Unit 2 - Upper Limb: Axilla (Ex. II)

Question 1

base (floor)

Answer 1

axillary fascia and skin between upper arm and L thoracic wall –> armpit

Question 2

A axillary wall

Answer 2

pectoralis major and minor

- lower edge of pectoralis major ==> A axillary fold

Question 3

P axillary wall

Answer 3

subscapularis
latissimus dorsi
teres major
  - lower edge of latissimus dorsi and teres major ==> P 
    axillary fold

Question 4

M wall

Answer 4

L thoracic wall; serratus anterior

Question 5

L wall

Answer 5

intertubercular sulcus of humerus

Question 6

contents

Answer 6

embedded in fat

axillary artery and branches
axillary vein and tributaries
axillary lymph nodes and vessels
cords and terminal nerves of brachial plexus

Question 7

axillary sheath

Answer 7

extension of fascia of neck

sleevelike structure that encloses axillary vessels and brachial plexus

Question 8

apex (roof)

Answer 8

cervicoaxillary canal between clavicle and 1st rib

- allows for passage of nerves/vessels