Important Relationships Shoulder and Posterior Arm Flashcards
The axillary nerve passes ________ to the long head of the triceps muscle (traverses the quadrangular space).
lateral
The axillary nerve passes directly ________ to the humerus (surgical neck).
posterior
The posterior circumflex humeral artery passes directly ________ and posterior to the humerus (surgical neck).
medial
The ________ passes directly medial and posterior to the humerus (surgical neck).
posterior circumflex humeral artery
The posterior circumflex humeral artery passes ________ to the long head of the triceps muscle (traverses the quadrangular space)
lateral
The posterior circumflex humeral artery passes lateral to the ________
long head of the triceps muscle (traverses the quadrangular space)
The infraspinatus muscle (tendon) passes ________to the head and surgical neck of the humerus (glenohumeral joint).
posterior
The infraspinatus muscle (tendon) passes posterior to the ________and ________.
head
surgical neck of the humerus (glenohumeral joint)
The teres minor muscle (tendon) passes ________ to the head and surgical neck of the humerus (glenohumeral joint).
posterior
The circumflex scapular artery passes ________and ________to the teres minor muscle (traverses the triangular space).
inferior
lateral
The ________ passes inferior and lateral to the teres minor muscle (traverses the triangular space).
circumflex scapular artery
The supraspinatus muscle (tendon) passes ________ to the head of the humerus (glenohumeral joint).
superior
The suprascapular artery passes directly ________ to the transverse scapular ligament.
superior
The suprascapular artery passes directly superior to the _________.
transverse scapular ligament
The suprascapular nerve passes directly ________ to the transverse scapular ligament
inferior
The suprascapular nerve passes directly inferior to the ________
transverse scapular ligament
The suprascapular artery and nerve pass directly ________ to the spine of the scapula (spinoglenoid notch).
lateral
The suprascapular artery and nerve pass directly lateral to the ________.
spine of the scapula (spinoglenoid notch)
The ________ artery and nerve pass directly lateral to the spine of the scapula (spinoglenoid notch).
suprascapular artery and nerve
The trapezius muscle is positioned ________ to the rhomboid muscle.
posterior (superficial)
The rhomboid muscle is positioned ________ to the trapezius muscle
anterior (deep)
The accessory nerve is positioned directly ________ to the trapezius muscle.
anterior (deep)
The ________ nerve is positioned directly anterior (deep) to the trapezius muscle.
accessory nerve
The superficial branch of the transverse cervical artery is positioned directly _________ to the trapezius muscle.
anterior (deep)
the trapezius muscle is positioned ________ to the superficial branch of the transverse cervical artery
posterior (superficial)
The ________ artery is positioned directly anterior (deep) to the trapezius muscle.
superficial branch of the transverse cervical
The deep branch of the transverse cervical artery passes directly ________ to the levator scapulae and rhomboid muscles.
anterior (deep)
The deep branch of the transverse cervical artery passes directly anterior (deep) to the ________, and ________.
levator scapulae and rhomboid muscles
The ________ artery passes directly anterior (deep) to the levator scapulae and rhomboid muscles.
deep branch of the transverse cervical
The radial nerve passes directly ________ to the humerus (shaft) and directly ________to the humerus (lateral epicondyle).
posterior
anterior
The radial nerve passes directly posterior to the ________ and directly anterior to the ________.
humerus (shaft)
Humerus (lateral epicondyle)
The profunda brachii artery passes directly ________to the humerus (shaft).
posterior
The middle collateral (or interosseous recurrent) artery passes directly ________to the humerus (lateral epicondyle).
posterior
The middle collateral (or interosseous recurrent) artery passes directly posterior to the ________.
humerus (lateral epicondyle)
