Topographical Anatomy of the Upper Limb

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Region	Border	Content
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)