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Clinical Applications
100

Superficial Vein in Medial Leg

Great Saphenous Vein


100

Vein that connects the cephalic v. and basilic v.

Median Cubital Vein

100

Arteries that come off Celiac Trunk

Left gastric a.

Splenic a.

Common Hepatic a.

100

Arteries that branch off Aortic Arch

Brachiocephalic Trunk

Left Common Carotid a.

Left Subclavian a.

100

Which vessel is commonly grafted for a coronary bypass?

Great Saphenous Vein

200

Right greater omentum to Liver

Right gastro-omental v.

Superior Mesenteric Vein

Hepatic Portal Vein

200

Left testis to heart

Gonadal v.

renal v.

inferior vena cava. 

200

Heart to lesser curvature of the stomach (left)


Ascending Aorta

Descending Aorta

Celiac Trunk

Left Gastric a.


200

Heart to Large Intestine (descending colon)

Ascending Aorta

Descending Aorta

Inferior Mesenteric

200

A car crash victim is brought in with severe neck trauma, including several cervical vertebrae dislocations.  Which vessel would be most compromised by this dislocation?

Vertebral Artery

(runs through the transverse foramen)

300

Behind the knee to the heart

Popliteal v.

femoral v.

external iliac v.

common iliac v.

inferior vena cava

300

Face to heart!

external jugular v.

subclavian v.

brachiocephalic v.

superior vena cava

300

Heart to right insula lobe

Ascending Aorta

Brachiocephalic Trunk

Right Common Carotid

Internal Carotid Artery

300

Heart to left hypothenar muscles

Ascending Aorta

Left Subclavian

Axillary a.

Brachial a.

Ulnar a.

300

A patient comes in complaining of pain and pressure in the anterior part of their lower leg.  You diagnose them with anterior compartment syndrome.  The pressure is disrupting the function of which vessel?

Anterior Tibial Vein

(extra pressure prevents blood from draining properly and shuts down the vein)

400

Medial Upper Arm to Heart

Basilic v.

Axillary v. 

Subclavian v.

Brachiocephalic v.

Superior Vena Cava

400

Left greater omentum to the heart!

Left gastro-omental v.

Splenic v.

Hepatic Portal Vein

Hepatic Veins!

Inferior Vena Cava

400

Heart to Greater Curvature of Stomach (right)

Ascending Aorta

Descending Aorta

Celiac Trunk

Common Hepatic a.

Gastroduodenal a.

Right Gastro-omental a.

400

Heart to femur (bone)

Ascending Aorta

Descending Aorta

Common Iliac a.

External Iliac a.

Femoral a.

Deep femoral a.

400

A football player gets injured on the play and you notice that their lower leg is now bent in the opposite direction.  The break appears to be on the distal femur.  Which artery would be most affected by this injury?

Popliteal artery