Temple LE Cards: Angiology

Which three arteries are remnants of the sciatic (axis) artery

Interior gluteal a

Popliteal a

Peroneal a

Primordial blood supply of the lower limb

Sciatic artery

Sciatic artery arises from

Umbilical artery

When does the sciatic artery arise from the umbilical artery and terminate in a foot plexus

Week 5

When does the sciatic artery retreat and leave its remnants

Week 6

At what level of the spine does the descending aorta divide into the common iliac arteries?

L4

Compression of the left common iliac vein by which artery may lead to persistent pain, swelling and possible blood clots in the left lower extremity?

Right common iliac artery

(May-Thurner Syndrome)

What are the branches of the anterior trunk of the internal iliac artery?

Internal pudendal a

Inferior gluteal a

Obturator a

What are the branches of the posterior trunk of the internal iliac artery?

Iliolumbar a

Lateral sacral a

Superior gluteal a

The femoral artery is a continuation of what artery

External iliac artery

What are the branches of external iliac artery

Deep circumflex iliac a

Inferior epigastric a

What arteries make up the cruciate anastomosis

Medial femoral circumflex (transverse branch)

Inferior gluteal

Lateral femoral circumflex a (transverse branch)

First perforating a (ascending branch)

What is the major blood supply to the hip joint

Medial femoral circumflex a

Additional contributors to the hip joint

Lateral femoral circumflex

Superior gluteal a

Inferior gluteal a

Artery of the ligament to the head of the femur

The artery of the ligament to the head of the femur arises from which artery

Acetabular branch of the obturator a

The femoral artery divides into which two branches

Superficial femoral a

Deep femoral a

How does the superficial femoral artery terminate

Adductor hiatus (name change to popliteal)

How does the deep femoral artery terminate

It gives rise to four perforating arteries that will supply blood to the hamstring muscles

Name the components of the genicular anastomosis

Descending branch of the lateral circumflex femoral

Descending genicular a

Circumflex fibular

Anterior tibial recurrent

Posterior tibial recurrent

Superior lateral genicular a

Superior medial genicular a

Inferior lateral genicular a

Inferior medial genicular a

The popliteal artery terminates as which two major arteries

Anterior tibial a

Posterior tibial a

The anterior tibial artery gives rise to which two arteries of the genicular anastomosis

Anterior tibial recurrent a

Posterior tibial recurrent a

The posterior tibial artery gives rise to which artery

Peroneal a

What are the branches of the peroneal artery

Nutrient branch to the fibula

Perforating branch

Communicating branch (posterior tibial a)

Posterior lateral malleolar branches

Describe the blood supply to the head and neck of the talus

Anterior tibial a

Describe the blood supply to the body of the talus

Posterior tibial a

Describe the blood supply to the posterior tubercles of the talus

Posterior tibial a

Peroneal a

You palpate the area posterior to the medial malleolus and feel a pulse. What artery are you palpating

Posterior tibial a

The medial and lateral tarsal arteries are branches of which artery

Dorsalis pedis a

Landmarks for the dorsalis pedis a

Level of ankle joint

Lateral to EHL

Name the arteries that contributes to the lateral malleolar anastomosis

Anterior lateral malleolar a

Posterior lateral malleolar a

Lateral tarsal a

Lateral plantar a

Perforating peroneal a

Name the arteries that contribute to the medial malleolar anastomosis

Anterior medial malleolar a

Posterior medial malleolar a

Medial tarsal a

Medial plantar a

The dorsalis pedis artery terminates as which two named arteries

First proximal perforating a

First dorsal metatarsal a

From which artery does the first dorsal metatarsal arteries arise

Dorsalis pedis

From which artery does the second-fourth dorsal metatarsal arteries arise

Arcuate a

The posterior perforating arteries arise from what structure(s) on the dorsum of the foot?

Second - fourth metatarsal arteries

The first dorsal metatarsal artery does not have a posterior perforating branch, in its place, it has

deep plantar perforating branch

The posterior tibial artery divides into which two arteries that supply the plantar aspect of the foot

Medial plantar a

Lateral plantar a

The main branches of the posterior tibial artery course between which muscle layers upon entering the plantar foot?

First plantar a (1st and 2nd layers)

Lateral plantar a (1st and 2nd layers)

Which muscles does the medial plantar artery supply

Abductor hallucis

Tendon of FDL

Which muscles does the lateral plantar artery supply

Abductor hallucis

Quadratus plantae

From which artery does the plantar metatarsal arteries arise

Deep plantar arch

Deep plantar arch is the continuation of

lateral plantar a

What are the major anastomoses between the dorsal and plantar foot

Deep plantar perforating a + deep plantar arch

Posterior perforating arteries + deep plantar arch

Anterior perforating arteries (dorsal) + Anterior perforating arteries (plantar)

What are the branches of the medial plantar artery

Superficial branch

Deep branch

What does the deep branch of the medial plantar artery. anastomose with

Deep plantar arch

1st plantar metatarsal artery

What arteries int eh lower extremity do not have accompanying venae comitantes

Superficial femoral a

Deep femoral a

Popliteal a

Dorsal digital arteries

What anatomic structure demarcates the superficial vs deep venous system

Deep fascia (crural fascia) in leg and thigh

Which arteries of the foot are superficial to the deep fascia

Proper plantar

Proper digital arteries

The dorsal venous arch of the foot drains into which superficial veins

Great saphenous

Small saphenous vein

Which superficial vein drains the foot, and ascends the leg and thigh

Great saphenous vein

Longest vein in the body

Great saphenous vein

Where does the great saphenous vein terminate?

Saphenous hiatus of the femoral triangle where it drains into the femoral vein

Where does the small saphenous vein terminate?

Popliteal vein at the knee

What veins in the lower extremity have valves

Superficial and deep

The great saphenous vein has how many valves

6-25

The small saphenous vein has how many valves

7-11

What is the direction of flow in the venous system in the lower extremity

From superficial to deep

What is the direction of flow in the venous system in the dorsum of the foot

From deep to superficial

An infection travels through the lateral margin vein. Which set of lymph nodes is most likely to be affected

Popliteal lymph nodes