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What two muscles make up the floor of the Cubital Fossa

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Brachialis and Supinator Muscles

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What makes up the roof of the Cubital Fossa?

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Skin
Superficial and Deep Fascia
Bicipital Aponeurosis

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What is the base of the Cubital Fossa made up of?

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The imaginary line connecting the medial and lateral epicondyles

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What makes up the medial border of the Cubital Fossa?

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Pronator Teres

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What makes up the lateral border of the Cubital Fossa?

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Brachioradialis

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What is the posterior boundary of the anatomical snuffbox?

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Extensor pollicis longus

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What is the anterior boundary of the anatomical snuffbox?

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Extensor pollicis brevis

Abductor pollicis longus

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What is the floor of the anatomical snuffbox?

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Scaphoid

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What runs through the anatomical snuffbox?

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Radial Artery
Superficial branch of Radial Nerve
Origin of Cephalic Vein

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What are the boundaries of the Ulnar Canal (Guyon’s Tunnel)?

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Hook of Hamate
Pisohamate Ligament (Extension of Flexor Carpi Ulnaris)
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What are the contents of the Ulnar Canal (Guyon’s Tunnel)?

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Ulnar Nerve
Ulnar Artery
Ulnar Vein

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What is the base of the Axilla

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Axillary fascia and skin

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What is the apex of the axilla

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Cervico-axillary canal - bounded by 1st rib, clavicle and superior edge of scapula

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What is the anterior wall of the axilla?

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Pec. Major
Pec. Minor
Subclavious
Clavipectoral fascia

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What is the posterior wall of the axilla?

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Teres Major
Subscapularis
Latissimus Dorsi

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What is the medial wall of the axilla?

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serratus anterior (4 - 5 digitations)
Intercostal muscle of the 4th Intercostal space
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What is the lateral wall of the axilla?

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Upper part of Humeral shaft with the intertubulcalar sulcus

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What is the superior boundary of the quadrangular space

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Teres Minor

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What is the inferior boundary of the quadrangular space

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Teres major

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What is the medial boundary of the quadrangular space

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Long head of triceps

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What is the lateral boundary of the quadrangular space

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surgical neck of humerus

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What is the anterior boundary of the quadrangular space

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Subscapularis

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What are the contents of the quadrangular space

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Axillary Nerve
Posterior Circumflex Humeral Artery
Anterior Circumflex Humeral Artery

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What is the inferior boundary of the upper triangular space

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superior border of teres major

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What is the lateral boundary of the upper triangular space
long head of triceps
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What is the superior boundary of the upper triangular space
Teres Minor
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What are the contents of the upper triangular space
Scapular circumflex arrtery | Scapular circumflex vein
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what are the Superior and Posterior boundaries of the lower triangular space
Teres Major and Subscapularis
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What is the medial border of the lower triangular space
long head of triceps
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what is the lateral border of the lower triangular space
Humerus
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What are the contents of the lower triangular space
Radial Nerve | Profunda Brachii Artery
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What is the relation of Flexor Carpi Radialis to the carpal tunnel?
lateral side in its tendinous sheath | STRICTLY NOT PART OF CARPAL TUNNEL
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What is the relation of the Flexor Pollicis Longus to the carpal tunnel
Its tendon travels through the carpal tunnel just lateral to the common flexor sheath in its tendinous sheath
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What is the relation of Flexor Digitorum Superficialis to the carpal tunnel
It travels through the carpal tunnel in its common flexor sheath at the medial side
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What is the relation of Flexor Digitorum Profundus to the carpal tunnel?
It travels through the carpal tunnel in its common flexor sheath at the medial side
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What is the relation of the medial nerve to the carpal tunnel
It travels through the middle of the carpal tunnel at the superficial end
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What is the relation of the Ulnar Artery to the carpal tunnel?
It travels superficial to the carpal tunnel at the medial side
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What is the relation of the Ulnar Nerve to the carpal tunnel?
It travels superficial to the carpal tunnel at the medial side
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What are the borders of the triangle of auscultation?
Latissimus Dorsi Trapezius Medial Border of Scapula
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What is the medial boundary of the capital tunnel
Pisiform and hook of hamate
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What is the lateral boundary of the carpal tunnel
Scaphoid and trapezium
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What is the posterior border of the carpal tunnel
Triquetrium, Lunate, capitate Trapezoid
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What is the roof of the carpal tunnel
Flexor retinaculum ( transverse carpal ligament)
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What passes through the central compartment of the hand?
Flexor tendons and sheaths Superficial palmar arterial arch Digital vessels and Nerves
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In relation to the cubital fossa, where do the Radial and Ulnar Arteries run?
In the cubital Fossa
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Where are the radial and ulnar bursae found
In the carpal tunnel
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What are the contents of the cubital fossa
``` Median nerve Biceps brachii tendon Radial nerve (deep to brachioradialis) Brachial artery Radial artery Ulnar artery Radial recurrent artery ``` My bottom runs brown reading U Red (Rover)
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What runs superficial to the cubital fossa
Median cubital vein Medial cutaneous nerves Upper lateral cutaneous nerve
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What is the apex of the cubital fossa
Meeting point of Brachioradialis and Pronator Teres

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