Lymphatic Drainage — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: Structures piercing the clavipectoral fascia: 1. _____ vein 2. Thoracoacromial artery 3. Lateral pectoral nerve 4. Lymphatics

Answer: Cephalic

Flashcard 2: Level _____ lymph nodes: Medial to the pectoralis minor (apical/subclavicular group)

Answer: 3

Flashcard 3: Foramen of _____ is an opening in the deep fascia that transmits the axillary tail of Spence.

Answer: Langer

Extra: The axillary tail of Spence is a portion of the mammary gland (breast tissue) that extends into the axilla. It passes through an opening in the axillary fascia known as the Foramen of Langer.

Flashcard 4: Upper lateral cutaneous nerve of the arm is a branch of the _____ nerve

Answer: axillary

Flashcard 5: A lesion to the #_____ cord would result in wrist drop, paralysis of the deltoid, and impairment of internal rotation of the humerus

Answer: 3 - posterior

Flashcard 6: The space marked is the upper triangular space and the _____ artery is a content of it.

Answer: circumflex scapular

Flashcard 7: The structure marked as "X" in the given image is formed by the 1st lumbrical, _____ dorsal interossei and _____ palmar interossei

Answer: 1st

Flashcard 8: A lesion to #_____ would result in "Saturday night palsy" (wrist drop).

Answer: 6 (radial nerve injury)

Flashcard 9: The marked structure is the _____ nerve.

Answer: musculocutaneous

Flashcard 10: _____ space is located under the lateral half of the hollow of the palm and communicates distally with the 1st web space through the first lumbrical

Answer: Thenar