Structure Relations (upper extremity) Flashcards
The occipital artery is ____ to the greater occipital nerve
Lateral
The accessory nerve (CN XI) and transverse cervical artery run ______ on the _____ of the trapezius
Parallel to each other; deep aspect
The trapezius muscle is positioned ____ to the rhomboid muscles
Posterior (superficial)
The thoracodorsal nerve and thoracodorsal artery run ______ to the ______ of the latissimus dorsi muscle
Parallel to each other; deep aspect
The dorsal scapular nerve and dorsal scapular artery run ______ on the ______ of the rhomboid muscles at the medial border of the scapula
Parallel to each other; deep aspect
The posterior deltoid muscle is _____ to the infraspinatus muscle
Superficial
The axillary nerve and posterior circumflex humeral artery run ____ on the ____ of the deltoid muscle
Parallel to each other; deep aspect
The long head of the triceps brachii muscle ______ the teres minor and teres major muscles
Passes in between
The teres minor muscle is ____ to the infraspinatus muscle
Lateral
The suprascapular artery passes ____ the superior transverse scapular ligament
Above (superior to)
The suprascapular nerve passes _____ the superior transverse scapular ligament
Below (inferior to)
The circumflex scapular artery passes _____ to the teres minor muscle (traverses the triangular space)
Inferior and lateral
The cephalic vein is ____ to the long head of the biceps brachii muscle
Lateral
The median cubital vein connects the cephalic and basilic veins _____ to the elbow joint
Anterior
The lateral cutaneous nerve of the forearm _____ to the distal tendon on the biceps brachii muscle
Emerges lateral
The medial cutaneous nerve of the forearm _____ to the basilic vein
Runs parallel
The superficial (terminal) branch of the radial nerve _____ to the distal tendon of the brachioradial is muscle
Emerges adjacent
The dorsal (cutaneous) branch of the ulnar nerve _____ to the ulnar styloid process
Emerges adjacent
The platysma muscle is ____ to the clavicle
Superficial
The cephalic vein is found _____ the deltoid and clavicular head of the pectoralis major muscle (delto-pectoral groove_
In between
The medial pectoral nerve _____ the pectoralis minor as it approaches the deep aspect of the sternocostal head of the pectoralis major muscle
Pierces
The lateral pectoral nerve innervates the ____ of the clavicular head of the pectoralis major muscle
Deep aspect
The thoracoacromial trunk _____ to the pectoralis major muscle
Passes medial
The pectoral branch of the thoracoacromial artery is ____ to the pectoralis major muscle
Deep