Regional Anatomy GBA Flashcards
Palmar Region - Skin Innervation:
Palmar Branch of Median Nerve
Palmar Branch of Ulnar Nerve
Palmar Branch of Radial Nerve
Palmar Region - Borders:
● Sup: line connecting ulnar and radial carpal eminences
● Inf: edge of skin folds at base of fingers around level of proximal phalanges
● Med: edge of hypothenar eminence
● Lat: lat. margin of thenar eminence and skin fold between first and second fingers
Dorsum of the hand- Skin Innervation:
Dorsal Ulnar Nerve
Superficial Radial Nerve
Superficial Ulnar nerve (Pinky+Half of ring finger)
Median Nerve (1,2,3 fingers+Half of ring finger)
Medial Malleolar Region - Skin Innervation:
Calcaneal Branches of Tibial Nerve
Saphenous Nerve
Plantar region - Borders:
Ant.: the skin folds at the base of the toes
Post.Med.Lat: the edges of sole and the heel
Scapular Region - Layers:
1) skin 2) subcutaneous connective / adipose tissue
3) fascia of the superficial muscles 4) trapezius m., deltoid. m. (spinous part)
5) supra- et infraspinal fascia
6) supraspinatus m., infraspinatus m., teres minor m., teres major m., latissimus dorsi m. (upper part), triceps m., levator scapulae m., rhomboideus major et minor mm.
Lumbar region - Borders:
Sup.: horizontal line connecting the inf. scapular angle and posterior axillary fold
Inf.: iliac crest
Med.: midline of the trunk
Lat: perpendicular lines along the midaxillary line
Plantar Region - Layers:
1) skin
2) subcutaneous adipose tissue
3) plantar aponeurosis (the strong triangular part of the plantar fascia)
4) flexor digitorum brevis m.
5) tendons of flexor digitorum longus m, quadratus plantae m. and lumbricales mm.
6) deep connective tissue space
7) back: the plantar surface and ligaments of tarsal bones
front: adductor hallucis and the m.interosseus muscles
8) tendon of peroneus longus m., which passes in own groove (on cuboid)
surrounded by the long plantar lig. We can observe the insertion on medial
cuneiform and on the base of the first metatarsal.
Posterior Genicular Region - Layers:
1) skin
2) subcutaneous adipose tissue
3) popliteal fascia
4) space of popliteal fossa which is bounded:
superiorly and medially: by semitendinosus m. and
semimembranosus m.
superiorly and laterally: by biceps femoris m.
inferiorly medially and laterally: by the med. and lat. heads of
gastrocnemius m. The lateral head originates with the
plantaris m.
5) The floor of the popliteaal fossa is formed by
o lower edge of the adductor magnus (Adductor hiatus)
o popliteal surface of the femur
o between them the tendineal hiatus (above)
o the fibrous capsule of the knee joint (in the middle)
o popliteus m. (below)
Dorsum of the hand - Borders :
Prox.: basis of the metacarpals
Dist.: the heads of metacarpals
Uln.Rad.: respective margins of the hand
Lateral malleolar region - Skin Innervation:
Sural Nerve and Lateral Plantar Nerve
Posterior Carpal Region - Skin Innervation:
Medial Antebrachial Cutaneous Nerve (C8-T1)
Posterior Antebrachial Cutaneous Nerve (Radial)
Lateral Antebrachial Cutaneous Nerve (Musculocutanous)
Lateral malleolar region - Layers:
1) skin
2) subcutaneous connective tissue
3) two ligamentous parts of the fascia cruris: the superior and inferior peroneal retinacula.
4) tendons of peroneus brevis m (ant.) and peroneus longus m. (post.) together in
a commom synovial sheat.
