Relationships Flashcards
The erector spinae muscles are positioned ________ to the transversospinalis muscles.
superficial
The femoral nerve passes anterior to the hip joint and _________ to the inguinal ligament._
posterior (deep)
The external iliac (femoral) artery passes _________ to the inguinal ligament._
posterior (deep)
The femoral artery passes __________ to the sartorius muscle._
posterior (deep)
At the level of the inguinal ligament, the femoral artery is positioned ___________ to the femoral vein and ________ to the femoral nerve.
Lateral/medial
Within the femoral triangle, the iliopsoas muscle is positioned directly ___________ to the femoral nerve, artery and vein._
posterior (deep)
At the level of the femoral triangle, the pectineus muscle is positioned directly ___________ to the femoral nerve, artery and vein.
posterior (deep)
The lateral circumflex femoral artery passes ________ and ________ to the femur._
anterior and lateral
The medial circumflex femoral artery passes directly ________ to the pectineus muscle._
lateral
The medial circumflex femoral artery passes directly ________ to the iliopsoas muscle.
medial
The obturator nerve passes directly ________ to the superior pubic ramus.
inferior
The adductor brevis muscle is positioned _________ and _________ to the adductor longus and _________ to the adductor magnus muscle._
posterior and superior/ anterior
The profunda femoris artery is positioned ________ to the adductor magnus muscle.
anterior
_The medial perforating branches of the profunda femoris artery pass _______ and _______ to the femur (shaft).
medial and posterior
The gluteus maximus muscle is positioned ___________ to the gluteus medius muscle._
superficial
The gluteus medius muscle is positioned __________ to the piriformis muscle._
superior
The inferior gluteal artery and nerve pass directly _________ to the piriformis muscle._
inferior
The sciatic nerve is positioned _________ to the gluteus maximus muscle (see cross section) and passes _________ to the piriformis muscle (see 3D dissection)._
deep (anterior)/inferior
The gluteus medius muscle is positioned _________ to the gluteus minimus muscle._
superficial
The superior gluteal artery and nerve pass directly _________ to the piriformis muscle and _________ to the gluteus minimus muscle._
superior/ superficial
The piriformis muscle is positioned _______ to the tendon of the obturator internus (and gemelli muscles)._
superior
The sacrotuberous ligament passes _________ to the sacrospinous ligament._
posterior (superficial)
The obturator internus muscle passes ________ to the sacrospinous ligament._
inferior
The obturator internus muscle passes ________ to the sacrotuberous ligament.
anterior (deep)
The tendon of the obturator internus (and gemelli muscles) is positioned ________ to the quadratus femoris muscle.
superior
The tendon of the obturator internus muscle passes _________ to the femur (neck)._
posterior
The obturator externus muscle passes _________ to the femur (neck)._
posterior
The tendon of the obturator externus muscle is positioned directly ______ to the tendon of the obturator internus._
inferior
The sciatic nerve passes _______ to the obturator internus tendon, and gemelli and quadratus femoris muscles.
posterior
At a mid-thigh level, the sciatic nerve is positioned _______ to the femur (shaft) and ______ to the hamstring muscles.
posterior/deep
Within the popliteal fossa, the common peroneal nerve is positioned ______ to the tibial nerve._
lateral
The sural nerve passes ________ to the fibula (lateral malleolus)._
posterior
The tibial nerve passes ________ to the knee joint._
posterior
The popliteal artery is positioned ________ to the knee joint._
posterior
The tendon of the tibialis posterior muscle passes _______ to the tibia (medial malleolus)._
posterior
At the ankle, the tendon of the flexor digitorum longus muscle is positioned ____________ to the tendon of the tibialis posterior muscle._
posterior-lateral
At the ankle, the tendon of the flexor digitorum longus muscle is positioned _________ to the tendon of the flexor hallucis longus muscle._
anterior-medial
Near the ankle, the tibial nerve is positioned ________ to the flexor hallucis longus muscle.
anterior-medial
_The tibial nerve passes _______ to the tibia (medial malleolus).
posterior
_Near the ankle, the posterior tibial artery is positioned ________ to the flexor digitorum longus muscle.
posterior-lateral
Near the ankle, the posterior tibial artery is positioned ________ to the flexor hallucis longus muscle.
anterior-medial
The posterior tibial artery passes __________ to the tibia (medial malleolus)._
posterior
The tendon of the peroneus brevis muscle passes ________ to the fibula (lateral malleolus).
