Axilla and Brachial Plexus Flashcards

1
Q

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
A

pyramidal

anterior wall

latissimus dorsi

teres major

subscapularis

medial wall

intertubercular sulcus

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2
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Axilla Contents:

  • axillary ______
  • axillary a and ______ _______.
  • axillary v and _______ (outside sheath).
  • fat and connective tissue -_______nn
A

sheath

brachial plexus

lymphatic

cutaneous

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3
Q

Pectoral lymphatics location?

A

anterior thoracic wall and most of breast

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4
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Subscapular lymphatics location?

A

posterior thoracic wall and scapular region

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5
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Humeral lymphatics location?

A

UL except for the portion along the cephalic v

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6
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Central lymphatics location?

A

from pectoral, subscapular, humeral to apical

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7
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Apical lymphatics location?

A

from pectoral, subscapular, humeral, apical and proximal cephalic c nodes

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8
Q

Left lymphatics drain by…

A

thoracic duct to left subclavian v

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9
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Right lymphatics drain by…

A

right jugular lymphatic trunk

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10
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Axillary a 1st

A

btw 1st rib and pec minor m

-give off superior thoracic a

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Axillary a 2nd

A

deep to pec minor m

-gives off thoracoacromial and lateral thoracic aa

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12
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Axillary a 3rd

A

btw pec minor and teres major mm

-gives off subscapular, anterior circumflex humeral, and posterior circumflex humeral aa

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13
Q

Brachial Plexus rami and general mm innervation

A

rami C5-T1

innervates all UL mm except trap

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14
Q

8 cervical nn but only ____ cervical vertebrae

A

7

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15
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C1-C7nn emerge _____ C1-C7 vertebrae

A

above

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16
Q

____ emerge below C7 vertebae

A

C8 n

17
Q

rest of nn emerge____ vertebrae of same number

A

below

18
Q

Rami (__) emerge in _____ neck

Trunks (__) emerge in ____ neck

Divisions (__) split off behind _____

Cords (__) form in axillary region

Branches (__) split off in upper arm

A

5, upper

3, lower

6, clavicle

3

5

19
Q

Musculocutaneaus N (C__- C__)

formed from _______ cord

passes thru ____________m

enteres biceps brachii and _________mm

Major n of the _______ arm

innervates ________, _________, and 1/2 of ________m

A

C5-C7

lateral

coracobrachialis

brachialis

anterior

coracobrachiis, biceps, 1/2 of brachialis m

20
Q

Median N (C___-T___)

formed from 1/2 _____cord and 1/2 _____cord

passes ______ to arm mm

major n of ______ ______

innervates most of _______ _____, 3 ______ _______, and 1st 2 ______ in hand

A

C5-T1

lateral cord and medial cord

medial

anterior forearm

the anterior forearm, 3 thenar (thumb) eminence mm, lumbricals

21
Q

Ulnar N (C___-T____)

formed from _____ cord

runs behind ______ ______

major n of the _____

innervates most of the mm of the hand. _____, and ulnar 1/2 _____ in forearm

A

C8-T1

medial

medial epicondyle

hand

FCUmm

FDPm

22
Q

Axillary N (C___-C___)

formed from ______ cord

circles behind ________ in _______ space

innervates _____ and ______

A

C5-C6

posterior

humerus in quadrangular space

deltoid and teres minor mm

23
Q

Radial N (C____-T_____)

formed from ______ cord

passes posterior to _______ in radial groove and within ______ _____

major n of _______ arm and _______

innervates all mm in ____ ______ and 1/2 of ______m

A

C5-T1

posterior

humerus, triangual interval

posterior arm and forearm

both regions, brachialis

24
Q

Upper plexus nn, Pectoral nn, Lower plexus nn

A

form directly from rami, trunks, and cords

innervate remaing UL mm and skin

25
Q

Upper Plexus NN

________= rhomboid and levator scapulae mm

__________= serratus anterior m

___________= supraspinatus and infraspinatous mm

A

Dorsal Scapular n (C5)

Long Thoracic n (C5-C7)

Surascapular n (C5-C6)

26
Q

Pectoral NN

_______=pectoarli major m

________=pectoralis major and minor mm

A

Lateral Pectoral n (C5-C7)

Medial Pectoral (C8-T1)

27
Q

Lower Plexus NN

_______= subscapularis m

______=latissimus dorsi m

_________=subscapularis and teres major mm

A

Upper Subscapular (C5-C6)

Thoracodorsal n (C6-C8)

Lower Subscapular n (C5-C6)

28
Q

Additional NN

_______ =subclavius m

______= sensory to medial arm

_________=sensory to medial forearm

A

Nerve to subclavius m (C5-C6)

Medial brachical cutaneous n (C8-T1)

Medial antibrachial cutaneous n (C8-T1)