Borders

Question 1

Borders of the Femoral triangle

Answer 1

Superior = inguinal ligament

Lateral = Sartorius

Medial = adductor longus

Question 2

Borders of the Cubital fossa

Answer 2

Lateral border – medial border brachioradialis muscle

Medial border– lateral border pronator teres muscle

Superior border – imaginary line between epicondyles of humerus.

The floor - proximally by brachialis, distally by supinator muscle.

The roof - skin and fascia, reinforced by bicipital aponeurosis.

Question 3

Borders of the Axilla

Answer 3

Apex – lateral border of first rib, superior border of scapula, posterior border of the clavicle.

Lateral wall – intertubercular groove of the humerus.

Medial wall – serratus anterior and thoracic wall (ribs and intercostal muscles).

Anterior wall – pectoralis major and underlying pectoralis minor and subclavius muscles.

Posterior wall – subscapularis, teres major and latissimus dorsi.

Question 4

Borders of the Anatomical snuffbox

Answer 4

Ulnar (medial) border: Tendon of the extensor pollicis longus.

Radial (lateral) border: Tendons of the abductor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis.

Proximal border: Styloid process of the radius.

Floor: Carpal bones; scaphoid and trapezium.

Roof: Skin.

Question 5

Borders of the Carpal tunnel

Answer 5

Carpal bones posterior

flexor retinaculum anterior

Question 6

Borders of the Popliteal fossa

Answer 6

Superomedial border: Semimembranosus.

Superolateral border: Biceps femoris.

Inferomedial border: Medial head of the gastrocnemius.

Inferolateral border: Lateral head of the gastrocnemius and plantaris.

Question 7

Contents of the Femoral triangle

Answer 7

NAVEL

femoral nerve

femoral artery

femoral vein

empty space

lymph canal

Question 8

Contents of the Cubital fossa

Answer 8

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radial nerve

biceps tendon

brachial artery

median nerve

Question 9

Contents of the Axilla

Answer 9

AAABBC

Axillary artery

Axillary vein

Axillary Lymph nodes

Brachial plexus

Biceps brachii tendon

Coracobrachialis tendons

Question 10

Contents of the Anatomical Snuffbox

Answer 10

radial artery

radial nerve

cephalic vein

Question 11

Contents of the Carpal Tunnel

Answer 11

1 tendon of flexor pollicis longus

4 tendons of flexor digitorum profundus

4 tendons of flexor digitorum superficialis

Median Nerve

Question 12

Contents of the Popliteal Fossa

Answer 12

Medial to lateral =

Popliteal artery

Popliteal vein

Tibial nerve

Common fibular nerve

Question 13

Borders of the Femoral Canal

Answer 13

Medial border – Lacunar ligament.

Lateral border – Femoral vein.

Anterior border – Inguinal ligament.

Posterior border – Pectineal ligament, superior ramus of the pubic bone, and the pectineus muscle

Question 14

Contents of the Femoral Canal

Answer 14

Lymphatic vessels – draining the deep inguinal lymph nodes.

Deep lymph node – the lacunar node.

Empty space.

Loose connective tissue.

Question 15

Borders of the Adductor Canal

Answer 15

Anterior: Sartorius.

Lateral: Vastus medialis.

Posterior: Adductor longus and adductor magnus.

Question 16

Contents of Adductor Canal

Answer 16

serves as a passageway for structures moving between the anterior thigh and posterior leg

femoral artery,

femoral vein,

nerve to the vastus medialis,

saphenous nerve