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
The pectoralis minor muscle is ___ to the pectoralis major muscle
Deep
The axillary vein is ____ to the axillary artery
Anterior
The lateral thoracic artery passes _____ of the pectoralis minor muscle
Along the lateral border
The anterior and posterior circumflex humeral arteries branch off of the axillary artery at _____ the surgical neck of the humerus
The level of
The posterior circumflex humeral artery travels ____ with the axillary nerve
Posterior
The thoracodorsal artery is the _____ of the subscapular artery ____ to the circumflex scapular artery origin
Continuation; inferior
The lateral cord of the brachial plexus is ____ to the axillary artery
Lateral
The medial cord of the brachial plexus is _____ to the axillary artery
Medial
The posterior cord of the brachial plexus is _____ to the axillary artery
Posterior
The musculocutaneous nerve _____ the coracobrachialis muscle
Pierces
The median nerve ____ with the brachial artery
Runs parallel
The radial nerve passes ____ to the humerus ____ the profunda brachii artery
Posterior; along with
The tendon of the latissimus dorsi muscle attaches to the humerus in ____ the tendons of teres major and pectoralis major muscles
Between
The long thoracic nerve is _____ to the surface of the serratus anterior muscle
Immediately lateral (Superficial)
The glenohumeral ligaments are ____ to the glenohumeral joint
Anterior
The brachialis muscle is ____ to the biceps brachii muscle
Deep
The long head of the biceps brachii muscle is ____ to the short head
Lateral
The musculocutaneous nerve is ____ the biceps brachii and brachialis muscles
In between
The ulnar nerve passes ___ to the medial epicondyle of the humerus
Posterior
The profunda brachii artery passes ____ to the humerus with the radial nerve
Posterior
The superior ulnar collateral artery passes ____ with the ulnar nerve
Inferior
The inferior ulnar collateral artery passes ____ to the medial epicondyle of the humerus
Anterior
The brachial artery is ____ to the shaft of the humerus
Medial
The median nerve is ____ to the shaft of the humerus
Medial
The brachial artery _____ into the radial and ulnar arteries at the cut I also fossa
Bifurcates
The median nerve passes ____ to the elbow joint
Anterior
The radial recurrent artery _____ to the radial nerve ____ the brachioradialis and the brachialis muscles
Runs parallel; between
The radial artery is _____ to the tendon of the flexor carpi radialis muscle
Lateral
The median nerve enters the forearm by ______ the two heads of the pronator teres muscle
Passing in between
The median nerve passes ______ the flexor digitorum superficialis and flexor digitorum profundus muscles
In between
The ulnar nerve and ulnar artery pass ______ to the tendon of the flexor carpi ulnaris muscle
Together lateral
The superficial branch of the radial nerve is _____ to the brachioradialis muscle
Deep
The anterior interosseous artery passes _____ to the interosseous membrane of the forearm
Anterior
The posterior interosseous artery passes _____ to the interosseous membrane of the forearm
Posterior
The anterior ulnar recurrent artery passes _____ to the medial epicondyle of the humerus
Anterior
The anterior interosseous nerve and artery pass _____ to the pronator quadratus muscle
Posterior (deep)
