Structure Relations

Question 1

The occipital artery is _____ to the greater occipital nerve

Answer 1

Lateral

Question 2

The accessory nerve (CN X1) and transverse cervical artery run ________ on the ______ of the trapezius muscle

Answer 2

Parallel to each other

Deep aspect

Question 3

The trapezius muscle is positioned ______ to the rhomboid muscles

Answer 3

Posterior (superficial)

Question 4

The thoracodorsal nerve and thoracodorsal artery run ______ on the ______ of the latissimus dorsi muscle.

Answer 4

Parallel to each other

Deep aspect

Question 5

The dorsal scapular nerve and dorsal scapular artery run ______ on the _____ of the rhomboid muscles at the medial border of the scapula.

Answer 5

Parallel to each other

Deep aspect

Question 6

The posterior deltoid muscle is _____ to the infraspinatus muscle

Answer 6

superficial

Question 7

The axillary nerve and posterior circumflex humeral artery run ______ on the _____ of the deltoid muscle.

Answer 7

Parallel to each other

Deep aspect

Question 8

The long head of the triceps brachii muscle _________ the teres minor and teres major muscles.

Answer 8

Passes in between

Question 9

The teres minor muscle is ______ to the infraspinatus muscle.

Answer 9

lateral

Question 10

The suprascapular artery passes _________ the superior transverse scapular ligament.

Answer 10

above (superior to)

Question 11

The suprascapular nerve passes _________ the superior transverse scapular ligament.

Answer 11

below (inferior to)

Question 12

The circumflex scapular artery passes ____________ to the teres minor muscle (traverses the triangular space).

Answer 12

Inferior and lateral

Question 13

The cephalic vein is _____ to the long head of the biceps brachii muscle.

Answer 13

lateral

Question 14

The median cubital vein connects to the cephalic and basilic veins _____ to the elbow joint.

Answer 14

anterior

Question 15

The lateral cutaneous nerve of the forearm _________ to the distal tendon on the biceps brachii muscle.

Answer 15

emerges lateral

Question 16

The medial cutaneous nerve of the forearm _______ to the basilic vein.

Answer 16

runs parallel

Question 17

The superficial (terminal) branch of the radial nerve ________ to the distal tendon of the brachioradialis muscle.

Answer 17

emerges adjacent

Question 18

The dorsal (cutaneous) branch of the ulnar nerve _________ to the ulnar styloid process.

Answer 18

emerges adjacent

Question 19

The platysma muscle is ______ to the clavicle.

Answer 19

superficial

Question 20

The cephalic vein is found ________ the deltoid and clavicular head of the pectoralis major muscle (delto-pectoral groove).

Answer 20

in between

Question 21

The medial pectoral nerve ______ the pectoralis minor as it approaches the deep aspect of the sternocostal head of the pectoralis major muscle.

Answer 21

pierces

Question 22

The lateral pectoral nerve innervates the _______ of the clavicular head of the pectoralis major muscle.

Answer 22

deep aspect

Question 23

The thoracoacromial trunk ________ to the pectoralis major muscle.

Answer 23

passes medial

Question 24

The pectoral branch of the thoracoacromial artery is ____ to the pectoralis major muscle.

Answer 24

deep

Question 25

The pectoralis minor muscle is ____ to the pectoralis major muscle.

Answer 25

deep

Question 26

The axillary vein is ______ to the axillary artery.

Answer 26

anterior

Question 27

The lateral thoracic artery passes ___________ of the pectoralis minor muscle.

Answer 27

along the lateral border

Question 28

The anterior and posterior circumflex humeral arteries branch off of the axillary artery at _______ the surgical neck of the humerus.

Answer 28

the level of

Question 29

The posterior circumflex humeral artery travels _____ with the axillary nerve.

Answer 29

posterior

Question 30

The thoracodorsal artery is the _______ of the subscapular artery ______ to the circumflex scapular artery origin.

Answer 30

continuation inferior

Question 31

The lateral cord of the brachial plexus is ______ to the axillary artery.

Answer 31

lateral

Question 32

The medial cord of the brachial plexus is _____ to the axillary artery.

Answer 32

medial

Question 33

The posterior cord of the brachial plexus is _____ to the axillary artery.

Answer 33

posterior

Question 34

The musculocutaneous nerve ______ the coracobrachialis muscle.

Answer 34

pierces

Question 35

The median nerve ______ with the brachial artery.

Answer 35

runs parallel

Question 36

The radial nerve passes ______ to the humerus ______ the profunda brachii artery.

Answer 36

posterior along with

Question 37

The tendon of the latissimus dorsi muscle attaches to the humerus in _____ the tendons of teres major and pectoralis major muscles.

Answer 37

between

Question 38

The long thoracic nerve is ________ to the surface of the serratus anterior muscle.

Answer 38

immediately lateral (superficial)

Question 39

The glenohumeral ligaments are _____ to the glenohumeral joint.

