Fossas and tunnels Flashcards

1
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What are the contents of the axilla?

A
Axillary artery
Axillary vein
Brachial plexus
Axillary lymph nodes
Biceps short head
Coracobrachialis
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What are the contents of the cubital fossa?

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Radial nerve
Biceps tendon
Brachial artery
Median nerve

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What are the 5 borders of the axilla?

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Apex= 1st rib, scapula and clavicle
Lateral wall= Humerus
Medial wall= Seratus anterior and thoracic wall
Anterior wall= Pec major and pec minor
Posterior wall= Subscapularis, teres major and lat dorsi

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What are the 3 borders of the cubital fossa?

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Lateral wall= Brachioradialis
Medial border= Pronator teres
Superior border= Epicondyles of the humerus

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5
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What are the contents of the carpal tunnel?

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Flexor pollicis longus
4x flexor digitorum profundus
4x flexor digitorum superficialis
Median nerve

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What are the borders of the carpal tunnel?

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Roof= The flexor reticaculum 
Base= Deep carpal arch (carpals)
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What are the contents of the anatomical snuffbox?

A

Radial artery
Superficial branch of radial nerve
Cephalic vein

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What are the borders of the anatomical snuffbox?

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Medial border= Tendon of extensor pollicis longus
Lateral border= Tendons of extensor pollicis brevis and abductor pollicis longus
Proximal border= Radius
Floor= Carpals
Roof= Skin

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What are the contents of the femoral triangle?

A

Femoral nerve
Femoral artery
Femoral vein
Femoral canal

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What are the borders of the femoral triangle?

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Superior border= Inguinal ligament 
Lateral border= Sartorius 
Medial border= Adductor longus
Roof= fascia lata
Base= Pectineus, iliopsoas, adductor longus
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11
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What are the contents of the femoral canal?

A

Lymphatic vessels
Deep lymph node- the lacunar node
Empty space
Loose connective tissue

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What are the borders of the femoral canal?

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Medial border= Lacunar ligament
Lateral border= Femoral vein
Anterior border= Inguinal ligament
Posterior border= Pectineal ligament, pubic bone and pectineus

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13
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What are the contents of the adductor canal?

A

Femoral artery
Femoral vein
Nerve to vastus medialis
Saphenous nerve

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What are the borders of the adductor canal?

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Anteromedial= Sartorius 
Lateral= Vastus medialis
Posterior= Adductor longus and adductor magnus
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What are the contents of the popliteal fossa?

A

Popliteal artery
Popliteal vein
Tibial nerve
Common fibular nerve

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16
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What are the borders of the popliteal fossa?

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Superomedial border= Semimembranous
Superolateral border= Biceps femoris
Inferomedial border= Gastrocneumius
Inferolateral border= Lateral head of plantars and gastrocneumius

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What are the borders of the inguinal canal?

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Anterior wall= External oblique
Posterior wall= Transversalis fascia
Roof= Transversalis fascia, internal oblique and transversus abdominis
Floor= Inguinal ligament

18
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What are the contents of the inguinal canal?

A

Spermatic cord (males), round ligament (females), ilioinguinal nerve, genital branch of the genitofemoral nerve

19
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What are the borders of Calot’s triangle?

A
Medial= Common hepatic duct
Inferior= cystic duct
Superior= inferior surface of liver
20
Q

What are the contents of calot’s triangle?

A

Right hepatic artery
Cystic artery
Lymph node of Lund
Lymphatics

21
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What are the borders of the inguinal triangle?

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Medial= Rectus abdominis 
Lateral= Inferior epigastric vessels
Inferior= Inguinal ligament
22
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What are the contents of the inguinal triangle?

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No contents of clinical importance