Lecture 5: Axilla, Lateral Cervical Triangle Flashcards
What are the bones of the pectoral region?
Clavicles
Sternum: manubrium, body, xiphoid
Ribs
Scapula
What are the functions of fascia in the pectoral region?
Defines borders
Invests muscles
Creates potential spaces
What are the structures associated with the superficial fascia?
Platysma
Supraclavicular nerves
Anterior and lateral branches of intercostal nerves
What are the borders of the delta pectoral triangle?
Deltoid
Pectoralis major
Middle 1/3 of clavicle
What are the contents of the delta pectoral triangle?
Cephalic vein
Deltopectoral lymph nodes
Deltoid branch of thoracoacromial artery
What is the clavipectoral fascia?
Invests subclavius and pectoralis minor
Attaches to clavicle and anterior thoracic wall
What pierces the clavipectoral fascia?
Cephalic vein, thoracoacromial and lateral pectoral nerves
What does the clavipectoral fascia turn into?
suspensory ligament of the axilla
What are the muscles of the pectoral region?
Pectoralis major
Pectoralis minor
Subclavius
Serrates anterior
What are the muscles of the pectoral region innervated by?
ventral rami of spinal nerves via the branches of the brachial plexus
What does the superficial fascia of the neck contain?
platysma, superficial veins, cutaneous nerves
What does the prevertebral fascia cover?
Muscles of the lateral triangle
Where the prevertebral fascia extend?
around anterior surface of the cervical vertebrae across anterior midline
What is the anterior boundary of the lateral cervical triangle?
posterior border of sternocleidomastoid
What is the posterior boundary of the lateral cervical triangle?
anterior border of the trapezius