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AN10.1-13 | Axilla, Shoulder and Scapular region — Glossary
Glossary — Axilla, Shoulder and Scapular region
Key terms introduced in this module, in order of first appearance. Use this as a revision checklist.
| Term | Where Introduced |
|---|---|
| axilla | hook |
| breast examination | relevance |
| emergency department | relevance |
| pectoralis major | recall |
| origins | recall |
| insertions | recall |
| pyramid-shaped space | The Axilla — A Pyramid-Shaped Space (AN10.1) |
| Apex | The Axilla — A Pyramid-Shaped Space (AN10.1) |
| cervicoaxillary canal | The Axilla — A Pyramid-Shaped Space (AN10.1) |
| Base | The Axilla — A Pyramid-Shaped Space (AN10.1) |
| axillary fascia | The Axilla — A Pyramid-Shaped Space (AN10.1) |
| Anterior wall | The Axilla — A Pyramid-Shaped Space (AN10.1) |
| pectoralis minor | The Axilla — A Pyramid-Shaped Space (AN10.1) |
| Posterior wall | The Axilla — A Pyramid-Shaped Space (AN10.1) |
| subscapularis | The Axilla — A Pyramid-Shaped Space (AN10.1) |
| latissimus dorsi | The Axilla — A Pyramid-Shaped Space (AN10.1) |
| teres major | The Axilla — A Pyramid-Shaped Space (AN10.1) |
| Medial wall | The Axilla — A Pyramid-Shaped Space (AN10.1) |
| serratus anterior | The Axilla — A Pyramid-Shaped Space (AN10.1) |
| Lateral wall | The Axilla — A Pyramid-Shaped Space (AN10.1) |
| intertubercular sulcus | The Axilla — A Pyramid-Shaped Space (AN10.1) |
| pyramid tent | The Axilla — A Pyramid-Shaped Space (AN10.1) |
| axillary artery | The Axillary Artery — Three Parts and Their Branches (AN10.4) |
| three parts | The Axillary Artery — Three Parts and Their Branches (AN10.4) |
| 1st part | The Axillary Artery — Three Parts and Their Branches (AN10.4) |
| superior thoracic artery | The Axillary Artery — Three Parts and Their Branches (AN10.4) |
| 2nd part | The Axillary Artery — Three Parts and Their Branches (AN10.4) |
| thoracoacromial artery | The Axillary Artery — Three Parts and Their Branches (AN10.4) |
| lateral thoracic artery | The Axillary Artery — Three Parts and Their Branches (AN10.4) |
| 3rd part | The Axillary Artery — Three Parts and Their Branches (AN10.4) |
| subscapular artery | The Axillary Artery — Three Parts and Their Branches (AN10.4) |
| anterior circumflex humeral artery | The Axillary Artery — Three Parts and Their Branches (AN10.4) |
| posterior circumflex humeral artery | The Axillary Artery — Three Parts and Their Branches (AN10.4) |
| Memory trick: | The Axillary Artery — Three Parts and Their Branches (AN10.4) |
| 1, 2, 3 | The Axillary Artery — Three Parts and Their Branches (AN10.4) |
| brachial artery | The Axillary Artery — Three Parts and Their Branches (AN10.4) |
| 20–30 lymph nodes | Axillary Lymph Nodes — The Sentinel Guards (AN10.7) |
| breast cancer staging | Axillary Lymph Nodes — The Sentinel Guards (AN10.7) |
| Anterior (pectoral) group | Axillary Lymph Nodes — The Sentinel Guards (AN10.7) |
| Posterior (subscapular) group | Axillary Lymph Nodes — The Sentinel Guards (AN10.7) |
| Lateral group | Axillary Lymph Nodes — The Sentinel Guards (AN10.7) |
| Central group | Axillary Lymph Nodes — The Sentinel Guards (AN10.7) |
| Apical group | Axillary Lymph Nodes — The Sentinel Guards (AN10.7) |
| subclavian lymph trunk | Axillary Lymph Nodes — The Sentinel Guards (AN10.7) |
| Clinical connection: | Axillary Lymph Nodes — The Sentinel Guards (AN10.7) |
| sentinel lymph node biopsy | Axillary Lymph Nodes — The Sentinel Guards (AN10.7) |
| lymphoedema | Axillary Lymph Nodes — The Sentinel Guards (AN10.7) |
| Axillary vein | Contents of the Axilla — What's Inside the Pyramid (AN10.2) |
