Structure Relations (upper extremity) Flashcards

1
Q

The occipital artery is ____ to the greater occipital nerve

A

Lateral

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2
Q

The accessory nerve (CN XI) and transverse cervical artery run ______ on the _____ of the trapezius

A

Parallel to each other; deep aspect

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3
Q

The trapezius muscle is positioned ____ to the rhomboid muscles

A

Posterior (superficial)

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4
Q

The thoracodorsal nerve and thoracodorsal artery run ______ to the ______ of the latissimus dorsi muscle

A

Parallel to each other; deep aspect

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5
Q

The dorsal scapular nerve and dorsal scapular artery run ______ on the ______ of the rhomboid muscles at the medial border of the scapula

A

Parallel to each other; deep aspect

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6
Q

The posterior deltoid muscle is _____ to the infraspinatus muscle

A

Superficial

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7
Q

The axillary nerve and posterior circumflex humeral artery run ____ on the ____ of the deltoid muscle

A

Parallel to each other; deep aspect

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8
Q

The long head of the triceps brachii muscle ______ the teres minor and teres major muscles

A

Passes in between

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9
Q

The teres minor muscle is ____ to the infraspinatus muscle

A

Lateral

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10
Q

The suprascapular artery passes ____ the superior transverse scapular ligament

A

Above (superior to)

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11
Q

The suprascapular nerve passes _____ the superior transverse scapular ligament

A

Below (inferior to)

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12
Q

The circumflex scapular artery passes _____ to the teres minor muscle (traverses the triangular space)

A

Inferior and lateral

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13
Q

The cephalic vein is ____ to the long head of the biceps brachii muscle

A

Lateral

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14
Q

The median cubital vein connects the cephalic and basilic veins _____ to the elbow joint

A

Anterior

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15
Q

The lateral cutaneous nerve of the forearm _____ to the distal tendon on the biceps brachii muscle

A

Emerges lateral

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16
Q

The medial cutaneous nerve of the forearm _____ to the basilic vein

A

Runs parallel

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17
Q

The superficial (terminal) branch of the radial nerve _____ to the distal tendon of the brachioradial is muscle

A

Emerges adjacent

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18
Q

The dorsal (cutaneous) branch of the ulnar nerve _____ to the ulnar styloid process

A

Emerges adjacent

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19
Q

The platysma muscle is ____ to the clavicle

A

Superficial

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20
Q

The cephalic vein is found _____ the deltoid and clavicular head of the pectoralis major muscle (delto-pectoral groove_

A

In between

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21
Q

The medial pectoral nerve _____ the pectoralis minor as it approaches the deep aspect of the sternocostal head of the pectoralis major muscle

A

Pierces

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22
Q

The lateral pectoral nerve innervates the ____ of the clavicular head of the pectoralis major muscle

A

Deep aspect

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23
Q

The thoracoacromial trunk _____ to the pectoralis major muscle

A

Passes medial

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24
Q

The pectoral branch of the thoracoacromial artery is ____ to the pectoralis major muscle

A

Deep

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25
Q

The pectoralis minor muscle is ___ to the pectoralis major muscle

A

Deep

26
Q

The axillary vein is ____ to the axillary artery

A

Anterior

27
Q

The lateral thoracic artery passes _____ of the pectoralis minor muscle

A

Along the lateral border

28
Q

The anterior and posterior circumflex humeral arteries branch off of the axillary artery at _____ the surgical neck of the humerus

A

The level of

29
Q

The posterior circumflex humeral artery travels ____ with the axillary nerve

A

Posterior

30
Q

The thoracodorsal artery is the _____ of the subscapular artery ____ to the circumflex scapular artery origin

A

Continuation; inferior

31
Q

The lateral cord of the brachial plexus is ____ to the axillary artery

A

Lateral

32
Q

The medial cord of the brachial plexus is _____ to the axillary artery

A

Medial

33
Q

The posterior cord of the brachial plexus is _____ to the axillary artery

A

Posterior

34
Q

The musculocutaneous nerve _____ the coracobrachialis muscle

A

Pierces

35
Q

The median nerve ____ with the brachial artery

A

Runs parallel

36
Q

The radial nerve passes ____ to the humerus ____ the profunda brachii artery

A

Posterior; along with

37
Q

The tendon of the latissimus dorsi muscle attaches to the humerus in ____ the tendons of teres major and pectoralis major muscles

A

Between

38
Q

The long thoracic nerve is _____ to the surface of the serratus anterior muscle

A

Immediately lateral (Superficial)

39
Q

The glenohumeral ligaments are ____ to the glenohumeral joint

A

Anterior

40
Q

The brachialis muscle is ____ to the biceps brachii muscle

A

Deep

41
Q

The long head of the biceps brachii muscle is ____ to the short head

A

Lateral

42
Q

The musculocutaneous nerve is ____ the biceps brachii and brachialis muscles

A

In between

43
Q

The ulnar nerve passes ___ to the medial epicondyle of the humerus

A

Posterior

44
Q

The profunda brachii artery passes ____ to the humerus with the radial nerve

A

Posterior

45
Q

The superior ulnar collateral artery passes ____ with the ulnar nerve

A

Inferior

46
Q

The inferior ulnar collateral artery passes ____ to the medial epicondyle of the humerus

A

Anterior

47
Q

The brachial artery is ____ to the shaft of the humerus

A

Medial

48
Q

The median nerve is ____ to the shaft of the humerus

A

Medial

49
Q

The brachial artery _____ into the radial and ulnar arteries at the cut I also fossa

A

Bifurcates

50
Q

The median nerve passes ____ to the elbow joint

A

Anterior

51
Q

The radial recurrent artery _____ to the radial nerve ____ the brachioradialis and the brachialis muscles

A

Runs parallel; between

52
Q

The radial artery is _____ to the tendon of the flexor carpi radialis muscle

A

Lateral

53
Q

The median nerve enters the forearm by ______ the two heads of the pronator teres muscle

A

Passing in between

54
Q

The median nerve passes ______ the flexor digitorum superficialis and flexor digitorum profundus muscles

A

In between

55
Q

The ulnar nerve and ulnar artery pass ______ to the tendon of the flexor carpi ulnaris muscle

A

Together lateral

56
Q

The superficial branch of the radial nerve is _____ to the brachioradialis muscle

A

Deep

57
Q

The anterior interosseous artery passes _____ to the interosseous membrane of the forearm

A

Anterior

58
Q

The posterior interosseous artery passes _____ to the interosseous membrane of the forearm

A

Posterior

59
Q

The anterior ulnar recurrent artery passes _____ to the medial epicondyle of the humerus

A

Anterior

60
Q

The anterior interosseous nerve and artery pass _____ to the pronator quadratus muscle

A

Posterior (deep)