Saturday 11 June 2016

Diseases of Blood Vessels-Disease of the Lymphatic System

Diseases of Blood Vessels

Diseases of blood vessels are common. The surface anatomy of the main arteries, especially those of the limbs.
 The collateral circulation of most large arteries should be understood, and a distinction should be made between anatomic end arteries and functional end arteries. All large arteries that cross over a joint are liable to be kinked during movements of the joint. However, the distal flow of blood is not interrupted because an adequate anastomosis is usually between branches of the artery that arise both proximal and distal to the joint. The alternative blood channels, which dilate under these circumstances, form the collateral circulation. Knowledge of the existence and position of such a circulation may be of vital importance should it be necessary to tie off a large artery that has been damaged by trauma or disease. Coronary arteries are functional end arteries, and if they become blocked by disease (coronary arterial occlusion is common), the cardiac muscle normally supplied by that artery will receive insufficient blood and undergo necrosis. Blockage of a large coronary artery results in the death of the patient


Disease of the Lymphatic System
The lymphatic system is often de-emphasized by anatomists on the grounds that it is difficult to see on a cadaver.
 However, it is of vital importance to medical personnel, since lymph nodes may swell as the result of metastases, or primary tumor. For this reason, the lymphatic drainage of all major organs of the body, including the skin, should be known. A patient may complain of a swelling produced by the enlargement of a lymph node. A physician must know the areas of the body that drain lymph to a particular node if he or she is to be able to find the primary site of the disease. Often, the patient ignores the primary disease, which may be a small, painless cancer of the skin. Conversely, the patient may complain of a painful ulcer of the tongue, for example, and the physician must know the lymph drainage of the tongue to be able to determine whether the disease has spread beyond the limits of the tongue

































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