Anatomy PTMRC 3 Flashcards
(123 cards)
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Surface markings of the heart?
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Superior border = third rib right sternal edge to second rib left sternal edge
Inferior border = apex horizontally across to right sternal edge at 6th rib
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What forms the right heart border on CXR?
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Right atrium
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What forms the left heart border on CXR?
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Left ventricle and part of left auricle
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What chambers make up the anterior surface of the heart?
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Right atrium and right ventricle
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What chambers make up the posterior surface of the heart?
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Left atrium mostly
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Surface markings of pleura?
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Apex = 3cm above middle of clavicle
Anteriorly to sternum then vetrically down to level of 4th rib
Right pleura goes to 6th rib before going to MCL at 8th rib
Left pleura goes down to 6th rib at MCL
Then travel to midaxillary line at 10th CC and travel along 12th rib
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Surface markings of lungs?
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Apex = 3cm above middle of clavicle
Anteriorly to sternum, vertically down to level of 4th rib
Right goes to 6th rib before going down to 8th rib MCL
Left goes down to 6th rib at MCL
Then go down to 12th CC and travel along 12th rib
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Surface marking of oblique fissures of lung?
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Third thoracic spinous process to 6th costochondral junction
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Surface marking of right horitzontal fissure?
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From oblique fissure in mid axillary line to 4th costal cartilage on right
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What level does the trachea divide?
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Sternal angle - between T5 and T7
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What level does the aorta divide?
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L4 - level of umbilicus
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Boundaries of submandibular triangle?
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Anterior belly of digastric
Posterior belly of digastric
Lower border of body of mandible
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What nerve supplies anterior belly of digastric?
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Trigeminal nerve V3 - mylohyoid nerve, a branch of the inferior alveolar nerve
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Which pharyngeal arch gives rise to mylohyoid and anterior belly of digastric?
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First arch
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Which pharyngeal arch gives rise to posterior belly of digastric?
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Second arch - facial nerve
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Which nerve innervates first pharyngeal arch structures?
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Trigeminal
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What innervates anterior and posterior belly of digastric?
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Ant = trigem via V3 mylohyoid nerve from inf alveolar Post = facial
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Relationship between submandibular gland and mylohyoid/digastric?
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Gland is superior to the digastric and hooks around mylohyoid so there are deep and larger superficial portions
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What muscle does the submandibular gland hook around?
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Mylohyoid
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Where does the submandibular duct run?
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Wharton’s duct - from gland deep runs deep to mylohyoid and superficial to hypoglossus, running superoanteriorly to open either side of the lingual frenulum. 5cm long
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What nerves are closely related to the submandibular duct?
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Lingual - from V3
Hypoglossal
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What muscle does the lingual artery lie deep to?
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Hypoglossus
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What muscle does tongue protrusion?
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Genioglossus
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Sensorimotor innervation to tongue?
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Sensory - Anterior 2/3 is doubly innervated by lingual (general sensory) and facial (chorda tympani - special sensory)
Posterior 1/3 is gloosopharyngeal for both
Motor - all muscles hypoglossal nerve except palatoglossus, which is pharyngeal branch of vagus nerve
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What is the only muscle of the tongue not innervated by the hypoglossal nerve?
Palatoglossus - pharyngeal branch of vagus
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3 nerves at risk during surgery to submandibular gland?
Lingual
Hypoglossal
Marginal mandibular branch of facial
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How do you avoid the marginal mandibular branch of the facial nerve during submandibular gland surgery?
Incision 2.5cm inferior to mandible and then left skin flap superiorly
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What type of gland is the submandibular gland?
Mixed serous and mucinous
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PNS innervation of submandibular gland?
Chorda tympani, which unifies with lingual branch of mandibular
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Which muscle separates subclavian artery from vein? Which is more anterior?
Anterior scalene - vein is more anterior
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Describe how to insert a subclavian line?
Infraclavicular approach. Supine, aseptic technique, head to opposite side
US guidance ideally. Insert needle and syringe 1cm below junction between middle and medial 1/3 of clavicle
Aim medially and posteriorly towards suprasternal notch
Advance whilst withdrawing until get flash, then use seldinger to feed catheter in the vein
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Which layers would you pass through when inserting a subclavian central line?
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Skin
Platysma
Fascia
Pectoralis major
Subclavius
SCV
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Where should the catheter tip lie in a subclavian line?
SVC above pericardial reflection
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What would you do if aspirated air during subclavian line insertion? Where would you try again?
