exam 2 lecture 1

Question 1

what is the apex of the axilla?

Answer 1

armpit

Question 2

what is the base of the axilla?

Answer 2

formed by the skin

Question 3

what is the anterior wall of axilla?

Answer 3

pectoralis major and minor

Question 4

what is the lateral wall of the axilla?

Answer 4

upper portion of humerus

Question 5

what is the medial wall of the axilla?

Answer 5

serratus anterior and rib cage

Question 6

what is the posterior wall of axilla?

Answer 6

latissimus dorsi, subscapularis, teres major

Question 7

what are the contents of the axilla?

Answer 7

brachial plexus. axillary artery/vein

Question 8

What are the three trunks?

Answer 8

superior
middle
inferior

Question 9

What is the divisions?

Answer 9

3 anterior
3 posterior

Question 10

What are the cords?

Answer 10

lateral
posterior
medial

Question 11

What are the branches?

Answer 11

5 peripheral nerves
-musculocutaneous
-axillary
-median
-radial
-ulnar

Question 12

What is the quadrangular space borders?

Answer 12

-the inferior margin of the teres minor
-the surgical neck of the humerus
-the superior margin of the teres major
-the lateral margin of the long head of the triceps brachii

Question 13

what is the contents of the quadrangular space?

Answer 13

axillary nerve
posterior circumflex humeral artery and vein