MDA 224 Peripheral Vascular System BEST STUDY GUIDE 2022 UPDATE

MDA 224 Peripheral Vascular System BEST STUDY GUIDE 2022 UPDATE

,MDA 224 Peripheral Vascular System BEST STUDY GUIDE 2022 UPDATE

Peripheral-Vascular
System (PV)
● Branching network of vessels that
transports oxygenated blood to all
body organs, tissues & then returns it
to the heart for reoxygenation in the
lungs

,Arteries
● Carry oxygenated blood, nutrient rich
blood from the heart to the capillaries
● High-pressure system
● Thick, layered walls
● Pulse = force of blood against
arterial walls felt with heart beat

, Major Arteries of the
Arm
● Brachial
●
Major artery supplying arm
●
Palpated medial to the
biceps tendon in and
above the bend of the
elbow
● Radial
●
Extends down the thumb
side of the arm
●
Supplies blood to the
forearm and hand on
radial side
● Ulnar
●
Extends down the little
finger side of the arm
●
Supplies blood to
forearm and hand on
ulnar side