Assume pleural breach - check for pneumothorax
| Try on same side to avoid bilateral pneumothorax
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4 structures at risk during subclavian line insertion?
Subclavian artery - haemothorax
Pleura - pneumothorax
Phrenic nerve - posterior to subclavian vein
If on left - thoracic duct leading to chylothorax
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Where is the intercostal neurovascular bundle? What is its organisation?
Between innermost and internal intercostal muscles
In inferior notch of rib
From superior to inferior - Vein Artery Nerve
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Nerve supply to pleura?
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Parietal = intercostal and phrenic nerve
Visceral = pulmonary plexus - autonomic from branches of vagus and symp trunk
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What separates inferior from superior mediastinum?
Horizontal line drawn from angle of Louis posteriorly
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What level is the sternal angle?
T4/5
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From anterior to posterior what is in the superior mediastinum?
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Thymus
Great veins
Great arteries
Trachea
Oesophagus
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What does the thymus do?
Specialised immune organ which ensures self-T cells are eliminated and immune system doesn't attack itself
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What are the features of a typical rib?
Head with 2 articular demifacets
Tubercle for articulation with transverse process
Subcostal groove containing intercostal NV bundle
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Which ribs are atypical in terms of facets/tubercles and why?
First - in horizontal plane, single facet and tubercle - scalene tubercle on inner border
Ribs 10-12 - only have 1 facet
Ribs 11 and 12 have no tubercle
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What muscles do the breasts overlie?
Pec major medially
| Serratus anterior laterally
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Blood supply to breast?
Lateral thoracic artery
Internal thoracic
Posterior intercostals
Thoraco-acromial
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What muscle is responsible for ptosis e.g. in Horner's?
Superior tarsal
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Structures passing through the foramen magnum?
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Medulla
Vertebral and ant/post spinal arteries
Spinal roots of accessory nerve
Tectorial membrane
Apical ligament of dens
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What passes through the jugular foramen?
IJV
| CN9, 10 and 11 (cranial portion)
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What passes through the carotid canal?
ICA
| Sympathetic nerves
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Intracranial course of the facial nerve?
Arises at pontomedullary junction between CN6 and CN8
Large motor and small sensory root
Traverses post fossa, through IAM (in petrous temporal bone)
Enters facial canal
Exits facial canal via stylomastoid foramen, just posterior to styloid process of temporal bone
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What 3 branches does the facial nerve give off in the facial canal?
Chorda tympani
Nerve to stapedius
Greater petrosal nerve - PNS to mucous/lacrimal glands
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What and where is the geniculate ganglion?
Collection of facial nerve cell bodies in the facial canal
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Contents of superior orbital fissure?
Ophthalmic vein
Lacrimal and middle meningeal communicating arteries
Lacrimal, frontal, nasociliary (V1) and trochlear, oculomotor and abducens nerves
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What goes through the foramen ovale?
Accessory meningeal artery
V3 of trigem
Lesser petrosal nerve
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Where do the greater and lesser petrosal nerves come from and go?
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Greater = from geniculate ganglion of CN7, given off in petrous bone facial canal to innervate lacrimal and mucous glands (PNS)
Lesser = from CN9, goes through foramen ovale to innervate parotid (PNS) via otic ganglion
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What goes through foramen spinosum?
MMA
| Meningeal branch of mandibular nerve
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What goes through foramen cecum?
Vein to superior sagittal sinus
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What goes through the IAM?
CN7, 8 and labyrinthine artery
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What goes through the foramen rotundum?
V2 of trigem - maxillary nerve
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What are the 3 arches of the foot?
Medial and lateral longitudinal
| Anterior transverse
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Components of medial arch of foot?
Bones - calcaneum, talus, navicular, all 3 cuneiforms and medial 3 metatarsals
Ligments - interosseus and spring
Muscles - Flexor hallucis longus, digitorum longus and breiv
Tibilais anterior and posterior
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Bones of the lateral arch of foot?
Calcaneus, cuboid, lateral metatarsals
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Components of lateral arch of foot?
Bones - calcaneus, cuboid and lateral metatarsals
Ligaments - long and short plantar
Muscles- peroneus longus, flexor digitorum longus nad brevis to 4/5 digits
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What forms the fibrous tunnel for passage of the peroneus longus tendon?
Long plantar ligmanet and cuboid
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Components of anterior transverse arch of foot?
Bases of all 5 metatarsals
Interosseus ligaments
Peroneus longus muscle
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Muscle layers of the sole of the foot from deep to superficial?
