Structure Relations (upper extremity)

Question 1

The occipital artery is ____ to the greater occipital nerve

Answer 1

Lateral

Question 2

The accessory nerve (CN XI) and transverse cervical artery run ______ on the _____ of the trapezius

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 ______ to 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 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 brachioradial is 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 cut I also 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 the brachialis muscles

Answer 51

Runs parallel; between

Question 52

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

Answer 52

Lateral

Question 53

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

Answer 53

Passing in between

Question 54

The median nerve passes ______ the flexor digitorum superficialis and flexor digitorum profundus muscles

Answer 54

In between

Question 55

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

Answer 55

Together lateral

Question 56

The superficial branch of the radial nerve is _____ to the brachioradialis muscle

Answer 56

Deep

Question 57

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

Answer 57

Anterior

Question 58

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

Answer 58

Posterior

Question 59

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

Answer 59

Anterior

Question 60

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

Answer 60

Posterior (deep)