Upper Limb 3 Station 2: Neurovascular Structures of Anterior Forearm Flashcards
1
Q
What is the main nerve of the ant. forearm compartment?
A
Median Nerve
2
Q
A
3
Q
Median nerve is BLANK to the brachial artery
A
Lateral
4
Q
What muscle does the median nerve NOT supply in the forearm?
A
Flexor carpi ulnaris
and medial half of flexor digitorum profundus
5
Q
Median nerve enters the hand by passing above/below the flexor retinaculum?
A
Below
6
Q
What is the flexor retinaculum?
A
a strong, fibrous band that covering the carpal bones on palmar side of the hand near the wrist
7
Q
What is the relationship between the ulnar artery and ulnar nerve as it travels in forearm?
A
Nerve is medial to the artery
