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Topographical Anatomy of the Upper Limb

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INCISURA SCAPULAE

(Suprascapular notch)

- incisura scapulae
- lig. transversum scapulae superius (cran.)

- n. suprascapularis
structure pasing over the ligament:
- vasa suprascapularia

INCISURA SPINOGLENOIDALIS

- cavitas glenoidalis (lat.)
- base of spina scapulae (med.)
- lig. transversum scapulae inferius

- n. suprascapularis
- vasa suprascapularia

FORAMEN OMOTRICIPITALE

(Triangular space)

- m.teres minor (prox.)
- m. teres major (dist.)
- caput longum m. tricipitis brachii (lat.)

- a. et v.circumflexa scapulae

FORAMEN HUMEROTRICIPITALE

(Quadranglar space)

- m. teres minor (prox.)
- m. teres major (dist.)
- caput. longum m. tricipitis brachii (med.)
- humerus (lat.)

- n. axillaris
- a. et v. circumflexa humeri posterior

TRIGONUM CLAVIPECTORALE
s. TRIGONUM DELTOPETORALE
(Clavipectoral/deltopectoral triangle)

- clavicula (kran.)
- m. pectoralis major (med.)
- m. deltoideus (lat.)

- v. cephalica
- a. thoracoacromialis
- nn. pectorales (medialis et lateralis)

FOSSA OVALIS INFRACLAVICULARIS /Mohrenheimi/
(Infraclavicular fossa)

passage in fascia clavipectoralis

- v. cephalica
- a. thoracoacromialis

AXILLA
(fossa axillaris)

(Axillary fossa)

fourwall pyramid-shaped fossa

- lower surface of the shoulder joint (top)
- mm. pectorales (ventr.)
- m. latissimus dorsi, m. teres major (dors.)
- m. serratus ant., thoracic wall and its muscles (med.)

- humerus a jeho svaly (lat.)

- a. et v. axillaris and its branches
- plexus brachialis (pars infraclavicularis)
- n. thoracodorsalis
- n. thoracicus longus
- nodi lymphoidei axillares

SULCUS BICIPITALIS MEDIALIS
(Medial bicipital groove)

between the ventral and dorsal muscle groups (med.)

- v. basilica
- n. cutaneus antebrachii medialis

SULCUS BICIPITALIS LATERALIS
(Lateral bicipital groove) (

between the ventral and dorsal muscle groups (lat.)

- v. cephalica

HIATUS BASILICUS

2 or 3 inches above the elbow skin groove on the ventral side of arm in fascia brachii

- v. basilica
- n. cutaneus antebrachii medialis

FOSSA CUBITALIS

(Cubital fossa)

(Regio cubiti anterior)

- beginning of tendo m. bicipitis brachii (prox.)
- m. brachioradialis (lat.)
- m. pronator teres (med.)
- m. brachialis (floor)

- a. brachialis and its branches
- n. medianus
- n. radialis and its branches
- v. basilica
- v. cephalica
- v. mediana cubiti

CANALIS PRONATORIUS

- between 2 heads of m. pronator teres and futher between 2 heads of m. flexor digitorum superficialis

- n. medianus

CANALIS CUBITALIS

- between 2 heads of m. flexor carpi ulnaris

- n. ulnaris

CANALIS SUPINATORIUS

- m. supinator (2 layers separated by n. radialis)

- r. profundus n. radialis
- branch of a. reccurens radialis

FOVEOLA RADIALIS

("la tabatière")

- retinaculum musculorum extensorum (prox.)
- tendo m. extensoris pollicis brevis et tendo m. abductoris pollicis longus (ventr.)
- tendo m. ext. pollicis longus (dors.)

deep layer:
- a. radialis (and its branch r. carpalis dorsalis supplying rete carpi dorsale)
- vv. radiales
superficial layer:
-
v. cephalica
- r. superficialis n. radialis

PARONA´S SPACE

- tendons of flexors, vessles and nerves (ventr.)
- m. pronator quadratus (dors.)

 

CANALIS CARPI

(carpal tunnel)

 

- ossa carpi (dors., rad., ulnar.)
- retinaculum musculorum flexorum (palm.)

ulnar section:
- n. medianus
- tendo m. flexoris pollicis longi
- tendo m. flexoris digitorum superficialis
- tendo m. flexoris digitorum profundi
radial section:
- tendo m. flexoris carpi radialis

CANALIS ULNARIS
(Ulnar canal)

/Guyon´s canal/

groove between os pisiforme and hamulus ossis hamati
- retinaculum musculorum flexorum (floor - dors.)
- m. palmaris brevis (palm.)

- a. et vv. ulnares
- n. ulnaris

GUIOT´S SPACE

intermuscular slot between:
-
caput transversum m. adductoris pollicis (palm.)
- m. interosseus dorsalis primus (dors.)

- r. profundus a. radialis (supplying the arcus palmaris profundus)