Triangles Flashcards
Posterior Cervical Triangle
Anterior Border: Posterior Border of the SCM
Posterior Border: Anterior Border of the Trapezius
Floor: Clavicle, Anterior Scalene, Middle Scalene, Levator Scapulae, Splenius Capitus
Sub Occipital Triangle
Lateral Border: Obliquus Capitus Superior
Inferior Border: Obliquus Capitus Inferior
Medial Border: Rectus Capitus Posterior Major
Contents: Vertebral Artery C1
Triangle of Auscultation
Lateral Border: Medial Border of Scapula
Inferior Border Latissimus Dorsi
Medial Border: inferior border trapezius,
Quadrangular Space
Humeral shaft, teres major and minor, long head of triceps
Contents: axillary nerve, posterior humeral circumflex artery
Clavipectoral Triangle
Superior: Clavicle
Lateral: Deltoid
Inferior: Pec Major
Content: Cephalic Vein
Axilla Pyramid
Apex: Lateral border of first rib and posterior border of clavicle
Lat wall: Intertubercle groove of humerus
Med Wall: Serratus anterior and thoracic wall
Ant wall: pec major, pec minor, subclavian
Post Wall: subscap, teres major, lat dorsi
Content: axillary artery, axillary vein, brachial plexus cord, axillary lymph node, bicep brachi, coracobrachialis.