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Saphenous opening |
A gap in the fascia lata inferior to medial part of inguinal ligament Great saphenous vein and some lymphatics pass through it |
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Superficial veins of the LL |
Great saphenous vein Small saphenous vein |
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Great saphenous vein Origin Drainage |
Dorsal digital vein of the great toe and dorsal venous arch Femoral vein Anterior to medial malleolus |
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Small saphenous vein |
Dorsal digital vein of the little toe and dorsal venous arch Popliteal vein Posterior to the lateral malleolus along the lateral border of calcaneal tendon |
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Which vein ascends between the two heads of the gastrocneminus muscle? |
The small saphenous vein Rem- sural nerve also descends b/n the two heads of gastrocnemius |
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The deep veins finally drain into which vein |
Popliteal vein->femoral vein-> external iliac vein in the pelvis |
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Superficial lymph vessels |
Those that follow the great saphenous vein Those that follow the small saphenous vein |
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Superficial lymph vessels following the great saphenous vein |
Drain into the superficial inguinal lymph nodes (into the inferior vertical group) |
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Superficial lymph node following the small saphenous vein |
Drain into the popliteal lNs |
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Deep lymph vessels |
Drain into popliteal LNs |
Same drainage as the superficial lymph vessels following the small saphenous vein |
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Superficial inguinal LNs |
Superior horizontal and inferior vertical |
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Superior horizontal |
Abdominal wall, penis, scrotum, vulva, distal vagina and anal canal, gluteal region, perineum |
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Inferior vertical |
Along the great saphenous vein Receives lymph vessels of the lower limb |
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Deep inguinal lymph nodes |
Receive from superficial nodes Drain into the external iliac lymph nodes Pass through the femoral canal deep to the inguinal ligament |
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