Ch 43 Arm and Cubital Fossa

Question 1

Portion of the upper limb between the shoulder and the elbow

Answer 1

arm

Question 2

Deep to the skin and subcutaneous tissue is the fascia of the arm, the ___

Answer 2

brachial fascia

Question 3

the brachial fascia forms a ______ for the muscles of the arm

Answer 3

tubular investment

Question 4

Inward extensions of the fascia course between ___ to the ___

Answer 4

muscles; humerus

Question 5

Three extensions of the fascia coursing between muscles to the humerus

Answer 5

Lateral inter muscular septum
Medial inter muscular septum, anterior lamina
Medial inter muscular septum, posterior lamina

Question 6

The three inter muscular septa divide the arm into three compartments:

Answer 6

Anterior compartment
Medial compartment
Posterior Compartment

Question 7

Another name for the medial compartment

Answer 7

neuromuscular compartment

Question 8

The ___ is a depression on the anterior aspect of the elbow

Answer 8

cubital fossa

Question 9

Lateral boundary of the cubital fossa

Answer 9

brachioradialis

Question 10

medial boundary of the cubital fossa

Answer 10

pronator teres

Question 11

superior boundary of the cubital fossa

Answer 11

an imaginary line between the medial and lateral epicondyles of the humerus

Question 12

Floor of the cubital fossa

Answer 12

supinator muscle

brachialis muscle

Question 13

Contents of the cubital fossa (lateral to medial)

Answer 13

Radial nerve and its terminal branches
Tendon of the biceps brachii m
Brachial artery and its terminal branches
Median nerve

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