Plantar and dorsal interossei, and tendons of peroneus longus/tibilalis posterior
Flexor hallucis brevis, adductor hiatus, flexor digiti minimi
Quadratus plantae and lumbricals, tendons of FDL and FHL
Abductor hallucis, abductor digiti minimi, flexor digitorum brevis
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Where is the plantar fascia in relation to the layers of muscles in the foot?
Superficial
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Where does the deep plantar arch sit between?
Deepest and second-deepest layers
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Where do the medial and lateral plantar arteries and nerves run between?
Quadratus plantae/lumbricals layer and abductor hallucis/digiti minimi and FDB layers (superficial and second)
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What arteries form the plantar arch?
Lateral plantar branch of posterior tibial artery, and deep plantar branch of dorsalis pedis
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What forms the inferior surface of the heart?
Right and left ventricles
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How many layers of pericardium are there?
Fibrous, and serous (parietal and visceral)
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Which layer of pericardium attaches to the central tendon of the diaphragm and roots of great vessels?
Fibrous outer layer
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What runs in the anterior interventricular sulcus of the heart?
Great cardiac vein and Left anterior descending artery
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Describe blood supply on surface of heart?
Left and right coronary arteries filled from aortic sinuses
Left runs in AV sulcus and gives off LAD to ant IV sulcus before continuing as circumflex artery
Right gives off posterior interventricular artery which runs in PIV sulcus
Marginal branches from each which cross corresponding ventricle
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How many aortic sinuses are there and what comes from them?
3 - anterior, lelft posterior and right posterior
Left from left posterior
Right from anterior
None from right posterior
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Which aortic sinus doesn't yield a vessel?
Right posterior
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Where is the sinoatrial node found and what is it supplied by?
Sits in crista terminalis of right atrium
| Supplied by RCA in 60% and LCA in 40%
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Where does the coronary sinus open into?
Inferior part of right atrium between IVC and tricuspid valve
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Which 5 veins drain into the coronary sinus?
Great, middle and small cardiac veins
Olbique vein
Posterior vein
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Describe the venous drainage of the heart?
2/3 via coronary sinus into right atrium
| 1/3 into each chamber via venae cordis minimae, also 3-4 anterior cardiac veins directly into the right atrium
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Where is the corronary sinus found?
Along posterior surface of heart between left ventricle and left atrium
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3 muscles that flex elbow?
Brachioradialis
Biceps brachii
Brachialis
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Boundaries of the antecubital fossa?
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Medial = pronator teres
Lateral = brachioradialis
Superior = line between epicondyles of humerus
Floor = brachialis and supinator
Roof = fascia and bicipital aponeurosis
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Contents of the ACF from medial to lateral?
Median nerve
Brachial artery
Biceps tendon
Also median cubital vein
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2 nerves at risk of damage in supracondylar humerus fractures?
Median nerve
| Ulnar as it passes behind medial epicondyle
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What are the muscular layers of the forearm?
Mobile Wad of Henry - brachioradialis, extensor carpi radialis longus and extensor carpi radialis brevis
Anterior - superficial and deep
Posterior - superficial and deep
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Msucles of the mobile Wad of Henry in forearm?
Brachioradialis and ext carpi radialis long and brevis
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Muscles of the anterior compartment of the forearm?
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Superficial = pronator teres, palmaris longus, flexor carpi radialis / ulnaris and flexor digitorum superficialis
Deep = flexor pollicis longus, flexor digitorum profundus and pronator quadratus
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Muscles of the posterior compartment of the forearm?
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Superficial = extensor digitorum communis, extensor carpi ulnaris and extensor digiti minimi
Deep = abductor policis longus, extensor pollicis brevis, extensor pollicis longus, extensor indicis and supinator
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Describe how to do fasciotomy of forearm?
Two-incision fasciotomy:
Volar e.g. along ulnar border
Dorsal e.g. from lateral epicondyle of humerus to mid-wrist
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What is the path of the ulnar nerve in the forearm?
Emerges from ulnar tunnel just behind medial epicondyle of distal humerus
Passes between the 2 heads of flexor carpi ulnaris to enter anterior compartment of forearm and run alongside ulna
Joins ulnar artery to pass deep to FCU before travelling through canal of Guyon at wrist
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What travels through the canal of Guyon?
Ulnar nerve
Ulnar artery
Tendon of FCU
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What are the 3 forearm branches of the ulnar nerve?
Dorsal and palmar cutaneous, and muscular
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What does the muscular branch of the ulnar nerve innervate?
Ulnar half of FDP and whole of FCU
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Which compartment of the forearm does the ulnar nerve run in?
