Upper Limb — Flashcards

Flashcard 51: 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 52: An example of multipennate oblique muscle is _____ and subscapularis

Answer: deltoid

Flashcard 53: The _____ nerve and posterior humeral circumflex artery pass through the quadrangular space of the shoulder.

Answer: axillary

Flashcard 54: Level _____ lymph nodes: Medial to the pectoralis minor (apical/subclavicular group)

Answer: 3

Flashcard 55: The _____ is the most important ligament involved in maintaining shoulder joint stability.

Answer: inferior glenohumeral ligament

Flashcard 56: Lower lateral cutaneous nerve of the arm is a branch of the _____ nerve

Answer: radial

Flashcard 57: Radial bursa contains the synovial flexor sheath for _____

Answer: FPL

Flashcard 58: There may be nodes between pectoralis minor and major; this interpectoral group of nodes are also known as _____ nodes.

Answer: Rotters

Flashcard 59: Ulnar bursa is drained by incision on _____ margin of hypothenar eminence

Answer: radial

Flashcard 60: Midpalmar space contains flexor tendons of medial _____ digits

Answer: 3