Lower Extremity Venous Anatomy and Pathology Practice

Fill-into-the-blank practice cards covering lower extremity venous anatomy, characteristics of acute and chronic thrombosis, and the components of Virchow's triad as detailed in the lecture transcript.

Metatarsal veins from the foot form _________ venous arches.

deep

Paired deep veins of the calf that follow arteries are called _________ (corresponding veins).

venae comitantes

The anterior tibial veins join the tibioperoneal trunk just below the knee to form the _________ vein.

popliteal

Located within the soleus muscles, the _________ veins act as venous reservoirs that drain into the PTV and peroneal veins.

Soleal

In the posterior knee, the popliteal vein becomes the femoral vein at the adductor canal, also known as _________ canal.

Hunter's

A(n) _________ cyst, also known as a popliteal cyst, is a fluid-filled swelling behind the knee caused by synovial fluid.

Baker's

The confluence of the femoral vein and the profunda femoris vein forms the _________ vein.

common femoral

The condition where the left common iliac vein passes beneath the right common iliac artery, increasing the incidence of left-sided DVT, is called _________ Syndrome.

May-Thurner

To improve visualization in obese patients, it may help to change to a _________ frequency transducer.

lower

In false-positive studies, _________ results in increased central venous pressure.

COPD

In cases of acute thrombosis, the vessel is usually _________ compared to its accompanying artery.

dilated

In the common femoral, femoral, and popliteal veins, flow should be _________, meaning flow is present without augmentation.

spontaneous

The appearance of red blood cells arranged like rolls of coins, representing very sluggish flow, is called _________.

Rouleau

As thrombus ages and becomes chronic, it becomes more _________, displaying very bright echoes.

echogenic

Linear, echogenic intraluminal striations called _________ may be evident as thrombus converts to a fibrous band over time.

synechiae

The three groups of risk factors for DVT are collectively known as _________ triad.

Virchow's

Higher use of _________ lines has resulted in a higher incidence of upper extremity thrombus, most commonly at the proximal portion of the line.

PICC

An inherited state that contributes to hypercoagulability is Factor _________ Leiden.

$$V$$

Inherited hypercoagulability states include protein C, protein S, or antithrombin _________ deficiency.

$$III$$