Median Nerve Info And Path

Question 1

The median nerve enters the arm from where?

Answer 1

The axilla- at the inferior margin of the teres minor muscle.

Question 2

The median nerve passes _____ down the _____ side of the arm in the _____ compartment

Answer 2

vertically, medial, anterior

Question 3

What artery is the median nerve related to throughout its course?

Answer 3

Brachial artery

Question 4

In proximal regions, the median nerve is immediately ___ to the brachial artery, but in more distal regions, the median nerve crosses over and is ____ to the brachial artery

Answer 4

Lateral
medial
anterior

Question 5

After crossing to the medial side of the brachial artery, the median nerve lies __ to the elbow joint

Answer 5

anterior

Question 6

The median nerve, currently medial to the brachial artery, leaves the cubital fossa how?

Answer 6

By passing the humeral and ulnar heads of the pronator teres