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11 Cards in this Set
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B/n 2 forearm muscles |
Brachioradialis and pronator teres |
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Boundaries |
Superiorly an imaginary line connecting the medial and lateral epicondyles Medially flexor muscle arising from medial epicondyle superficially pronator teres Laterally extensor muscles arising from lateral epicondyle, supracondylar ridge, Brachioradialis Floor supinator muscles and brachialis Roof deep fascia, bicipital aponeurosis, subcutaneous tissue and skin |
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Contents of the cubital fossa |
1, terminal part of brachial artery 2, commencement of the radial and ulnar arteries 3, median nerve 4, deep accompanying veins of the arteries 5, biceps brachii tendon 6, radial nerve 7, ulnar nerve |
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B/n the biceps tendon and median nerve |
Terminal part of brachial artery |
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Medial to brachial artery B/n the ulnar and humeral heads of pronator teres |
Median nerve |
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Bicipital aponeurosis protects 2 structures |
Brachial artery and median nerve |
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Lies and divides into superficial and deep branches under the lip of the brachioradialis |
Radial nerve |
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Deep to brachioradialis muscle |
The superficial branch of radial artery |
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B/n the 2 heads of the supinator muscle to the posterior compartment |
The deep branch of radial nerve |
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Does not pass through the cubital fossa Passes posterior to the medial epicondyle |
Ulnar nerve |
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3 superficial structures in the subcutaneous tissue over the fossa |
Median cubitalvein Medial antebrachial cutaneous nerve Lateral antebrachial cutaneous nerve |
