Cubital fossa and forearm Flashcards
Week 2
Lateral border of the cubital fossa
Brachioradialis muscle
Medial border of the cubital fossa
Pronator teres
Superior border of the cubital fossa
hypothetical line between the epicondyles of the humerus
Floor of cubital fossa
Brachialis
Contents of the cubital fossa can be remembered by the acronym
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Contents of cubital fossa:
- Radial nerve
- Biceps tendon
- Brachial artery
- Median Nerve
What vein is formed from the basilic and cephalic vein and is easily accessed for veneouncture
Median cubital vein
Anterior muscles of the forearm are:
Flexors and adductors
Posterior muscles of the forearm are:
Extenders and abductors
Innervation of posterior muscles of the forearm:
Radial nerve
Common extensor origin:
Lateral epicondyle of the humerus
Superficial extenders of the forearm
- Extensor carpi radialis brevis
- Extensor carpi radialis longus
- Extensor carpi ulmaria
- Extensor digitorum
- Extensor digiti minimi
- Ancones
Main extensor of the fingers =
extensor digitorum
What can be used to assess fractures of the scaphoid bone?
Anatomical snuffbox
What artery can be felt in the anatomical snuffbox?
Radial artery