Triangles Flashcards
Borders of lumbar triangle
Medial: latissimus dorsi
Lateral: External oblique
Inferior: Iliac crest
Triangle of auscultation
Medial: Trapezius
Superior: Rhomboid Major
Inferior: Latissimus Dorsi
Borders of inguinal triangle or Hesselbach triangle
Medial: Rectus abdominis
Inferior: Inguinal ligament
Superolateral: Inferior epigastric artery
Carotid Triangle
Medial: omohyoid
Lateral: SCM
Superior: Posterior belly of digastric
Borders and contents of anterior mediastinum
Borders:
Anterior sternum
Posterior middle mediastinum
Contents: Thymus Lymph nodes Internal thoracic vessels Thyroid tissue
contents of middle mediastinum
Contents: Pericardium and heart Ascending aorta SVC/IVC Brachiocephalic vessels Pulmonary vessels Trachea and main bronchi Phrenic, vagus, left Recurrent laryngeal nerves
Borders of superior mediastinum
Manubriosternal joint
Inferior edge of T4body
Borders and contents of posterior mediastinum
Borders
Anterior: middle mediastinum
Posterior: anterior thoracic vertebral column
Contents:
Esophagus
Azygous and hemiazygous
Descending aorta
Triangle of Calot
Lateral - cystic duct
Superior - liver
Medial - hepatic duct
Two triangles of the perineum
Urogenital triangle
Anal triangle
Borders of the cubital fossa
Pronator teres and brachioradialis and an imaginary line drawn betweent medial and lateral epicondyles of the humerus
Femoral Ring
Anteriorly inguinal ligament
Laterally femoral vein
Posteriorly pectineal ligament and pectineus muscle
Medially lacunar ligament (Gimbernat ligament)
Contents of femoral sheath
Femoral artery
Femoral vein
Femoral canal