Axilla & Brachial Plexus Flashcards
Pyramidal shaped region between arm & chest
Axilla
Pectoral major & pectorals minor muscles make up what wall of the axilla region
Anterior wall
Latissimus dorsi, teres major & subscapularis muscles make up what wall of the axilla region
Posterior pall
Serratus anterior muscles make up what wall of the axilla region
Medial wall
Intertubercular sulcus of humerus make up what wall of the axilla region
Lateral wall
Skin & Fascia of armpit make up what wall of the axilla region
Base
The area under the clavicle to the skin of the part is what region
Axilla
the top of the Axilla region can be referred to as the
apex or inlet
What runs through the axially region
Axial sheath
The axial sheath starts at a superior _______ position and runs through the axial to an inferior _______ position
Medial, Lateral
What does the positioning of the axial sheath through the axial allow for
range of motion
A fibrous sheath that encloses the axillary artery and the axillary vein and the three cords of the brachial plexus to form the neurovascular bundle
Axillary sheath
Muscles if the lateral wall of the axilla include
Coracobrachialis, Long and short heads of the Biceps
Where is the Coracobrachialis muscle located in the Axilla
posterior portion of lateral wall
Where is the short head of Biceps located in the lateral wall of the axilla
anteromedially
Where is the long head of Biceps located in the lateral wall of the axilla
anterolaterally
When comparing lymph nodes and vessels what should you look for to detriment that you’re looking at a vessel not a node
Lumen
Axillary sheath, which contains axillary artery & brachial plexus are contented in what
Axilla
The subclavian vein and the internal jugular vein make up the
Venous angle
Lymphatics coalescence in what area
Axilla
What lymph node collects from the anterior thoracic wall & most of breast
Pectoral node
What lymph node collects from the posterior thoracic wall & scapular region
Subscapular node
What lymph node collects from the upper limb except for the portion along the cephalic vein
Humeral node
What lymph node do the Pectoral, Subscapular and Humeral nodes drain into
Central nodes
What node collects from the Central node as well as the proximal cephalic v nodes
Apical Node
What are the two main lymph nodes in the body
right lymphatic duct and thoracic duct
What are the right lymphatic duct and thoracic duct located
At the venous angle
3-4 large nodes deep to pectoralis minor
central nodes
receive lymph from all the other groups of axillary nodes as well as the proximal cephalic vein nodes
apical nodes
The nerve components within the axilla
Brachial plexus
part of the axillary artery that is between 1st rib & pec. minor m.
First part
Part of the axillary artery that is underlying pectoralis minor muscle
Second part
Part of the axillary artery that is between pectoralis minor & teres major
Third part
The axillary artery gives rise to what artery at the inferior border of the teres major muscle
Brachial A.
Arises from the subclavian a. at the lateral border of the 1st rib
Axillary A.
What are the three parts of the Axillary A.
1st, 2nd, 3rd
Superior thoracic a comes off of what part of the axillary A.
1st
Thoracoacromial trunk comes off of what part of the axillary A.
2nd
Lateral Thoracic a. comes off of what part of the axillary A.
2nd
Subscapular a. comes off of what part of the axillary A.
3rd
Posterior Circumflex Humeral aa. comes off of what part of the axillary A.
3rd
Anterior Circumflex Humeral aa. comes off of what part of the axillary A.
3rd
Composed of ventral rami from C5-T1
Brachial Plexus