Answer 39

anterior

Question 40

The brachialis muscle is ____ to the biceps brachii muscle.

Answer 40

deep

Question 41

The long head of the biceps brachii muscle is _____ to the short head.

Answer 41

lateral

Question 42

The musculocutaneous nerve is _______ the biceps brachii and brachialis muscles.

Answer 42

in between

Question 43

The ulnar nerve passes ______ to the medial epicondyle of the humerus.

Answer 43

posterior

Question 44

The profunda brachii artery passes _____ to the humerus with the radial nerve.

Answer 44

posterior

Question 45

The superior ulnar collateral artery passes _____ with the ulnar nerve.

Answer 45

inferior

Question 46

The inferior ulnar collateral artery passes _____ to the medial epicondyle of the humerus.

Answer 46

anterior

Question 47

The brachial artery is _____ to the shaft of the humerus.

Answer 47

medial

Question 48

The median nerve is ______ to the shaft of the humerus.

Answer 48

medial

Question 49

The brachial artery _____ into the radial and ulnar arteries at the cubital fossa.

Answer 49

bifurcates

Question 50

The median nerve passes _____ to the elbow joint.

Answer 50

anterior

Question 51

The radial recurrent artery _______ to the radial nerve _____ the brachioradialis and brachialis muscles.

Answer 51

runs parallel between

Question 52

The lateral and medial heads of the triceps brachii muscle are ________, respectively, to the long head of the triceps brachii muscle.

Answer 52

medial and lateral

Question 53

The radial nerve and profunda brachii artery are _________ the triangular interval.

Answer 53

visible within

Question 54

The middle collateral artery passes ________ to the humerus (lateral epicondyle).

Answer 54

directly posterior

Question 55

The radial artery is ____ to the tendon of the flexor carpi radialis muscle.

Answer 55

lateral

Question 56

The median nerve enters the forearm by ___________ the two heads of the pronator teres muscle.

Answer 56

passing in between

Question 57

The median nerve passes _______ the flexor digitorum superficialis and flexor digitorum profundus muscles.

Answer 57

in between

Question 58

The ulnar nerve and ulnar artery pass ________ to the tendon of the flexor carpi ulnaris muscle.

Answer 58

together lateral

Question 59

The superficial branch of the radial nerve is ____ to the brachioradialis muscle.

Answer 59

deep

Question 60

The anterior interosseous artery passes _____ to the interosseous membrane of the forearm.

Answer 60

anterior

Question 61

The posterior interosseous artery passes _____ to the interosseous membrane of the forearm.

Answer 61

posterior

Question 62

The anterior ulnar recurrent artery passes _____ to the medial epicondyle of the humerus.

Answer 62

anterior

Question 63

The anterior interosseous nerve and artery pass _______ to the pronator quadratus muscle.

Answer 63

posterior (deep)

Question 64

The median nerve passes _______ to the transverse carpal ligament.

Answer 64

deep (posterior)

Question 65

The recurrent branch of the median nerve emerges ______ to the transverse carpal ligament.

Answer 65

inferior (distal)

Question 66

The superficial palmar arch is _____ to the palmar fascia (aponeurosis).

Answer 66

deep

Question 67

The ulnar nerve and artery passes ______ to the pisiform bone.

Answer 67

lateral (radial)

Question 68

The lumbrical muscles ____ from the tendons of the flexor digitorum profundus muscle.

Answer 68

arise

Question 69

The tendons of the flexor digitorum superficialis muscle are _______ to the tendons of the flexor digitorum profundus muscle until they split in the digits.

Answer 69

anterior (superficial)

Question 70

The opponens pollicis muscle is ____ to the flexor and abductor pollicis brevis muscles.

Answer 70

deep

Question 71

The opponens digiti minimi muscle is ____ to the flexor and abductor digiti minimi muscles.

Answer 71

deep

Question 72

The deep palmar arch and deep branch of the ulnar nerve pass _________ the oblique and transverse heads of the adductor pollicis muscle.

Answer 72

together in between

Question 73

The extensor digiti minimi muscle arises from the ________ aspect of the extensor digitorum muscle.

Answer 73

medial (ulnar)

Question 74

The deep branch of the radial nerve ______ the supinator muscle and _____ as the posterior interosseous nerve.

Answer 74

pierces emerges

Question 75

The posterior interosseous artery runs ______ the posterior interosseous nerve.

Answer 75

parallel

Question 76

The extensor pollicis longus muscle _______ the dorsal tubercle of the radius.

Answer 76

courses around

Question 77

The anatomical snuff box is formed _____ by the tendon of the extensor pollicis longus muscle and ______ by the tendon of the extensor pollicis brevis tendon.

Answer 77

posteriorly anteriorly

Question 78

The radial artery is found _____ in the anatomical snuffbox.

Answer 78

inside