anatomical spaces

Question 1

Axilla location contents and function

Answer 1

Location: Armpit

Contents: Brachial plexus, axillary artery/vein, lymph nodes

Function: Main neurovascular passage between neck and upper limb

Question 2

Quadrangular Space: contents and clinical

Answer 2

Contents: Axillary nerve, posterior circumflex humeral artery and vein

Clinical: Nerve injured in surgical neck fractures

Question 3

Triangular Space: contents

Answer 3

• Radial nerve
• Deep artery and vein of the arm

Question 4

Medial Triangular Space: contents

Answer 4

Contents
* Circumflex scapular artery & vein

Question 5

Cubital fossa: contents

Answer 5

median nerve and radial nerve

Question 6

carpal tunnel: contents

Answer 6

median nerve

Question 7

Anatomical snuff box: contents

Answer 7

• Ulnar nerve
• Ulnar artery & vein