Test 3 part 3 Flashcards
What forms axillary floor?
skin and axillary fascia
What forms apex of axilla?
clavicle
sup. margin of scapula
first rib
What forms anterior axillary fold?
edge of pec major
what forms post axillary fold?
latissimus dorsi
teres major
what forms medial portion of axilla?
upper portion of serratus anterior muscle
What does axillary space contain?
fat
lymph nodes
blood vessels (axillary artery)
nerves (brachial plexus)
Fascia associated with the axilla
Axillary fascia
Clavipectoral fascia
Axillary Sheath
axillary fascia forms?
axillary base
Axillary sheath surrounds?
axillary artery and brachial plexus
Clavipectoral fascia is stretched between?
sublcavius m. and pec minor
suspensory ligament of the axilla
attaches axillary fascia to clavipectoral fascia.
forms the hollow of the armpit
What pass through the clavipectoral fascia?
cephalic vein
Thoracoaromial artery and vein
lateral pectoral nerve
Axillary sheath is made from?
scalene and pre-vertebral fascia
“facial tube” is formed
Biceps brachii Origin
Short head: coracoid process
long head: supraglenoid tubercle
Brachialis m. Origin/insertion/fun fact
o: humerus
I: antebrachium
best elbow flexor in the body
Coracobrachialis m. Oirigin/insertion
O: coracoid process
I: brachialis
Brachial fascia surrounds?
biceps brachii
brachialis
coracobrachialis
Coracobrachialis action
flex and adduct glenohumeral joint
biceps brachii action
flex elbow
suppinate forearm
long head: flex GH joint
brachialis action
flex elbow
Tricpes brachii Origin / Insertions
Long head Origin: infraglenoid tubercle
lateral head: post. humerus
short head: post. humerus
All insert on olecranon process