| Brachial plexus | Contents of the Axilla — What's Inside the Pyramid (AN10.2) |
| Axillary lymph nodes | Contents of the Axilla — What's Inside the Pyramid (AN10.2) |
| Axillary fat | Contents of the Axilla — What's Inside the Pyramid (AN10.2) |
| Axillary tail of the breast | Contents of the Axilla — What's Inside the Pyramid (AN10.2) |
| axillary sheath | Contents of the Axilla — What's Inside the Pyramid (AN10.2) |
| 2 branches | |
| highway interchange system | The Brachial Plexus — A Highway System for the Arm (AN10.3) |
| five levels | The Brachial Plexus — A Highway System for the Arm (AN10.3) |
| "Robert Taylor Drinks Cold Beer" | The Brachial Plexus — A Highway System for the Arm (AN10.3) |
| Roots | The Brachial Plexus — A Highway System for the Arm (AN10.3) |
| Trunks | The Brachial Plexus — A Highway System for the Arm (AN10.3) |
| Divisions | The Brachial Plexus — A Highway System for the Arm (AN10.3) |
| Cords | The Brachial Plexus — A Highway System for the Arm (AN10.3) |
| Lateral cord | The Brachial Plexus — A Highway System for the Arm (AN10.3) |
| Posterior cord | The Brachial Plexus — A Highway System for the Arm (AN10.3) |
| Medial cord | The Brachial Plexus — A Highway System for the Arm (AN10.3) |
| Branches | The Brachial Plexus — A Highway System for the Arm (AN10.3) |
| key terminal branches | The Brachial Plexus — A Highway System for the Arm (AN10.3) |
| Musculocutaneous nerve | The Brachial Plexus — A Highway System for the Arm (AN10.3) |
| Median nerve | The Brachial Plexus — A Highway System for the Arm (AN10.3) |
| Ulnar nerve | The Brachial Plexus — A Highway System for the Arm (AN10.3) |
| Radial nerve | The Brachial Plexus — A Highway System for the Arm (AN10.3) |
| Axillary nerve | The Brachial Plexus — A Highway System for the Arm (AN10.3) |
| upper trunk | Erb's Palsy — The Waiter's Tip Position (AN10.5) |
| Erb-Duchenne palsy | Erb's Palsy — The Waiter's Tip Position (AN10.5) |
| Erb's palsy | Erb's Palsy — The Waiter's Tip Position (AN10.5) |
| How does it happen? | Erb's Palsy — The Waiter's Tip Position (AN10.5) |
| The result — the "waiter's tip" position: | Erb's Palsy — The Waiter's Tip Position (AN10.5) |
| adducted | Erb's Palsy — The Waiter's Tip Position (AN10.5) |
| medially rotated | Erb's Palsy — The Waiter's Tip Position (AN10.5) |
| extended | Erb's Palsy — The Waiter's Tip Position (AN10.5) |
| pronated | Erb's Palsy — The Waiter's Tip Position (AN10.5) |
| lower trunk | Klumpke's Paralysis — The Claw Hand (AN10.6) |
| Klumpke's paralysis | Klumpke's Paralysis — The Claw Hand (AN10.6) |
| small muscles of the hand | Klumpke's Paralysis — The Claw Hand (AN10.6) |
| long flexors of the fingers | Klumpke's Paralysis — The Claw Hand (AN10.6) |
| The result — the "claw hand": | Klumpke's Paralysis — The Claw Hand (AN10.6) |
| clawed appearance | Klumpke's Paralysis — The Claw Hand (AN10.6) |
| Horner's syndrome | Klumpke's Paralysis — The Claw Hand (AN10.6) |
| Compare and contrast: | Klumpke's Paralysis — The Claw Hand (AN10.6) |
| 'waiter's tip' position | |
| upper trunk (C5, C6) | |
| Birth injuries to the brachial plexus | clinical_pearl |
| Trapezius | The Big Movers — Trapezius and Latissimus Dorsi (AN10.8) |
| Origin: | The Big Movers — Trapezius and Latissimus Dorsi (AN10.8) |
| Insertion: | The Big Movers — Trapezius and Latissimus Dorsi (AN10.8) |
| Action: | The Big Movers — Trapezius and Latissimus Dorsi (AN10.8) |
| Nerve supply: | The Big Movers — Trapezius and Latissimus Dorsi (AN10.8) |
| Spinal accessory nerve | The Big Movers — Trapezius and Latissimus Dorsi (AN10.8) |
