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This fascia invests the limb like an elastic stockin, limiting outward expansion of contracting muscles, making muscular contraction more efficient in compressing veins to push blood toward the heart. |
Deep fascia of the lower limb, Fascia lata |
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When the fascia lata passes laterally, thickens and is strengthened by additional reinforcing longitudinal fibers, it forms the _____ |
Iliotibial tract |
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Deep fascia of the leg? |
Crural fascia |
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The deep fascia of the leg forms thickened bands both superior and anterior to the ankle joint called_____ |
Extensor retinacula |
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Two major superficial veins in the lower limb |
Great saph vein Small saphenous vein |
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The great saphenous vein is formed by the union of what two veins? |
Dorsal vein of the great toe Dorsal venous arch of the foot |
From the foot |
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Great saphenouse vein empties into what vein? |
Femoral vein |
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How many valves in the great saphenous vein? |
10-12 |
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These are cusps (flaps) of endothelium with cuplike valvular sinuses that fill from above |
Venous valves |
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Samml saphenous vein arises on the lateral side of the foot from the union of what two veins? |
Dorsal vein of the little toe Dorsal venous arch |
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Where does the small saphenous vein empty into? |
Popliteal vein in popliteal fossa |
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These frequently interconnecting veins that flank the artery they accompany are called? |
Accompanying veins/ venae comitantes |
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