Import Flashcards
What are the borders of the Axilla?
Apex: cervico-axillary canal. Bounded by first rib, clavicle and superior edge of scapula
Base: skin, subcutaneous tissue and axillary fascia
Anterior: Pectoralis major, minor and clavipectoral fascia. Anterior axillary fold is most inferior part of anterior wall
Posterior: scapula and anterior surface of subscapularis. Inferiorly by teres major and lattisimus dorsi
Medial: Thoracic wall and overlying serratus anterior
Lateral: intertubercular groove of the humerus
What structures are found in the Axilla?
Axillary artery + Axillary vein
Brachial plexus
Axillary Lymph nodes
Biceps brachii (short head)
Coracobrachialis
What are the 3 main routes through which structures leave the Axilla?
Main Exit: inferiorly and laterally into the upper limb
Quadrangular space: Small gap in posterior wall of the axilla allowing access to the posterior arm and shoulder area
Clavipectoral triangle: opening in the anterior wall of the axilla
What structures are found in the Quadrangular space?
axillary nerve
posterior circumflex humeral artery
What are the borders of the Quadrangular space?
superior - teres minor
inferior - teres major
lateral - humerus
medial - long head of triceps
What are the borders of the Clavipectoral triangle?
lateral - deltoid
superior - clavicle
inferior - pectoralis major
What structures are found in the Clavipectoral triangle?
Cephalic vein
lateral pectoral nerve
medial pectoral nerve
What are the borders of the Triangular space?
superior - teres minor or subscapularis
inferior - superior border of teres major
lateral - long head triceps
What structures are found in the Triangular space?
Scapular circumflex vessels
What are the borders of the Triangular Interval?
Long head of triceps
Teres major
Humerus
What structures are found in the Triangular Interval?
Radial nerve
Profunda brachii artery
What are the borders of the Cubital Fossa?
Lateral - medial border of brachioradialis
medial - lateral border of pronator teres
superior - imaginary line between epicondyles of humerus
roof - skin & fascia, reinforced by the bicipital aponeurosis
floor - brachialis (med) and supinator (lat)
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What structures are found in the Cubital Fossa?
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Radial nerve (passes underneath brachioradialis mm; lies in close proximity
Biceps tendon
Brachial artery
Median nerve
What are the borders of the Carpal Tunnel?
Formed by two layers - deep carpal arch and superficial flexor retinaculum
Lateral - scaphoid + trapezium tubercles
Medial - hook of hamate, pisiform
Superior: Flexor retinaculum. Turns Carpal arch into the Carpal Tunnel. Attaches to hook of hamat + pisiform (medially) and chaphoid and trapezium (laterally)
What structures are found in the Carpal Tunnel?
Total of 9 Tendons (surrounded by synovial sheaths) and Median nn
FDS/FDP/FPL tendons
median nerve
NBFlexor Carpii radialis tendon is located within the flexor retinaculum and not within the carpal tunnel itself.
What are the borders of the Anatomical Snuffbox?
Medial/ulnar - Extensor pollicis longus Tendon
Lateral - Tendons of Extensor pollicis brevis and Abductor Pollicis longus
Proximal - radius styloid
Floor - scaphoid and trapezium
What structures are found in the Anatomical Snuffbox?
Radial artery
Superficial branch of the radial nerve
cephalic vein
How many extensor tendon compartments are there in the wrist?
6 Compartments
What is found in compartment 1 and what is it’s significance?
Extensor Pollicis Brevis and Abductor Pollicis Longus. Forms the lateral border of the anatomical snuffbox.
What is the clinical importance of the scaphoid?
Blood supply is retrograde. Arises from distal end of the bone. Fracture will deprive the proximal segment of its blood supply so it will undergo avascular necrosis
Fracture line is normally through the waist - surrounded by synovial fluid.
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Where is the Clavicle found and where does it articulate?
Connects the Upper Limb to the Trunk
Sternal end articulates with manubrium of the sternum at Sternoclavicular joint.
Acromial End articulates with the acromion of the scapula at the acromioclavicular joint.
Label the key features found on the Clavicle
What are the 3 main functions of the Clavicle?
Forms attachment from Upper Limb to Trunk. Enables arm to have maximum range of motion.
Protects neurovascular structures supplying the Upper Limb
Transmits force from upper limb to axial skeleton
What attaches at the Conoid Tubercle?
Conoid Ligament, medial aspect of the coracoclavicular ligament
What attaches to the Trapezoid line?
Attachment point of the trapezoid ligament (lateral part of the coracoclavicular ligament)