Upper Limb 2 - Station 2

Question 1

what nerve lies under the brachialis

Answer 1

the radial nerve

Question 2

landmark of axillary artery becoming brachial artery

Answer 2

lower border of the teres major

Question 3

branches of the brachial artery given off in the cubital fossa

Answer 3

ulnar and radial arteries

Question 4

branch of the brachial artery given off in the arm

Answer 4

profunda brachii

Question 5

branching from aorta to ulnar

Answer 5

aorta –> brachiocephalic trunk –> subclavian –> axillary –> brachial –> ulnar

Question 6

two cords which contribute to the median nerve

Answer 6

lateral and medial cord

Question 7

median nerve travels along the lateral side of what artery

Answer 7

axillary artery (and a bit of brachial part)

Question 8

where does the median nerve cross to the medial side of the brachial artery

Answer 8

middle part of arm

Question 9

where does the median nerve give muscular innervation

Answer 9

the forearm

Question 10

where dose the ulnar nerve give muscular innervation

Answer 10

the forearm

Question 11

cord(s) which give rise to the ulnar nerve

Answer 11

medial cord

Question 12

bony landmark of the ulnar nerve

Answer 12

it passes posterior to the medial epicondyle of the humerus

Question 13

what nerve is responsible for the funny bone feeling

Answer 13

the ulnar nerve

Question 14

what does the ulnar nerve pass through to enter the posterior compartment of the arm

Answer 14

medial intermuscular septum

Question 15

ulnar nerve runs along the medial head of which muscle

Answer 15

triceps

Question 16

ulnar nerve is in which arm compartment

Answer 16

posterior

Question 17

which nerve is damaged by a mid humeral shaft fracture

Answer 17

radial nerve

Question 18

which nerve is damaged by a surgical neck fracture of the humerus

Answer 18

axillary nerve

Question 19

which nerve is damaged by a fracture to the medical epicondyle of the humerus

Answer 19

the ulnar nerve