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An artery and vein at one location used for injection and drainage. - ✔✔One-point
injection
Begins at the level of the second costal cartilage and extends to the superior border of
the thyroid cartilage. - ✔✔Anatomical limit
The sternocleidomastoid muscle is a useful guide to the: - ✔✔anterior triangle
An imaginary line drawn along the midline of the neck between the tip of the mandible
and the sternum; an imaginary line drawn along the anterior border of the SCM muscle;
an imaginary line drawn anteriorly along the lower margin of the body of the mandible.
I have just described: - ✔✔anterior triangle
Located just behind the medial border of the coracobrachialis muscle. - ✔✔Anatomical
guide
The artery is large, very elastic, has no branches so it's easy to elevate, is rarely sclerotic.
Which vessel is described? - ✔✔Common carotid artery
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,Raising the common carotid arteries, both axillary arteries, and both femoral arteries in
the unautopsied body: - ✔✔Six-point injection
The common carotid artery is found ______ to the internal jugular vein. - ✔✔Deep and
medial
Extends from a point beginning at the inferior border of the popliteus muscle to a point
in front of the middle of the ankle joint. - ✔✔Anatomical limit
The axillary vein is found ________ to the axillary artery. - ✔✔Superficial and medial
Located along the inferior border of the mandible just anterior to the angle of the
mandible. - ✔✔Facial artery
Which of the following is not a boundary of the femoral triangle? - ✔✔lateral border of
the adductor magnus muscle
An incision made on the inferior margin of the mandible just in front of the angle of the
jaw would be used to raise the ____ artery. - ✔✔Facial
The femoral artery is found ______to the femoral vein. - ✔✔Superficial and lateral
A line drawn on the surface of the skin of the thigh from the center of the inguinal
ligament to the center of the medial prominence of the knee. - ✔✔Linear guide
Located between the posterior border of the tibia and the calcaneus tendon. -
✔✔Anatomical guide
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, A line drawn on the surface of the skin of the thigh from the center of the inguinal
ligament to the center of the medial prominence of the knee. - ✔✔Femoral artery
Complete the tracing of blood from the foot to the heart by placing the vessels in the
proper order. Digital vein - superficial venous plantar arch - great and small saphenous
veins - [a] - [b] - [c] - [d] - [e] - [f] - ✔✔Digital vein - superficial venous plantar arch -
great and small saphenous veins - popliteal vein - femoral vein - external iliac vein -
common iliac vein - IVC - right atrium
Complete the tracing of blood from the heart to the left thumb by placing the vessels in
the proper order. Left ventricle - [a] - aortic arch - [b] - [c] - [d] - [e] - superficial and
deep volar arches - ✔✔Left ventricle - ascending aorta - aortic arch - left subclavian
artery - left axillary artery - left brachial artery - left radial artery - superficial and deep
volar arches
Tracing to and from the sacrum and coccyx: - ✔✔LV > Ascending Aorta > aortic arch >
thoracic aorta > middle sacral artery > Middle sacral vein > IVC > RA
Tracing to the small intestines: - ✔✔LV - ascending aorta - aortic arch - thoracic aorta -
abdominal aorta - superior mesenteric artery - small intestines
The brachial artery is found ________ to the basilic vein. - ✔✔The basilica vein is located
medial and superficial to the brachial artery, making the artery lateral and deep to the
vein.
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An artery and vein at one location used for injection and drainage. - ✔✔One-point
injection
Begins at the level of the second costal cartilage and extends to the superior border of
the thyroid cartilage. - ✔✔Anatomical limit
The sternocleidomastoid muscle is a useful guide to the: - ✔✔anterior triangle
An imaginary line drawn along the midline of the neck between the tip of the mandible
and the sternum; an imaginary line drawn along the anterior border of the SCM muscle;
an imaginary line drawn anteriorly along the lower margin of the body of the mandible.
I have just described: - ✔✔anterior triangle
Located just behind the medial border of the coracobrachialis muscle. - ✔✔Anatomical
guide
The artery is large, very elastic, has no branches so it's easy to elevate, is rarely sclerotic.
Which vessel is described? - ✔✔Common carotid artery
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,Raising the common carotid arteries, both axillary arteries, and both femoral arteries in
the unautopsied body: - ✔✔Six-point injection
The common carotid artery is found ______ to the internal jugular vein. - ✔✔Deep and
medial
Extends from a point beginning at the inferior border of the popliteus muscle to a point
in front of the middle of the ankle joint. - ✔✔Anatomical limit
The axillary vein is found ________ to the axillary artery. - ✔✔Superficial and medial
Located along the inferior border of the mandible just anterior to the angle of the
mandible. - ✔✔Facial artery
Which of the following is not a boundary of the femoral triangle? - ✔✔lateral border of
the adductor magnus muscle
An incision made on the inferior margin of the mandible just in front of the angle of the
jaw would be used to raise the ____ artery. - ✔✔Facial
The femoral artery is found ______to the femoral vein. - ✔✔Superficial and lateral
A line drawn on the surface of the skin of the thigh from the center of the inguinal
ligament to the center of the medial prominence of the knee. - ✔✔Linear guide
Located between the posterior border of the tibia and the calcaneus tendon. -
✔✔Anatomical guide
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, A line drawn on the surface of the skin of the thigh from the center of the inguinal
ligament to the center of the medial prominence of the knee. - ✔✔Femoral artery
Complete the tracing of blood from the foot to the heart by placing the vessels in the
proper order. Digital vein - superficial venous plantar arch - great and small saphenous
veins - [a] - [b] - [c] - [d] - [e] - [f] - ✔✔Digital vein - superficial venous plantar arch -
great and small saphenous veins - popliteal vein - femoral vein - external iliac vein -
common iliac vein - IVC - right atrium
Complete the tracing of blood from the heart to the left thumb by placing the vessels in
the proper order. Left ventricle - [a] - aortic arch - [b] - [c] - [d] - [e] - superficial and
deep volar arches - ✔✔Left ventricle - ascending aorta - aortic arch - left subclavian
artery - left axillary artery - left brachial artery - left radial artery - superficial and deep
volar arches
Tracing to and from the sacrum and coccyx: - ✔✔LV > Ascending Aorta > aortic arch >
thoracic aorta > middle sacral artery > Middle sacral vein > IVC > RA
Tracing to the small intestines: - ✔✔LV - ascending aorta - aortic arch - thoracic aorta -
abdominal aorta - superior mesenteric artery - small intestines
The brachial artery is found ________ to the basilic vein. - ✔✔The basilica vein is located
medial and superficial to the brachial artery, making the artery lateral and deep to the
vein.
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