Quiz 3 (Brachial Plexus) Flashcards
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this is the space between the arm and the chest wall?
axilla
the triangular space bounded by the clavicle, scapula and the first rib
apex
the ____ (lower portion) is made up of skin and fascia
base
the ______ wall is formed by the _______ major
anterior, pectoralis
the posterior wall is by the _____ _____ and _____ ____
latissimus dorsi, teres major
the ______ ______ is by the proximal medial aspect of the arm (bicipital furrow)
lateral wall
the_____ is an important passageway between the upper extremity and the neck
axilla
Contents of the axilla include the …..
brachial plexus, axillary artery and vein, lymph nodes and adipose tissue
the _______ _______ is the term given to the deep fascia that encloses the brachial plexus and the blood vessels
axillary sheath
in the axilla, the nerves that are about to enter the upper extremity, come together to form a nerve plexus known as the….
brachial plexus
five spinal nerves form a normal plexus —–
C5, C6, C7, C8 AND T1
Upper trunk formed by the union of
C5 and C6
middle trunk formed by
C7 alone
lower trunk formed by the union of
C8 and T1
each trunk divides into an
anterior and posterior division
Fusion of the anterior division of the upper and middle trunks form the ______, which contains fibers from ___, ___ and ___
lateral cord, C5 C6 C7
Fusion of the anterior division of the lower trunk form the ______, which contains fibers from ___ and ____.
medial cord, C8 and T1
Fusion of the posterior division of all three trunks form the ______, which contains fibers from ___, ___, ___, ___ and ___
posterior cord, C5-8 and T1
the cords of the brachia plexus are named to show their relationship to the _____ _____
axillary artery
Nerves of the brachial plexus directly from the spinal nerves
dorsal scapular and long thoracic
Nerves of the brachial plexus from the upper trunk
suprascapular and nerve to the sublavius
Nerves of the brachial plexus from the lateral cord
lateral pectoral, musculocutaneous, and part of the median
Nerves of the brachial plexus from the medial cord
- medial pectoral
- medial brachial cutaneous
- medial antebrachial cutaneous
- ulnar
- part of the median
Nerves of the brachial plexus from the posterior cord
- upper subscapular
- lower subscapular
- thoracodorsal
- axillary
- radial