the artery of the arm that ends in the cubital fossa (anteromedially to the neck of the radius)

Answer 13

Brachial artery

Question 14

Where in the arm do you place the stethoscope to measure blood pressure? Why?

Answer 14

It’s placed in the anteromedial region of the arm, proximal to the flexion skinfold.
Reason: because of the trajectory of the brachial artery with regards to the humerus (first medial to it, then anterior)

Question 15

The brachial artery gives branches for the irrigation of … + …

Answer 15

Arm + elbow

Question 16

Where does the radial artery originate?

Answer 16

In the cubital fossa

Question 17

Name the muscle that covers the radial artery in its trajectory down the forearm

Answer 17

Brachioradialis

Question 18

Once the radial artery reaches the wrist, it surrounds a bone (laterally) + enters the palm, forming a structure. Name the bone + the structure

Answer 18

Trapezium, deep palmar arch

Question 19

Name the artery that originates in the cubital fossa + ends in the radial side of the pisiform

Answer 19

Ulnar artery

Question 20

Explain the trajectory of the ulnar artery

Answer 20

It runs deep, passing over the brachialis after originating in the fossa. Then it crosses between the 2 heads of the pronator teres + obliquely crosses the FDP.
It meets the ulnar nerve in the middle of the medial side of the forearm + descends to the hand

Question 21

The superficial palmar arch is formed by the superficial (terminal) branch of an artery of the forearm. Which one is it?

Answer 21

Ulnar artery

Question 22

Name the vein that’s found in the medial region of the forearm + enters the axilla, forming the axillary vein

Answer 22

Basilic vein

Question 23

What’s the name of the vein that runs in the lateral region of the arm + forearm + runs through the deltopectoral interval in the shoulder (+ essentially joins the axillary vein)?

Answer 23

Cephalic

Question 24

Name the 3. vein of the forearm (joins the basilic + cephalic veins in the anterior region of the forearm)

Answer 24

Median (ulnar) vein

Question 25

Where are the lymph nodes located, into which all lymphatic vessels of the upper extremity drain into?

Answer 25

In the armpit

Question 26

The lymph vessels of the trunk, chest + abdominal wall that are adjacent to the upper limbs drain into the nodes located in the …

Answer 26

Armpits