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Circulatory System Part 3
Human Anatomy - Dr. Gardner
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12/01/2011

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Term
How does the blood flow in the upper limb mirror that of the lower limb?
Definition
One main arterial vessel.
That artery bifurcates at elbow or knee.
Arterial and venous arches occur in the hand and foot.
Both had superficial and deep networks of veins.
Term
What artery is the main arterial supply of the upper extremity?
Definition
Subclavian artery
Term
What is the lateral border of the subclavian artery?
Definition
The lateral border of the first rib.
Term
What artery extends from the lateral border of the first rib to the inferior border of the teres major?
Definition
Axillary artery
Term
What arteries form an anastomosis around the surgical neck of the humerus?
Definition
Humeral circumflex arteries
Term
What artery extends from the inferior border of the teres major to its bifurcation in the cubital fossa?
Definition
Brachial artery
Term
What artery supplies the triceps brachii and other posterior structures of the brachium?
Definition
Deep brachial artery
Term
What are the two main arteries of the forearm?
Definition
Ulnar & radial arteries
Term
What artery of the forearm is readily palpated for a pulse?
Definition
Radial artery
Term
What are the two anastomoses that lie within the palm and supply the hand?
Definition
Superficial and deep palmar arches
Term
What are the two groups of veins in the upper extremity?
Definition
Superficial and deep
Term
What superficial network of veins lies on the dorsum of the hand?
Definition
Dorsal venous arch (or network)
Term
What superficial vein runs adjacent to the medical surface of the upper extremity?
Definition
Basilic vein
Term
What superficial vein runs alongside the lateral aspect of the upper limb?
Definition
Cephalic vein
Term
The cephalic vein drains into what vein?
Definition
Axillary vein
Term
What vein joins the cephalic and basilic veins in the cubital fossa?
Definition
Median cubital vein
Term
What network of deep veins drains the hand?
Definition
Palmar venous arches
Term
What deep veins run parallel to the main arteries of the forearm?
Definition
Radial and ulnar veins
Term
The deep veins of the forearm converge to form what vein?
Definition
Brachial vein
Term
What deep vein is formed by the convergence of the brachial and basilic veins?
Definition
Axillary vein
Term
What vein has the lateral border of the first rib as its lateral border?
Definition
Subclavian vein
Term
The convergence of the internal jugular vein and the subclavian vein forms what vein?
Definition
Brachiocephalic vein
Term
The convergence of the brachiocephalic veins forms what vein?
Definition
Superior vena cava
Term
What blood vessel is the main arterial supply of the lower extremity?
Definition
External iliac artery
Term
What structure marks the superior border of the femoral artery?
Definition
Inguinal ligament
Term
What are the borders of the femoral triangle?
Definition
Inguinal ligament
Sartorius
Adductor longus
Term
What makes up the floor of the femoral triangle?
Definition
Iliopsoas & pectineus
Term
What artery supplies the hip joint and the posterior structures of the thigh?
Definition
Deep femoral artery
Term
What is the inferior border of the femoral artery?
Definition
The hiatus of the adductor magnus
Term
What major artery lies posterior to the knee?
Definition
Popliteal artery
Term
The popliteal artery bifurcates into what two arteries?
Definition
Anterior & posterior tibial arteries
Term
What artery supplies the anterior compartment of the leg?
Definition
Anterior tibial artery
Term
What artery supplies the posterior compartment of the leg?
Definition
Posterior tibial artery
Term
What artery supplies the lateral compartment of the leg?
Definition
Fibular artery
Term
Of the three arteries supplying the compartments of the leg, which can be palpated for a pulse? Where can it be palpated?
Definition
Posterior tibial artery
(Posterior to the medial malleolus)
Term
What artery can be palpated on the dorsum of the foot just lateral to the first metatarsal?
Definition
Dorsalis pedis artery (dorsal pedal artery)
Term
What superficial vein originates on the medial side of the ankle and extends from there along the medial surface of the lower extremity to the femoral triangle where it drains into the femoral vein?
