Important Relationships Shoulder and Posterior Arm

Question 1

The axillary nerve passes ________ to the long head of the triceps muscle (traverses the quadrangular space).

Answer 1

lateral

Question 2

The axillary nerve passes directly ________ to the humerus (surgical neck).

Answer 2

posterior

Question 3

The posterior circumflex humeral artery passes directly ________ and posterior to the humerus (surgical neck).

Answer 3

medial

Question 4

The ________ passes directly medial and posterior to the humerus (surgical neck).

Answer 4

posterior circumflex humeral artery

Question 5

The posterior circumflex humeral artery passes ________ to the long head of the triceps muscle (traverses the quadrangular space)

Answer 5

lateral

Question 6

The posterior circumflex humeral artery passes lateral to the ________

Answer 6

long head of the triceps muscle (traverses the quadrangular space)

Question 7

The infraspinatus muscle (tendon) passes ________to the head and surgical neck of the humerus (glenohumeral joint).

Answer 7

posterior

Question 8

The infraspinatus muscle (tendon) passes posterior to the ________and ________.

Answer 8

head

surgical neck of the humerus (glenohumeral joint)

Question 9

The teres minor muscle (tendon) passes ________ to the head and surgical neck of the humerus (glenohumeral joint).

Answer 9

posterior

Question 10

The circumflex scapular artery passes ________and ________to the teres minor muscle (traverses the triangular space).

Answer 10

inferior

lateral

Question 11

The ________ passes inferior and lateral to the teres minor muscle (traverses the triangular space).

Answer 11

circumflex scapular artery

Question 12

The supraspinatus muscle (tendon) passes ________ to the head of the humerus (glenohumeral joint).

Answer 12

superior

Question 13

The suprascapular artery passes directly ________ to the transverse scapular ligament.

Answer 13

superior

Question 14

The suprascapular artery passes directly superior to the _________.

Answer 14

transverse scapular ligament

Question 15

The suprascapular nerve passes directly ________ to the transverse scapular ligament

Answer 15

inferior

Question 16

The suprascapular nerve passes directly inferior to the ________

Answer 16

transverse scapular ligament

Question 17

The suprascapular artery and nerve pass directly ________ to the spine of the scapula (spinoglenoid notch).

Answer 17

lateral

Question 18

The suprascapular artery and nerve pass directly lateral to the ________.

Answer 18

spine of the scapula (spinoglenoid notch)

Question 19

The ________ artery and nerve pass directly lateral to the spine of the scapula (spinoglenoid notch).

Answer 19

suprascapular artery and nerve

Question 20

The trapezius muscle is positioned ________ to the rhomboid muscle.

Answer 20

posterior (superficial)

Question 21

The rhomboid muscle is positioned ________ to the trapezius muscle

Answer 21

anterior (deep)

Question 22

The accessory nerve is positioned directly ________ to the trapezius muscle.

Answer 22

anterior (deep)

Question 23

The ________ nerve is positioned directly anterior (deep) to the trapezius muscle.

Answer 23

accessory nerve

Question 24

The superficial branch of the transverse cervical artery is positioned directly _________ to the trapezius muscle.

Answer 24

anterior (deep)

Question 25

the trapezius muscle is positioned ________ to the superficial branch of the transverse cervical artery

Answer 25

posterior (superficial)

Question 26

The ________ artery is positioned directly anterior (deep) to the trapezius muscle.

Answer 26

superficial branch of the transverse cervical

Question 27

The deep branch of the transverse cervical artery passes directly ________ to the levator scapulae and rhomboid muscles.

Answer 27

anterior (deep)

Question 28

The deep branch of the transverse cervical artery passes directly anterior (deep) to the ________, and ________.

Answer 28

levator scapulae and rhomboid muscles

Question 29

The ________ artery passes directly anterior (deep) to the levator scapulae and rhomboid muscles.

Answer 29

deep branch of the transverse cervical

Question 30

The radial nerve passes directly ________ to the humerus (shaft) and directly ________to the humerus (lateral epicondyle).

Answer 30

posterior

anterior

Question 31

The radial nerve passes directly posterior to the ________ and directly anterior to the ________.

Answer 31

humerus (shaft)

Humerus (lateral epicondyle)

Question 32

The profunda brachii artery passes directly ________to the humerus (shaft).

Answer 32

posterior

Question 33

The middle collateral (or interosseous recurrent) artery passes directly ________to the humerus (lateral epicondyle).

Answer 33

posterior

Question 34

The middle collateral (or interosseous recurrent) artery passes directly posterior to the ________.

Answer 34

humerus (lateral epicondyle)