| Thoracodorsal nerve | The Big Movers — Trapezius and Latissimus Dorsi (AN10.8) |
| rotator cuff | The Rotator Cuff — SITS Muscles (AN10.9, AN10.10) |
| SITS | The Rotator Cuff — SITS Muscles (AN10.9, AN10.10) |
| initiates | The Rotator Cuff — SITS Muscles (AN10.9, AN10.10) |
| lateral (external) rotation | The Rotator Cuff — SITS Muscles (AN10.9, AN10.10) |
| lateral rotation | The Rotator Cuff — SITS Muscles (AN10.9, AN10.10) |
| medial (internal) rotation | The Rotator Cuff — SITS Muscles (AN10.9, AN10.10) |
| Key concept: | The Rotator Cuff — SITS Muscles (AN10.9, AN10.10) |
| protracts | Serratus Anterior — The Boxer's Muscle (AN10.12) |
| rotates | Serratus Anterior — The Boxer's Muscle (AN10.12) |
| Long thoracic nerve | Serratus Anterior — The Boxer's Muscle (AN10.12) |
| Clinical connection — winged scapula: | Serratus Anterior — The Boxer's Muscle (AN10.12) |
| winged scapula | Serratus Anterior — The Boxer's Muscle (AN10.12) |
| glenohumeral (shoulder) joint | The Shoulder Joint — Maximum Mobility (AN10.11) |
| synovial ball-and-socket joint | The Shoulder Joint — Maximum Mobility (AN10.11) |
| Flexion | The Shoulder Joint — Maximum Mobility (AN10.11) |
| Extension | The Shoulder Joint — Maximum Mobility (AN10.11) |
| Abduction | The Shoulder Joint — Maximum Mobility (AN10.11) |
| Adduction | The Shoulder Joint — Maximum Mobility (AN10.11) |
| Medial rotation | The Shoulder Joint — Maximum Mobility (AN10.11) |
| Circumduction | The Shoulder Joint — Maximum Mobility (AN10.11) |
| Why is the shoulder so mobile yet vulnerable? | The Shoulder Joint — Maximum Mobility (AN10.11) |
| glenoid cavity | The Shoulder Joint — Maximum Mobility (AN10.11) |
| glenoid labrum | The Shoulder Joint — Maximum Mobility (AN10.11) |
| joint capsule | The Shoulder Joint — Maximum Mobility (AN10.11) |
| rotator cuff muscles | The Shoulder Joint — Maximum Mobility (AN10.11) |
| anteroinferior | The Shoulder Joint — Maximum Mobility (AN10.11) |
| scapular anastomosis | Scapular Anastomosis — The Backup Blood Supply (AN10.13) |
| Suprascapular artery | Scapular Anastomosis — The Backup Blood Supply (AN10.13) |
| Deep branch of the transverse cervical artery | Scapular Anastomosis — The Backup Blood Supply (AN10.13) |
| circumflex scapular artery | Scapular Anastomosis — The Backup Blood Supply (AN10.13) |
| surgical neck of the humerus | Axillary Nerve Injury — The Deltoid Danger Zone (AN10.12) |
| Fracture of the surgical neck of the humerus | Axillary Nerve Injury — The Deltoid Danger Zone (AN10.12) |
| Anterior dislocation of the shoulder | Axillary Nerve Injury — The Deltoid Danger Zone (AN10.12) |
| Intramuscular injection in the wrong site | Axillary Nerve Injury — The Deltoid Danger Zone (AN10.12) |
| Consequences of axillary nerve injury: | Axillary Nerve Injury — The Deltoid Danger Zone (AN10.12) |
| deltoid | Axillary Nerve Injury — The Deltoid Danger Zone (AN10.12) |
| teres minor | Axillary Nerve Injury — The Deltoid Danger Zone (AN10.12) |
| regimental badge area | Axillary Nerve Injury — The Deltoid Danger Zone (AN10.12) |
| Safe injection zone: | Axillary Nerve Injury — The Deltoid Danger Zone (AN10.12) |
| upper third | Axillary Nerve Injury — The Deltoid Danger Zone (AN10.12) |
| Rotator cuff tears | clinical_pearl |
| supraspinatus | clinical_pearl |
| painful arc | clinical_pearl |
| Abduct | reflection |
| Laterally rotate | reflection |
| Shrug | reflection |
| squeeze | reflection |
| Push | reflection |
| Key takeaways — your study checklist: | summary |
| Rotator cuff = SITS | summary |
| Shoulder joint | summary |
149 terms in this module