posterior
The tendon of the peroneus longus muscle passes _________ to the fibula (lateral malleolus).
posterior
The common peroneal nerve passes directly _______ to the neck of the fibula._
superficial (lateral)
The anterior tibial artery and deep peroneal nerve are positioned ________ to the tibialis anterior muscle.
lateral
The anterior tibial artery and deep peroneal nerve are positioned ______ to the extensor hallucis longus muscle.
medial
_At the ankle, the tendon of the extensor hallucis longus muscle is positioned ______ to the tendon of the extensor digitorum longus muscle.
medial
At the ankle, the tendon of the extensor hallucis longus muscle is positioned _______ to the tendon of the tibialis anterior muscle._
lateral
At the ankle, the dorsalis pedis artery is positioned directly _______ to the tendon of the extensor hallucis longus muscle.
lateral
The iliofemoral ligament passes _______ to the neck of the femur._
anterior
The ischiofemoral ligament passes _______ to the head and superior to the neck of the femur._
posterior
The pubofemoral ligament is positioned _______ to the hip joint._
inferior
The biceps femoris (tendon) muscle is positioned ________ to the fibular collateral ligament.
lateral
_At the level of the knee, the gracilis muscle (tendon) is positioned ________ to the sartorius muscle (tendon).
posterior
At the level of the knee, the gracilis muscle (tendon) is positioned __________ to the semitendinosus muscle (tendon)._
anterior
The iliotibial tract passes _________ to the knee joint._
lateral
The anterior cruciate ligament passes _______ to the posterior cruciate ligament._
lateral
The flexor hallucis longus muscle (tendon) passes _________ to the calcaneus (sustentaculum tali)._
inferior
_In the deep foot, the flexor digitorum longus muscle (tendon) passes __________ to the flexor hallucis longus (tendon).
inferior
The plantar calcaneonavicular (spring) ligament is positioned _________ to the talus (head).
inferior
The peroneus longus muscle (tendon) passes _________ to the long plantar ligament.
deep (superior)
The pectoralis minor muscle is positioned _________ to the pectoralis major muscle.
posterior (deep)
The thoracoacromial artery passes __________ to the pectoralis minor muscle._
medial
The lateral thoracic artery is positioned ________ to the pectoralis minor muscle._
lateral
The axillary artery passes _________ to the pectoralis minor muscle.
posterior (deep)
The anterior circumflex humeral artery passes directly _________________ to the humerus (surgical neck)._
anterior
The posterior circumflex humeral artery passes directly _______ and ________ to the humerus (surgical neck).
Medial/Posterior
The cords of the brachial plexus pass ________ to the pectoralis minor muscle._
posterior (deep)
The cords of the brachial plexus are positioned _______, _______, and ______ to the axillary artery.
lateral, posterior and medial
The ulnar nerve passes _______ to the medial epicondyle of the humerus.
posterior
The long thoracic nerve is positioned directly _______ to the serratus anterior muscle._
lateral
The axillary nerve passes ________ and ________to the humerus (surgical neck)._
medial and posterior
The subscapularis muscle (tendon) passes ________ to the head of the humerus (glenohumeral joint)._
anterior
The brachial artery is positioned _______ to the humerus (shaft)._
medial
The profunda brachii artery passes _______ to the shaft of the humerus.
posterior
The superior ulnar collateral artery passes ________ to the medial epicondyle of the humerus.
posterior
The axillary nerve passes _________ to the long head of the triceps muscle (traverses the quadrangular space)._
lateral
The axillary nerve passes directly __________ to the humerus (surgical neck)._
posterior
The posterior circumflex humeral artery passes directly ______ and _______ to the humerus (surgical neck).
