Nerve Blood Supply Flashcards
Subclavian artery passes through?
Scalene triangle
Subclavian vein anterior to subclavian artery importance?
Cannulation, not go deep to hit artery
3 parts of subclavian artery?
Scalenus anterior
Medial
Behind
Lateral
Branches of subclavian artery?
- VIT
Vertebral artery
Internal thoracic
Thyrocervical trunk (inferior thyroid artery) - Costocervical trunk
- Dorsal scapular artery, from second or third part
Vertebral artery travels through?
Foramen transverserium
After crossing border of first rib subclavian artery becomes?
Axiliary artery
Axillary artery divisions?
Pectoralis minor
- Medial
- Behind
- Lateral
Axillary artery ends at?
Lower border of teres major, becomes brachial
Axillary artery branches?
- Intercostal branches and a thoracic branch
- Scapular branches
- Circumflex humerus
Subscapular
If fracture in neck of humerus damage to?
Axillary nerve
Branch of brachial artery?
Profunda brachii artery alongside radial nerve
Fracture to shaft of humerus damage to?
Radial nerve
Profunda brachii runs through?
Lower triangular space and radial groove
Radial artery is covered by?
Brachioradialis
What happens to radial artery?
Forms deep palmar arch.
Winds round dorsum of hand, and through anatomical snuff box then pierce first dorsal interosseus muscle then onto palm surface forming deep palmar arch
Ulnar artery is covered by?
Flexor carpi ulnaris muscle
Ulnar artery forms?
Superficial palmar arch, then palmer digital arteries
Superficial veins of forearm?
Lateral - cephalic
Medial- basilic
Which vein bridges the basilic and cephalic vein?
Median cubital vein
Cephalic and basilic veins drain into?
Axillary vein
Venae comitantes?
Accompanying arteries
Brachial plexus comes from?
Anterior rami of spinal nerves
Brachial plexus roots?
C5-T1
Dorsal scapular nerve supplies?
Rhomboid and lavatory scapulae