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37 Cards in this Set
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right and left common iliac arteries arise from the distal aorta in the posterior pelvic area; these pass down and
divide into the internal and external iliac arteries |
common iliac
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blood to gluteal muscles/organs of pelvic region - leg arteries
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- internal iliac
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passes out of pelvic cavity underneath the inguinal ligament - leg arteries
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external iliac |
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becomes femoral artery when it passes out of pelvic cavity underneath the inguinal ligament - leg arteries
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- external iliac
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major leg artery with 5 branches
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femoral
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derived from femur for the femur bone - leg arteries
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- femoral
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near in proximity to the ilium bone - leg arteries
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- iliac circumflex (superficial
and deep iliac circumflex arteries) |
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blood to gluteal region - leg arteries
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- gluteal (superior and inferior)
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names of 2 gluteal leg arteries
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superior and inferior gluteal arteries
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names of 2 sacral leg arteries
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lateral and median sacral arteries
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blood to sacrum, coccyx, and rectum - leg arteries
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- sacral (lateral and median)
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name 2 pudendal leg arteries
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internal and external pudendal arteries
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blood to pelvic muscles and hip joints - leg arteries
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- obturator
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arises off the internal iliac - leg arteries
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- obturator
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blood to the adductor, hamstring, gluteal muscles and femur - leg arteries
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- perforating arteries (3)
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perforates the adductor magnus muscle - leg arteries
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- perforating
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artery named for root word for knee - leg arteries
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for genu - genuicular (escending genicular, inferior
lateral genicular, inferior medial genicular, middle genicular, superior lateral genicular, and superior medial genicular) |
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blood to calf region -leg arteries
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-popliteal or sural
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was a femoral artery until is passed across the back of knee-leg arteries
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-popliteal
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arises off of the popliteal-leg arteries-
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sural
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tibial-leg arteries-3
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anterior, posterior and anterior tibial recurrent
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tibial-leg arteries-name derived from...
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tibia bone
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off posterior tibial artery-leg arteries
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-fibular
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one of the fibular artery branches...
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figular circumflex branch
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blood to ankle and deep calf muscles-leg arteries
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-fibular
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peroneal means...
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pertaining to fibular or outer side of leg
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what are the 2 peroneal arteries
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peronela and perforating peroneal artery
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malleolus refers to...
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round protuberance (medical reports usually means ankle)
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blood to ankle joint region
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- malleolar
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continuation of the anterior tibial artery-leg arteries
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-dorsal of foot
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blood to foot and toes-leg arteries
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-dorsal of foot
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pulsation of blood through dorsal of foot is called-leg arteries-
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dorsalis pedis
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tarsus means
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region between foot and leg
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blood to tarsus-leg arteries
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-tarsal
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off the dorsal artery of foot-leg arteries
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-arcuate
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blood to foot and toes-leg arteries
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-arcuate and dorsal of foot
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blood to toes
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- metatarsals
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