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Regions / Grooves / Spaces of upper limb Flashcards

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borders of triangular space/medial axillary hiatus

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Superior: teres minor
Inferior: teres major
Lateral: long head of triceps brachii

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Borders of axillary fossa

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Anterior: Pectoralis major and pectoralis minor

Posterior: Subscapularis Latissimus dorsi, Teres major

Medial: Serratus anterior muscle

Lateral: Biceps muscle & Coracobrachialis muscle

Base: Skin/facia of the axilla

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CONTENTS of triangular space/medial axillary hiatus

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circumflex scapular artery and vein

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borders of quadrangular space/lateral axillary hiatus

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Superior: Teres minor
Inferior: Teres major
Medial: Long head of triceps
Lateral: Surgical neck of humerus

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contents of quadrangular space/lateral axillary hiatus

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Axillary nerve (innervates the Teres minor & Deltoid muscles)

Posterior circumflex humeral artery

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borders of triangular interval

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Superior: Teres major

Lateral: Lateral head of the triceps or the humerus

Medial: Long head of the triceps

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contents of triangular interval

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radial nerve
brachial artery

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Anterior border of axillary fossa

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Anterior: Pectoralis major and pectoralis minor

Posterior: Subscapularis Latissimus dorsi, Teres major

Medial: Serratus anterior muscle

Lateral: Biceps muscle & Coracobrachialis muscle

Base: Skin/facia of the axilla

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Posterior border of axillary fossa

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Anterior: Pectoralis major and pectoralis minor

Posterior: Subscapularis Latissimus dorsi, Teres major

Medial: Serratus anterior muscle

Lateral: Biceps muscle & Coracobrachialis muscle

Base: Skin/facia of the axilla

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Medial border of axillary fossa

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Anterior: Pectoralis major and pectoralis minor

Posterior: Subscapularis Latissimus dorsi, Teres major

Medial: Serratus anterior muscle

Lateral: Biceps muscle & Coracobrachialis muscle

Base: Skin/facia of the axilla

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Lateral border of axillary fossa

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Anterior: Pectoralis major and pectoralis minor

Posterior: Subscapularis Latissimus dorsi, Teres major

Medial: Serratus anterior muscle

Lateral: Biceps muscle & Coracobrachialis muscle

Base: Skin/facia of the axilla

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Base of axillary fossa

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Anterior: Pectoralis major and pectoralis minor

Posterior: Subscapularis Latissimus dorsi, Teres major

Medial: Serratus anterior muscle

Lateral: Biceps muscle & Coracobrachialis muscle

Base: Skin/facia of the axilla

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Contents of axillary fossa

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  1. Axillary artery
  2. Axillary vein
  3. Brachial plexus
  4. Axillary lymph nodes
  5. Adipose tissue
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borders of the deltopectoral groove/ triangle

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Lateral: Deltoid muscle

Medial: Pectoralis major muscle

Superior: Clavicle

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contents of the deltopectoral groove/ triangle

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  • Cephalic vein (It will pierce this region to join to axillary vein)
  • Deltoid branch of Thoracoacrominal artery
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Borders of cubital fossa

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  • Superior: Imaginary Horizontal line from Epicondyles of humerus
  • Medial: Pronator teres muscle
  • Lateral: Brachioradialis muscle
  • Floor: Brachialis muscle
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contents of cubital fossa

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  • Tendon of biceps muscle
  • Brachial artery (which bifurcates in this region and gives Radial and Ulnar arteries )
  • Median nerve
  • Lateral cutaneus nerve of forearm
18
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Borders of medial bicipital groove

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between 2 structures: The Biceps muscle & the Triceps muscle - and the intermuscular septum (medial side).

19
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Contents of medial bicipital groove

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  • Medial antebrachial cutaneus nerve (the most superficial structure )
  • Basilic vein (is the structure which lies under this nerve)
  • Ulnar nerve (partly) and Median nerve
  • Brachial artery
20
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What is the carpal tunnel?

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An osteofibrous canal canal which is made by fibrous connective tissue and carpal bones

21
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What does ulnar carpal eminence consist of?

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  • Pisiform
  • Hook of hamate
22
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What does radial carpal eminence consist of?

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  • Tubercle of scaphoid
  • Trapezium
23
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Contents of carpal tunnel

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  • 4 tendons of flexor digitorum superficialis
  • 4 tendons of flexor digitorum profundus
  • tendon of flexor pollicis longus
  • Median nerve
  • Tendon of flexor pollicis longus tendon of Flexor carpi radialis
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Borders of Guyon’s canal

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  • Inferior: Pisiform & hook of hamate
  • Sup.: pisohamate ligament & volar carpal ligament
  • Roof is made by Flexor retinaculum
25
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Contents of Guyon’s canal

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ulnar nerve and artery

26
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borders of anatomical snuff box/ radial foveola/tabatiere

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  • Ulnar: Extensor pollicis longus
  • Radial: Pair of parallel tendons of Extensor pollicis brevis and Abductor pollicis longus
  • Floor : Scaphoid & Trapezoid bones
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contents of anatomical snuff box/ radial foveola/tabatiere

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radial artery

=> makes crossing with tendons of Extensor pollicis longus, Extensor pollicis brevis and abductor pollicis longus

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