Axilla and Brachial Plexus Flashcards
Axilla: ________shaped region btw arm and chest
- pec major and pec minor= ____ wall
- _______, _______, _______= posterior wall
- serratus anterior=________ wall
- ___________ of humerus= lateral wall -skin and fascia of armpit= base
pyramidal
anterior wall
latissimus dorsi
teres major
subscapularis
medial wall
intertubercular sulcus
Axilla Contents:
- axillary ______
- axillary a and ______ _______.
- axillary v and _______ (outside sheath).
- fat and connective tissue -_______nn
sheath
brachial plexus
lymphatic
cutaneous
Pectoral lymphatics location?
anterior thoracic wall and most of breast
Subscapular lymphatics location?
posterior thoracic wall and scapular region
Humeral lymphatics location?
UL except for the portion along the cephalic v
Central lymphatics location?
from pectoral, subscapular, humeral to apical
Apical lymphatics location?
from pectoral, subscapular, humeral, apical and proximal cephalic c nodes
Left lymphatics drain by…
thoracic duct to left subclavian v
Right lymphatics drain by…
right jugular lymphatic trunk
Axillary a 1st
btw 1st rib and pec minor m
-give off superior thoracic a
Axillary a 2nd
deep to pec minor m
-gives off thoracoacromial and lateral thoracic aa
Axillary a 3rd
btw pec minor and teres major mm
-gives off subscapular, anterior circumflex humeral, and posterior circumflex humeral aa
Brachial Plexus rami and general mm innervation
rami C5-T1
innervates all UL mm except trap
8 cervical nn but only ____ cervical vertebrae
7
C1-C7nn emerge _____ C1-C7 vertebrae
above