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26 Cards in this Set
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- Back
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Deoxygenated blood returns from the systemic circulation into which heart chamber?
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The Right Atrium
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Blood from the head and neck along with arms and upper thorax drain into what?
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Superior vena cava
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The superior vena cava sits centrally within what?
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Upper thorax
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The superior vena cava takes blood from the right and left hand side via which veins?
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The brachiocephalic veins
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The Brachiocephalic veins are a union of which which veins?
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The subclavian veins
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How many drains come from the head and neck into the subclavian veins?
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3
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What is the name of the most medial drain into the subclavian vein?
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The very large internal jugular - drains much of the head and neck
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What does the vertebral vein of the three main drains into the subclavian vein mostly drain?
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Cerebral tissue
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What does the external jugular vein drain?
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Superficial structures
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The internal jugular vein runs through the neck within what sheath?
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The carotid sheath
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Does the internal jugular vein have valves commonly associated with veins?
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No
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What is the significance of the internal jugular not having any valves common to veins?
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There is no restriction to back flow and therefore the possibility of retrograde (moving backwards) tracking of infection
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The internal jugular receives blood from which sources?
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- Facial vein
- Lingual vein - Pharyngeal vein - Superior & middle thyroid veins |
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What does the external jugular mostly drain?
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The parietal and occipital regions of the scalp
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Which vein MAY also drain into the external jugular just prior to emptying into the subcalvian vein??
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The anterior jugular
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Does the external jugular have valves common to veins?
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Yes it has some where it drains into the subclavian vein.
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When supine, there should be insufficient pressure to see what vein in the neck?
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The external jugular vein
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Engorgement of the external jugular vein makes it clearly visible. What can cause this?
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- In situations of heart failure elevated pressure can lead to engorgement - indicates critical situation and must not be ignored
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The facial vein drains what?
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The superficial aspect of the face
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The facial vein receives blood from where?
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- Superior labial vein
- Inferior labial vein - Submental vein - Some of the lingual veins |
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Is venous anatomy highly variable?
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Yes - this is important to remember
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What does the maxillary vein drain?
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The nose and the meninges as well as other important oral structures
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The maxillary vein feeds and collects the vessels that make up what?
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The pterygoid plexus
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Branches of the Maxillary vein include....
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- Posterior superior alveolar vein
- Inferior alveolar vein - Middle meningeal vein |
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The maxillary vein emerges from where and merges with which vein to form what and then drains into which vein?
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The maxillary vein emerges from the Pterygopaltine fossato merge with the superficial temporal vein to form the retromandibular vein that then drains into the internal jugular vein but communicates with external jugular as well
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Define anastomosing.
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Multiple connections for flow
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