Anterior compartment
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Nerve supply to the forearm?
Posterior compartment = radial nerve
| Anterior (flexor) compartment = median nerve except flexor carpi ulnaris and ulnar half of FDP (ulnar)
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Common sites for venepuncture in the arm?
Median cubital vein - in ACF
| Cephalic vein origin - at wrist
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Boundaries of the inguinal canal?
Floor = inguinal ligament - lacunar ligament medial third, iliopubic tract lateral third
Ant wall = external oblique aponeurosis
Roof = int oblique and transversus abdominis
Post wall = transversalis fascia - conjoint ligament medial
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What is the conjoint tendon? Where is it?
Lower part of transversus abdominis and internal oblique aponeurosis as they insert at pectineal line and pubic crest
Posteromedially in inguinal canal
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Nerve supply to external oblique muscles?
Lower 6 intercostal nerves and subcostal nerve on each side
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What are the 3 coverings of the spermatic cord?
External spermatic fascia - from external oblique
Cremasteric muscle and fascia from internal oblique/transversus abdominis
Internal spermatic fascia - transversalis fascia
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Contents of spermatic cord?
3 arteries - to vas, cremasteric, testicular
3 nerves - gen branch genfem, ilioinguinal (next to), autonomic nerves
3 others - vas, lymphatics and pampiniform plexus
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Nerve supply to testes? Clinical relevance?
T10 sympathetic nerve
| So ball pain can refer to umbilicus, or ureteric colic can refer to balls
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Lymph drainage of the testes and scrotum?
Testes themselves = para-aortic
Scrotum = inguinal LNs
This is why you don't biopsy possible Ca
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Boundaries of Hasselbach's triangle? Clinical relevance?
Lateral aspect of rectus sheath medially
Inguinal ligament inferiorly
Inferior epigastric vessels superolaterally
Site of weakness in abdominal wall which can be a site for direct inguinal hernias
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Distinguishing between direct and indirect inguinal hernia?
Press over deep ring - should stop indirect from coming out
| In reality related to position of hernia sac - lateral to inferior epigastrics = indirect, medial to sac = direct
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Which nerves can be damaged in an inguinal hernia repair? How may this present?
Ilioinguinal nerve - upper and medial thigh, anterior scrotum and base of penis
Iliohypogastric nerve - skin above pubis
Genital branch of genitofemoral nerve - cremaster and sensory innervation to scrotum
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Where do femoral herniae emerge?
From femoral ring and slide into femoral canal
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What is the femoral canal?
Contains space for femoral vein expansion and lymphatics (Cloquet node)
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What does Cloquet's node drain and where is it?
In femoral canal - drains anterior abdominal wall below umbilicus, perineum and lower limb
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Boundaries of the femoral ring?
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Anteriorly = inguinal ligament
Posteriorly = pectineal ligament
Medially = lacunar ligament
Laterally = fibrous septum on medial side of femoral vein
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Most common hernia in elderly females?
Still inguinal, although femoral more comon in females than males
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Why are femoral hernias usually repaired?
High incidence of strangulation - due to tight sharp edged lacunar ligament medially in femoral ring
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Boundaries of the femoral triangle?
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Superiorly = inguinal ligaemnt
Medially = adductor longus
Laterally = sartorius
Floor = pectineus and adductor longus medially, iliopsoas laterally
Roof = fascia lata
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What does the femoral sheath enclose?
Femoral artery, vein and canal - not nerve
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Muscle attaching to ASIS?
Sartorius
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What is Hunter's canal?
The subsartorial/adductor canal
| Runs from base of femoral triangle to popliteal fossa
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Boundaries of Hunter's canal?
Vastus medialis anterolaterally
Roof = sartorius
Posteriorly = adductor longus and magnus
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What does Hunter's canal contain?
Femoral artery and vein
Saphenous nerve
Nerve to vastus medialis
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Surface marking for adductor hiatus? What is it and what goes through it?
Gap in adductor magnus muscle where it inserts onto femur - end of Hunter's canal
2/3 along line beween ASIS and adductor tubercle of femur
Allows passage of femoral artery and vein from anterior to posterior thigh
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What is the difference between the mid-inguinal point and the midpoint of the inguinal ligament?
Mid-inguinal point is a marker for femoral artery palpation - between ASIS and pubic symphysis
Mid point of inguinal lig is between ASIS and tubercle and is the surface marker for the deep inguinal ring
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Where may bruits be auscultated in SFA disease?
Adductor hiatus
