Anatomical Landmark Flashcards
Carpal Tunnel
Floor (lat–>med):
Trapezium, Trapezoid, Capitate, Hamate
Med: Hamate
Lat: Trapezium
Roof: Flexor retinaculum (attach on tubercle of Scaphoid & Pisiform)
Content:
4 tendons from FDS
4 tendons from FDP
1 tendon from FPL
Median nerve
Anatomical Snuffbox
Base: distal radius
Floor: Scaphoid & Trapezium
Med: EPL
Lat: EPB, ABL
Content:
- Radial artery
- Cephalic vein
- Superficial branch of radial nerve
Guyon Canal
Formed by
- Pisiform
- Hook of hamate
- Pisohamate ligament
Cubital Fossa
Sup: Imaginary line between 2 epicondyles
Med: Pronator teres
Lat: Brachioradialis
Floor: Brachialis & Supinator
Roof: Biceps aproneurosis
Content:
Radical BBM (lat–>med)
- Radial nerve
- Biceps tendon
- Brachial artery
- Median nerve
Femoral Triangle
Base: Inguinal ligament
Med: Adductor longus
Lat: Satorius
Floor: Iliopsoas, Pectineus, Adductor longus
Roof: Skin, fascia
Content:
NAVL (lat–>med)
Femoral nerve
Femoral artery
Femoral vein
Femoral Lymphatics
Popliteal Fossa
Sup. lat.: Biceps femoris
Sup. med: Semimembranosus
Inf. med. & lat.: Gastrocnemius (med & lat)
Floor:
- Popliteal muscle
- Popliteal surface of femur
- Oblique popliteal ligament
Content:
AVN (med–>lat)
Popliteal Artery
Popliteal Vein
Tibial Nerve
Tarsal Tunnel
Covered by flexor retinaculum (from med malleolus–>med tubercle of the calcaneal)
Content: (vent–>dor)
Tom Dick And Very Naughty Henry
Tibialis posterior
Flexor digitorum longus
Posterior tibial artery
Posterior tibial vein
Posterior tibial nerve
Flexor hallucis longus
Adductor Canal
Borders:
Ant: Sartorius
Lat: Vastus Medialis
Post: Adductor longus and adductor magnus
Contents:
- Nerve to vastus medialis (Femoral Nerve)
- Femoral artery (this only passes through hiatus)
- Femoral vein (this only passes through hiatus)
- Saphenous nerve
Cubital tunnel
Medial: Medial epicondyle
Lateral: olecranon
Floor: elbow joint capsule, medial collateral ligament
Roof: cubital tunnel retinaculum (arcuate lig.)
Scalene Triangle
Base: 1st rib
Ant. border: ant. scalene
Post. border: middle scalene
Content:
- subclavian artery
- brachial plexus