Unit I Lec 11-12 Flashcards
Axillary artery, axillary vein, brachial plexus, lymph nodes, fat
contents of axilla
Artery that begins at the lateral border of the first rib, extension of subclavian artery
axillary artery
Point at which brachial artery becomes axillary artery
lateral border of first rib
Lateral border of rfirst rib, medial border of pec minor
first part of axillary artery
Medial border of pec minor, lateral border of pec minor, deep to pec minor
second part of axillary artery
Lateral border of pec minor, lower border of teres major
third part of axillary artery
After lower border of teres major, axillary artery becomes what artery
brachial artery
How many branches off each part of axillary artery
Parts 1,2,3 have 1,2,3 branches
Name of branch off first part of axillary artery
superior thoracic artery
Superior thoracic artery supplies blood to what two spaces
first and second intercostal spaces
Names of 2 branches off 2nd part of axillary artery
thoracoacromial artery, lateral thoracic artery
Pectoralis major, pectoralis minor, subclavius and anterior deltoid are supplied by what artery
thoracoacromial artery
Serratus anterior, distal latissimus dorsi is supplied by what artery
lateral thoracic artery
Names of 3 branches off third part of axillary artery
subscapular artery, anterior humeral circumflex artery, posterior humeral circumflex artery
Subscapularis mx is supplied by what artery
subscapular artery
Anterior part of GHJ is supplied by what artery
anterior humeral circumflex artery
Posterior GHJ and posterior deltoid are aupplied by what artery
posterior humeral circumflex artery
Quadrangular space has what artery and nerve
posterior humeral circumflex artery, axillary nerve
Deltoid and teres minor are innervated by
axillary nerve
Teres minor, teres major, long head of triceps, lateral head of triceps/upper humerus
boundaries of quadrangular space
Teres minor, teres major, long head of triceps brachii
boundaries of triangular space
Vessel in triangular space
circumflex scapular artery
Vein that lies anterior to the axillary artery
axillary vein
Axillary vein emerges from what fascial compartment
axillary sheath
Axillary vein is/is not in the axillary sheath
is not
Largest diameter vein in the upper limb
basilic vein
Longest vein in the upper limb
cephalic vein
Basilic vein merges with what larger vein
axillary vein
Two smaller veins that merge to form, with the cephalic vein, the axillary vein
Lateral and medial brachial vein
The point at which cephalic vein becomes axillary vein, same point where we transition from brachial vein to axillary vein
Point of merger of lateral and medial brachial vein
Axillary vein becomes subclavian vein at what point
lateral border of first rib
Arrangement of 2 veins running with 1 artery
vena commitantes
Examples of vena comitantes in forearm
Ulnar artery w/2 ulnar veins,
radial artery w/2 radial veins
Vein beginning at dorsal lateral aspect of hand, unites with axillary vein
cephalic vein
What groove does the cephalic vein travel through
deltopectoral groove
Complex set of nerves serving the upper limbs and hands
brachial plexus
The C5-T1 rami surface location is
halfway up neck, behind sternocleidomastoid
Mx attaching to mastoid process, sternum, and clavicle
sternocleidomastoid
Anterior, middle and psoterior scalene form what triangle
scalene triangle
Anterior and middle scalene attach to what rib
first
Posterior scalene attaches to what rib
second rib
Gap formed by scalene triangle
scalene hiatus
Subclavian artery, brachial plexus travel through
scalene hiatus (scalene triangle)
Subclavian artery is superior/inferior to brachial plexus in scalene hiatus
inferior
Does axillary vein run through scalene hiatus
no
Rami proximal to brachial plexus
C5-T1
Swelling on dorsal root
dorsal root ganglia
Dorsal root ganglia contains
sensory nerve cell bodies
Dorsal and ventral roots unit to form what nerve
spinal nerve
Spinal nerve splits into what two rami
dorsal and ventral primary rami
Brachial plexus is composed of what rami
Ventral primary rami of C5-T1
Term for brachial plexus that starts at C4
prefixed
Term for brachial plexus that ends at T2
postfixed
C5-C6 unites to form what trunk
upper trunk
C7 ventral primary rami continues to form what trunk
middle trunk
C8-T1 ventral primary rami unite to form what trunk
lower trunk
Each trunk has what two divisions
anterior and posterior
All three posterior divisions of all three trunk unite to form what cord
posterior cord
Anteriod division of upper trunk and anterior division of middle trunk unite to form what cord
lateral cord
Anterior division of lower trunk continues to form what cord
medial cord
Cords of brachial plexus lies in what structure
axilla