Anatomical Spaces

Question 0

What are the contents of the quadrangular space?

Answer 0

Axillary Nerve

Posterior circumflex humeral artery & vein

Question 1

What 6 groups of lymph nodes are in the axilla? (APICAL)

Answer 1

Anterior (pectoral), Posterior (subscapular), Infraclavicular, Central, Apical, Lateral

Question 2

What are the contents of the triangular space?

Answer 2

Circumflex scapular branch of the subscapular artery

Question 3

What muscle separates the quadrangular and triangular spaces?

Answer 3

Long head of the triceps

Question 4

What are the contents of the cubital fossa?

Answer 4

radial nerve, tendon of biceps brachii, brachial artery (and terminal branches- radial & ulnar), and median nerve

Question 5

What forms the boundaries of the anatomical snuffbox?

Answer 5

Tendons of abductor pollicis longus, extensor pollicis brevis, & extensor pollicis longus

Question 6

What runs through the inguinal canal?

Answer 6

Ilioinguinal nerve
Spermatic cord in males
Round ligament of uterus in females

Question 7

What are the contents of the adductor canal?

Answer 7

Femoral artery
Femoral vein
Saphenous nerve
Nerve to vastus medialis

Question 8

What are the contents of the popliteal fossa?

Answer 8

Tibial nerve
Popliteal vein and artery
Fibular nerve (common peroneal)
nodes
fat

Question 9

What are the contents of the tarsal tunnel? (Tom, Dick, ANd Harry)

Answer 9

Tibialis posterior tendon, Flexor Digitorum Longus tendon, Posterior tibial Artery, vein and Nerve, Flexor Hallucis Longus tendon