731 Arteries & Veins

aortic arch from right to left

1. brachiocephalic trunk

2. left common carotid artery

3. left subclavian artery

what does the right brachiocephalic trunk terminate into

1. right common carotid

2. right subclavian

what does the common carotid artery branch into?

internal and external carotid arteries

what branches from the subclavian artery

vertebral arteries

what do the right and left vertebral arteries merge into?

basilar artery

as the subclavian passes under the clavicle what does it become?

axillary artery

what does the axillary artery turn into as it moves down the arm?

brachial artery

what does the brachial artery branch into?

the radial and ulnar arteries

what does the radial artery terminate into?

deep palmar arch

what does the ulnar artery terminate into?

superficial palmar arch

what does the abdominal aorta supply?

internal organs

what does the abdominal aorta divide into?

common iliac arteries

what do the common iliac arteries terminate into?

internal and external iliac arteries

as the external iliac artery passes under the inguinal ligament what does it become?

femoral artery

the femoral artery continues to the thigh and passes the posterior side of the leg turning into

popliteal artery

the popliteal artery terminates into

anterior tibial artery and posterior tibial artery

the anterior tibial artery supplies blood to the anterior leg and terminates at the foot where it becomes the

dorsalis pedis artery

the posterior tibial artery supplies the posterior leg until it wraps around the medial malleolus until the plantar surface of the foot when it turns into

medial and lateral plantar arteries

what also branches from the posterior tibial artery

the fibular artery supplying blood to the lateral leg

what do all veins eventually drain into?

superior or inferior vena cava

what do veins of the head and brain drain into

vertebral, internal jugular, and external jugular veins

what veins drain into the subclavian vein

axillary, vertebral, and external jugular

what merges to become the brachiocephalic vein

subclavian vein and internal jugular

what do the right and left brachiocephalic veins merge into?

superior vena cava

what is the primary vein draining the upper extremity

axillary vein drains which feeds into the subclavian vein

what does the cephalic vein drain in the upper extremity?

lateral anterior aspect

what does the basilic vein drain in the upper extremity?

medial aspect

what does the medial cubital vein drain in the upper extremity?

anterior to the elbow- common for drawing blood (connects cephalic and basilic veins)

what is the path following venous return after depositing blood into the femoral vein?

femoral vein —> external iliac veins —> common iliac vein —> inferior vena cava

great saphenous vein

longest vein in the body (in leg) originating from dorsal venous arch of the foot going up the medial aspect of thigh and draining into femoral artery

lesser (small) saphenous vein

begins at the lateral aspect of the dorsal venous arch and goes up the middle calf and deposits into the popliteal vein