medial and posterior
The posterior circumflex humeral artery passes ________ to the long head of the triceps muscle (traverses the quadrangular space)._
lateral
The infraspinatus muscle (tendon) passes ________ to the head and surgical neck of the humerus (glenohumeral joint)._
posterior
The teres minor muscle (tendon) passes ________ to the head and surgical neck of the humerus (glenohumeral joint)._
posterior
The circumflex scapular artery passes _______ and _______to the teres minor muscle (traverses the triangular space)._
inferior and lateral
The supraspinatus muscle (tendon) passes ________ to the head of the humerus (glenohumeral joint)._
superior
The suprascapular artery passes directly ________ to the transverse scapular ligament._
superior
The suprascapular nerve passes directly _________ to the transverse scapular ligament._
inferior
The suprascapular artery and nerve pass directly ________ to the spine of the scapula (spinoglenoid notch)._
lateral
The trapezius muscle is positioned _________ to the rhomboid muscle._
posterior (superficial)
The accessory nerve is positioned directly __________ to the trapezius muscle._
anterior (deep)
The superficial branch of the transverse cervical artery is positioned directly ___________ to the trapezius muscle._
anterior (deep)
The deep branch of the transverse cervical artery passes directly _________ to the levator scapulae and rhomboid muscles._
anterior (deep)
The radial nerve passes directly _________ to the humerus (shaft) and directly anterior to the humerus (lateral epicondyle)._
posterior
The profunda brachii artery passes directly ___________ to the humerus (shaft)._
posterior
The middle collateral (or interosseous recurrent) artery passes directly _________ to the humerus (lateral epicondyle)._
posterior
The tendon of the abductor pollicis longus muscle is positioned _________ to the tendon of the extensor pollicis brevis._
lateral
The tendon of the extensor pollicis longus muscle passes directly ____________ to the tendon of the extensor carpi radialis longus._
posterior (superficial)
The tendon of the extensor pollicis longus muscle passes directly _____________ to the tendon of the extensor carpi radialis brevis._
posterior (superficial)
The tendon of the extensor pollicis longus muscle is positioned __________ to the tendon of the extensor pollicis brevis._
medial
The radial artery passes _______ to the tendons of the abductor and extensor pollicis longus muscles._
deep
The radial artery passes directly __________ to the trapezium and base of the first metacarpal._
posterior
The deep branch of the radial nerve passes ________ to the supinator muscle._
deep
The median nerve passes ________ to the elbow joint._
anterior
The median nerve passes _________ to the bicipital aponeurosis._
posterior (deep)
Near the wrist, the radial artery is positioned ________ to the tendon of the flexor carpi radialis muscle._
lateral
The median nerve enters the forearm by passing ________ the two heads of the pronator teres muscle.
between
_In the forearm, the median nerve is positioned __________ to the flexor digitorum superficialis muscle.
posterior (deep)
The ulnar artery is positioned _______________ to the flexor carpi ulnaris muscle._
lateral (deep)
The ulnar nerve passes directly ___________ to the humerus (medial epicondyle).
posterior
The ulnar nerve is positioned ________ to the tendon of the flexor carpi ulnaris muscle.
lateral (deep)
The brachial artery passes ________ to the elbow joint._
anterior
The brachial artery passes ___________ to the bicipital aponeurosis._
posterior (deep)
The radial collateral (or radial recurrent) artery passes directly ________ to the humerus (lateral epicondyle).
anterior
The inferior ulnar collateral (or anterior ulnar recurrent) artery passes directly _________ to the humerus (medial epicondyle)._
anterior
The ulnar nerve and artery pass directly _________ to the pisiform bone._
lateral
The ulnar nerve and artery pass _____________ the flexor retinaculum (transverse carpal ligament)._
superficial (anterior)
Near their distal sites of attachment, the tendons of the flexor digitorum superficialis muscle are positioned directly __________ to the tendons of the flexor digitorum profundus._
anterior (superficial)
The tendons of the flexor digitorum superficialis and flexor digitorum profundus muscles pass ___________ to the transverse carpal ligament._
posterior (deep)
The median nerve passes __________ to the transverse carpal ligament._
deep (posterior)
The deep branch of the ulnar nerve passes directly _________ to the hook of the hamate._
medial
The deep branch of the ulnar nerve is positioned directly ___________ to the palmar interossei muscles._
anterior
The subscapularis muscle (tendon) passes __________ to the shoulder joint.
anterior
The long head of the biceps brachii (tendon) passes ___________ to the shoulder joint.
superior
The glenohumeral ligaments are positioned directly __________ to the shoulder joint._
anterior
The infraspinatus muscle (tendon) passes directly _________ to the shoulder joint._
posterior
The supraspinatus muscle (tendon) passes _________ to the acromion of the scapula and the subacromial bursa._
inferior (deep)
The supraspinatus muscle (tendon) passes directly __________ to the shoulder joint._
superior
The teres minor muscle (tendon) passes directly ________ to the shoulder joint.
posterior
_The annular ligament passes _______, _________, and__________ to the head of the radius.
posterior, lateral and anterior
