Anatomical Landmark Flashcards

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Carpal Tunnel

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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

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Anatomical Snuffbox

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Base: distal radius
Floor: Scaphoid & Trapezium
Med: EPL
Lat: EPB, ABL

Content:
- Radial artery
- Cephalic vein
- Superficial branch of radial nerve

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Guyon Canal

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Formed by
- Pisiform
- Hook of hamate
- Pisohamate ligament

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Cubital Fossa

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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

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Femoral Triangle

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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

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Popliteal Fossa

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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

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Tarsal Tunnel

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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

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Adductor Canal

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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

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Cubital tunnel

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Medial: Medial epicondyle

Lateral: olecranon

Floor: elbow joint capsule, medial collateral ligament

Roof: cubital tunnel retinaculum (arcuate lig.)

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Scalene Triangle

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Base: 1st rib
Ant. border: ant. scalene
Post. border: middle scalene
Content:
- subclavian artery
- brachial plexus

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