Posterior brachial Region - Borders:
Prox.: level of the posterior axillary fold
Dist.: three finger’s breadth above the olecranon Med.: medial bicipital groove
Lat: lateral bicipital groove
Thoracic Aperture - Borders:
➔ Ant: superior border of the manubrium
➔ Post: vertebral body of T1
➔ Lat: arches of the 1st ribs
Anterior Antebrachial Region - Layers:
- Skin
- Subcutaneous fat / tissue
- Antebrachial fascia
- Muscles
a. Superficial
i. Brachioradialis m (only extensor)
ii. Pronator teres m
iii. Flexor carpi radialis m
iv. Palmaris longus m
v. Flexor carpi ulnaris m
vi. Flexor digitorum superficialis m
b. Deep
i. Flexor pollicis longus m
ii. Flexor indicis m
iii. Flexor digitorum profundum m
iv. Pronator quadratus m - Interosseous membrane
Ant. Genicular Region - Skin Innervation:
Anterior Femoral Nerve
Saphenous Nerve
Lateral and Medial Calf Cutaneous Nerves
Anterior Cubital Region - Layers:
- Skin
- Subcutaneous fat / tissue
- Cubital fascia
- Biceps m , Brachialis m , Brachioradialis m, Pronator teres m, Flexor carpi radialis
m, Palmaris longus m, Flexor carpi ulnaris m, Extensor carpi radialis longus m,
Extensor carpi radialis brevis m
Deltoid Region Skin Innervation:
Superior Lateral Brachial Cutaneous Nerve (Axilary)
Anterior Cubital Region - Skin Innervation:
Inferior Lateral Brachial Cutaneous Nerve (Radial)
Medial Brachial Cutaneous Nerve (C8-T1)
Lateral Anterachial Cutaneous Nerve (Muscolocutanous)
Medial Anterachial Cutaneous Nerve (C8-T1)
Dorsum of the foot - Layers:
- Skin
- Subcutaneous fat / tissue
- Fascia
a. sup extensor retinaculum
b. Xshaped
inf extensor retinaculum - Tendon of
a. Tibialis ant. m
b. Extensor hallucis longus m
c. Extensor digitorum longus m
d. Extensor hallucis brevis m
e. Extensor digitorum brevis m - Dorsal interosseous m, Peroneus tertius m
Deltoid Region - Layers:
- Skin
- Subcutaneous tissue/fat
- Deltoid fascia
- Deltoid m
- Subdeltoid fasciacontinuous
with coracoclavicular lig - Triceps m (lat. and long heads), Teres minor m , Teres major m , Infraspinatus m ,
Supraspinatus m , Biceps m (long and short heads), Coracobrachialis m , Pectoralis
minor m , Pectoralis major m
Nuchal Region - Borders:
Sup.: External occipital protuberance + Mastoid Lvl
Inf.: level of C7 vertebra
Med.: line between external occipital protuberance and vertebra prominens
Lat: the side of trapezius muscle from the mastoid process until the inferior boundary.
Posterior Cubital Region - Borders
Sup/Inf: 3 fingers above and below cuibital fossa
Med/Lat: Epicondyles
Ant Femoral Region - Layers:
- Skin
- Subcutaneous fat / tissue
- Fascia lata
- Tensor fascia latae m , Sartorius m*
- Vastoadductor lamina of the adductor canal
- Rectus femoris m , Vastus medialis m , Pectineus m , Adductor longus m , Adductor
magnus m , Gracilis m
Posterior brachial Region -Skin Innervation:
Inferior part of Lateral Cutaneous Brachial nerve (Radial)
Posterior Cutaneous Brachial nerve (Radial)
Medial Cutaneous Brachial nerve (C8-T1)
Posterior Cubital Region - Skin Innervation:
Posterior Brachial Cutaneous Nerve (Radial)
Medial Brachial Cutaneous Nerve (C8-T1)
Medial Antebrachial Cutaneous Nerve (C8-T1)
Posterior Antebrachial Cutaneous Nerve (Radial)
Lateral Antebrachial Cutaneous Nerve (Musculocutanous)
Subinguinal Region - Skin Innervation:
Ilioinguinal Nerve
Femoral Branch of Genitofemoral Nerve
Lateral Iliohypogastric Nerve
Ant. Carpal Region - Layers:
- Skin
- Subcutaneous fat / tissue
- Antebrachial fascia & Palmar carpal ligament
- Flexor Retinaculum
- Tendons of:
a. Abductor pollicis longus m
b. Extensor pollicis brevis m
c. Brachioradialis m
d. Flexor carpi radialis m
e. Palmaris longus m
f. Flexor pollicis longus m
g. Flexor digitorum superficialis m
h. Flexor carpi ulnaris m - Pronator quadratus m
Abdominal Wall Region - Layers
- Skin
- Subcutaneous fat / tissue
- Fasciaaponeurosis
of abdominal mm
a. External oblique abd m
b. Internal oblique abd m
c. Transversus abd m
Gluteal region - Skin Innervation:
Cluneal Nerves; S, M , I
(Inferior Comes from Posterior Femoral Cutaneous)
Also - Lateral Iliohypogastric Nerve
Anterior Crural Region - Layers:
- Skin
- Subcutaneous fat / tissue
- Fascia cruris
- Ant. compartment:
a. Tibialis ant m
b. Extensor digitorum longus m
c. Extensor hallucis longus m - Lateral compartments:
a. Peroneus longus m
b. Peroneus brevis m
Infraclavicular Region - Skin Innervation:
Intercostal Branches:
Anterior and Lateral Pectoral Cutaneous Nerves
Posterior Antebrachial Region - Layers:
1) skin
2) subcutaneous connective / adipose tissue (subcutaneous nerves and veins)
3) posterior antebrachial fascia
4) extensor muscles of the forearm (see the note)
5) interosseus membrane (deviding from the anterior region, serves as origin of
muscles) , ulna (medially), radius (laterally).
Popliteal region (Posterior Genicular) - Borders:
Sup.Inf.: three finger’s breadth above and below the midpopliteal groove
Med.: vertical line across the medial epicondyle
Lat: vertical line across the capitulum of fibula
Nuchal Region - Skin Innervation:
Lesser Occipital, Greater Occipital, Tertiary Occipital, Suboccipital.