Definition
Great saphenous vein
Term
What superficial vein extends from the lateral ankle to the popliteal region where it drains into the popliteal vein?
Definition
Small saphenous vein
Term
What deep veins of the leg run parallel to the main arteries in this region?
Definition
Anterior tibial veins
Posterior tibial veins
Fibular veins
Term
The anterior tibial vein and the posterior tibial vein converge to form what vein?
Definition
Popliteal vein
Term
What is the proximal border of the popliteal vein? (HW-page 719)
Definition
The hiatus of the adductor magnus
Term
What vein extends from the hiatus of the adductor magnus to the inguinal ligament?
Definition
Femoral vein
Term
What vein extends from the inguinal ligament to the merger of this vein with the internal iliac vein?
Definition
External iliac vein
Term
What vein is formed by the convergence of the external and internal iliac veins?
Definition
Common iliac vein
Term
The common iliac veins merge to form what vein?
Definition
Inferior vena cava
Term
What blood vessel carries blood away from the right ventricle of the heart?
Definition
Pulmonary trunk
Term
The pulmonary trunk bifurcates into what two blood vessels?
Definition
Pulmonary arteries
Term
What blood vessels carry blood from the lungs to the heart?
Definition
Pulmonary veins
Term
What structure carries blood from the placenta to the fetus?
Definition
Umbilical vein
Term
What structure shunts blood away from the liver and toward the inferior vena cava of the fetus?
Definition
Ductus venosus
Term
What structure allows blood to be shunted from the right atrium to the left atrium of the fetus?
Definition
Foramen ovale
Term
What structure shunts blood from the pulmonary trunk to the aorta of the fetus?
Definition
Ductus arteriosus
Term
What blood vessels carry blood from the fetus to the placenta?
Definition
Umbilical arteries
Term
The umbilical vein of the fetus becomes what structure after birth?
Definition
Round ligament of the liver (ligamentum teres)
Term
The umbilical arteries of the fetus become what structures after birth?
Definition
Medial umbilical ligaments
Term
The ductus arteriosus becomes what structure after birth?
Definition
Ligamentum arteriosum
Term
The foramen ovale becomes what structure after birth?
Definition
Fossa ovalis
Term
List the general functions of the lymphatic system.
Definition
Absorbs and transports excess interstitial fluid back to the bloodstream.
Absorbs and transports dietary lipids.
Houses lymphocytes.
Generates an immune response.
Term
What are the closed-ended tubes which are found among blood capillary networks and which work to collect excess interstitial fluid?
Definition
Lymphatic capillaries
Term
What structures of the lymphatic system resemble veins in that they have three tunics and valves?
Definition
Lymphatic vessels
Term
What lymphatic organs are connected to lymph vessels and work to filter foreign or pathogenic material from lymph?
Definition
Lymph nodes
Term
What structure collects lymph from the right upper extremity, the right side of the head and neck, and the right side of the thorax and returns it to the blood at the junction of the right internal jugular vein and the right subclavian vein?
Definition
Right lymphatic duct
Term
What structure collects lymph from the left side of the head and neck, left upper extremity, left thorax, and all body regions inferior to the diaphragm?
Definition
Thoracic duct
Term
What rounded, saclike structure lies at the base of the thoracic duct?
Definition
Cisterna chyli
Term
What are large clusters of lymphatic cells and extracellular matrix that are not completely surrounded by a connective tissue capsule and form a ring of lymphatic tissue around the pharynx?
Definition
Tonsils
Term
What lymphatic organ lies posterior to the manubrium and anterior to the aorta in the superior mediastinum?
Definition
Thymus
Term
What are small, round or oval structures that are located along the pathways of lymph vessels?
Definition
Lymph nodes
Term
List some clusters of lymph nodes that are palpable from the surface of the body?
Definition
Axillary lymph nodes
Inguinal lymph nodes
Cervical lymph nodes
Cubital lymph nodes
Term
What lymphatic organ is located in the left upper quadrant of the abdomen, inferior to the diaphragm and adjacent to ribs 9-11?
Definition
Spleen
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