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clavicle
upper scapula
rib 1 |
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Term
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Definition
arteriers + branches
veins + tribuaries
brachial plexus
lymph nodes
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Definition
short head of biceps
pec minor
coracobrachialis |
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Term
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Definition
forms lower floor of post neck triangle
forms a tract from posterior neck to axilla. is a course for infection
eventually blends with adventita |
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Term
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Definition
| envelopes vertebral column + pre and post muscles of neck + roots of brachial plexus is drawn into axilla as axillary sheath |
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| ligation of axiallary artery occurs where? |
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Definition
distal to thyrocervical
proximal to subscapular |
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Term
| post fixed brachial plexus |
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Definition
Instead of C5 to Th 1, a post fixed plexus
includes fibers from as low as Th 2 to Th 3
These fibers can be stretched over the second or third ribs and such pressure can initially cause sensory loss and if sufficent, motor disturbances, up to and including paralysis of affected muscles |
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