THORAX ABDOMEN AND PELVIS

MEDICAL

ARTERIES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Drains the lower leg.
A
Iliac veins
B
Great saphenous veins
C
Tibial veins
D
External jugular veins
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Veins from the calf muscles drain into posterior tibial veins. They also receive connections from the superficial veins and the fibular veins . The fibular veins are also formed by the medial and lateral plantar veins and run with the fibular artery.

Detailed explanation-2: -The posterior tibial vein receives blood from the medial and lateral plantar vein and drains the posterior compartment of the leg and plantar surface of the foot. This vein lies behind the tibia and joins the popliteal vein at the posterior knee.

Detailed explanation-3: -Posterior tibial veins collect blood from the sole of your foot. They run along the inside of your calves. Peroneal tibial veins collect blood from the outer side (lateral aspect) of your foot. They run along the middle of your calves.

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