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Week 2- Gross Anatomy of the Central & Peripheral Venous System Flashcards

1
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What are large muscular veins?

A

Gastrocnemius veins

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2
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Does the Gastroc have an accompanied artery?

A

Yes

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3
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Where does the gastroc empty into?

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The popliteal vein

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4
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Where does the Popliteal vein lie?

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in the popliteal fossa/ behind the knee

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5
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Where does the Popliteal vein become the femoral vein?

A

in the Adductor/ Hunters Canal

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6
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Where does the Femoral vein run along?

A

medial thigh

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7
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How often is the Femoral Vein duplicated?

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50% of the time

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8
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What does the Common Fem confluence with?

A

Deep/ profunda Femoral Vein

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9
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What does the confluence of the deep and femoral vein form?

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Common Femoral Vein

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10
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Where does the Deep femoral vein run along?

A

Very deep close to the femur

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11
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Why is the deep femoral vein important?

A

to make collateral pathways

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12
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Where does the common Fem lie?

A

In the groin

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13
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What does the common fem become?

A

the EIV (external iliac vein)

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14
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What does the EIC confluence with?

A

the IIV (internal iliac vein)

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15
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What does the EIC and IIC confluence to become?

A

The common iliac vein

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16
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What does the internal iliac veins drain blood from?

A

the pelvic region

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17
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What does the Left and Right CIV confluence to become?

A

the IVC at the level of the 5th lumbar

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18
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What passes beneath the RCIA

A

the LCIV

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19
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What may account for increased LCIV DVT?

A

the LCIV passing beneath the RCIA, causing May-Thurner syndrome

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20
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Where does the IVC continue to?

A

the Right atrium of the heart

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21
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What are some anatomic variations of the deep veins?

A
  1. Duplicated femoral vein
  2. Duplicated popliteal vein
  3. cranial course of one ATA (gives appearance duplicate pop in transverse.
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22
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Rare Variations of the Deep Veins

A
  1. Duplicate IVC
  2. Retro aortic (behind the aorta) left renal vein
  3. Duplicate common iliac vein
  4. Only 1 deep vein in thigh (CFV, FV, & PFV) are combined
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23
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Where is the great saphenous vein formed?

A

from the digital veins in the foot

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24
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What is the longest vein in the body?

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The great Saphenous, medially coursing dorsum of foot to the groin

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25
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What is the Saphenofemoral junction?

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the confluence of the great saphenous with the CFV.

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26
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The small saphenous ascends what?

A

the back of the leg.

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27
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What does the small saphenous vein confluence with?

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the popliteal vein.

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28
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What is the Vein of Giacomini?

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Where the SSV joins the GSV via the posterior thigh circumflex.

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29
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What are the Intersaphenous veins?

A

Veins that connect the GSV and SSV in the calf or thigh.

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30
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What are perforating veins?

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veins that form connections between superficial and deep veins, have accompanying perforating arteries.

31
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How big is a typical perforating vein?

A

<2mm

32
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How many valves does a perforating vein have?

A

1-3 valves each

33
Q

Each lower extremity can contain how many perforators?

A

80-140

34
Q

What is the most common perforators seen while scanning?

A

The posterior tibial perforators AKA crockett perforators

35
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What are Communicating veins?

A

Vessels that connect in the same system

36
Q

Venous sinuses can be found where?

A

in the spaces between dura mater and periosteum

37
Q

Where do the venous sinuses terminate?

A

in the internal jugular veins

38
Q

Where does the Radial vein travel?

A

on the lateral aspect of the hand.

39
Q

Are the radial veins paired?

A

Yes

40
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What does Venae comitantes mean?

A

corresponding veins

41
Q

What vein travels down the medial aspect of the arm?

A

The ulnar veins

42
Q

What is formed by the confluence of the radial and ulnar veins?

A

The brachial vein.

43
Q

Where is the brachial vein usually formed?

A

near the elbow of antecubital fossa

44
Q

What vein is formed near the axilla?

A

The Axillary vein

45
Q

The axillary vein is the confluence of what 2 veins?

A

the brachial and basilic

46
Q

The subclavian is formed by the confluence of what 2 veins?

A

the axillary and cephalic vein

47
Q

The subclavian vein usually near what?

A

The lateral border of the first rib.

48
Q

The Innominate vein is formed by the confluence of what 2 veins?

A

subclavian and internal jugular.

49
Q

Is the innominate vein bilateral?

A

Yes, both left and right sides have an innominate vein.

50
Q

What is formed by the confluence of the right and left innominate veins?

A

The SVC (superior vena ceva)

51
Q

Is the cephalic vein a deep or superficial vein?

A

superficial

52
Q

What superficial vein is located on the lateral aspect of the forearm and upper arm?

A

the Cephalic vein

53
Q

What vein does the cephalic vein confluence with?

A

the axillary vein

54
Q

Where does the basilic vein run?

A

medially up the arm.

55
Q

How is the basilic vein different?

A

It branches at the elbow and be very hard to follow the more distal you go.

56
Q

The portal system drains what?

A

It drains the digestive tract to the portal vein.
1. Pancreas
2. Spleen
3. gallbladder
4. mesentery

57
Q

Where is the blood cleaned?

A

in the liver sinusoids

58
Q

The portal vein provides how much blood to the liver?

A

80%

58
Q

The portal vein carries blood to what?

A

the liver sinusoids

59
Q

What does Hepatopetal mean

A

TOWARD the liver

60
Q

What carries blood from the liver to the IVC?

A

the hepatic veins

61
Q

What is the term for “away from the liver”?

A

Hepatofugal

62
Q

What drains the blood from the kidneys?

A

the Renal veins

63
Q

the renal veins carry blood directly to what?

A

to the IVC

64
Q

What are some different aspects of the LRV?

A
  1. Anterior to the aorta
  2. Longer than the right
65
Q

What is positioned anterior to corresponding arteries?

A

the LRV

66
Q

What is one main function of veins?/

A

To carry waste products of cellular activity

67
Q

What is Venomotor tone

A

muscle layer responding to the sympathetic nervous system telling it to contract.

68
Q

Why are some reasons vessels contract?

A
  1. temperature
  2. exercise
  3. stress
  4. trauma
69
Q

What are the 3 layers of the veins?

A
  1. Inner layer ( tunica intima)
  2. middle layer ( tunica media)
  3. Outer layer (tunica adventita)
70
Q

What layer contains the vasa vasorum?

A

Tunica Adventitia

71
Q

What is the vasa vasorum?

A

blood vessels that feed the blood vessels.

72
Q

Where are bicuspid valves located?

A

the intimal layer of the vessel

73
Q

What is the main function of the bicuspid valve?

A

keep blood flowing in one direction, They snap shut during retrograde flow.

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