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Human Anatomy Self-Assessment Review Questions and answers

labeled diagram of basilic, brachial, cephalic, subscapular, axillary, and subclavian veins

Upper Limb 

1. Name the two (2) parts of the clavipectoral fascia.

a. ______________________________________________________

b. ______________________________________________________

2. What vein lies in the deltopectoral groove?

_____________________________________________________________

3. What vein passes through the costocoracoid membrane?

_____________________________________________________________

4. What spinal segment (spinal nerve) provides sensory innervation to each of the 

following digits?

a. palmar surface of the little finger _____________________

b. palmar surface of the thumb _____________________

c. palmar surface of the long finger _____________________

5. What veins lie in the subcutaneous tissue of the medial surface of the 

forearm?

_____________________________________________________________

6. What vein serves as an anastomosis between the cephalic vein and the basilic vein?

_____________________________________________________________

7. What nerve continues into the forearm as the lateral antebrachial cutaneous nerve?

_____________________________________________________________

8. What anatomical landmark marks the point where the axillary artery becomes the brachial artery? 

_________________________________________________________________ 

9. What landmarks are used to divide the axillary artery into three (3) parts? 

_________________________________________________________________ 

10. Name the major branches of the axillary artery:

a. first part ______________________________________

 b. second part

______________________________________ 

 c. third part ______________________________________

11. What is the insertion of the pectoralis minor?

________________________________________________________________

12. What is the insertion of the pectoralis major?

________________________________________________________________

13. What is the insertion of the serratus anterior?

________________________________________________________________

14. What is the insertion of the trapezius?

________________________________________________________________

15. What is the insertion of the latissimus dorsi?

________________________________________________________________

16. What is the insertion of the subscapularis?

_____________________________________________________________

17. What is the insertion of the deltoid?

_____________________________________________________________

18. Which of the “rotator cuff” muscles is NOT an external rotator of the glenohumeral joint?

_____________________________________________________________

19. What muscle forms the medial wall of the axilla? 

_____________________________________________________________

20. What anatomical feature marks the lateral wall of the axilla? 

_____________________________________________________________

21. What anatomical landmark marks the point where the subclavian artery becomes the axillary artery? 

_____________________________________________________________

22. What four (4) muscles form the borders of the quadrangular space?

a. ______________________________________________________

b. ______________________________________________________

c. ______________________________________________________

d. ______________________________________________________

23. What two (2) structures pass through the quadrangular space?

a. ______________________________________________________

b. ______________________________________________________

24. What nerve lies in the intermuscular fascia separating the biceps brachii and the brachialis?

_____________________________________________________________

25. What nerve innervates the muscles of the posterior compartment of the arm?

_____________________________________________________________

26. What nerve crosses the elbow joint on the deep surface of the brachioradialis?

____________________________________________________________

27. What are the two (2) terminal branches of the brachial artery?

a. ______________________________________________________

b. ______________________________________________________

28. What is the bony insertion of the biceps brachii?

____________________________________________________________

29. What is the insertion of the brachialis?

____________________________________________________________

30. What vein lies superficial to the bicipital aponeurosis?

____________________________________________________________

31. What muscles form the medial and lateral borders of the cubital fossa?

a. medial border ________________________________________

b. lateral border ________________________________________

32. What two (2) muscles form the floor of the cubital fossa?

a. ______________________________________________________

b. ______________________________________________________

33. What nerve enters the forearm, passing posterior to the medial epicondyle?

_____________________________________________________________

34. What are the four (4) muscles that form the superficial layer of the anterior compartment of the forearm?

a. ______________________________________________________

b. ______________________________________________________

c. ______________________________________________________

d. ______________________________________________________ 

35. What muscle forms the intermediate layer of the anterior compartment of the forearm?

____________________________________________________________

36. What three (3) muscles form the deep layer of the anterior compartment of the forearm?

a. ______________________________________________________

b. ______________________________________________________

c. ______________________________________________________

37. Which one (1) of the muscles of the anterior compartment is NOT innervated by the median nerve?

_____________________________________________________________

38. Which of the muscles of the anterior compartment of the forearm has a tendon that passes superficial to the flexor retinaculum?

_____________________________________________________________

39. Which of the muscles of the anterior compartment of the forearm receives motor innervation by way of two different peripheral nerves?

_____________________________________________________________

40. Which two (2) muscles of the posterior compartment of the forearm do NOT have tendons that cross the wrist joint?

a. ______________________________________________________

b. ______________________________________________________

41. What nerve innervates muscles that extend the wrist?

____________________________________________________________

42. What three (3) muscles form the hypothenar eminence?

a. ______________________________________________________

b. ______________________________________________________

c. ______________________________________________________

43. What four (4) muscles form the thenar eminence?

a. ______________________________________________________

b. ______________________________________________________

c. ______________________________________________________

d. ______________________________________________________

44. Which of the thenar muscles is innervated by both the median nerve and the ulnar nerves?

_____________________________________________________________

45. Which of the intrinsic muscles of the hand adduct the medial four fingers?

_____________________________________________________________

46. Which of the intrinsic muscles of the hand abduct the medial four fingers?

_____________________________________________________________

47. What nerve enters the hand by passing through Guyon’s canal?

_____________________________________________________________

48. What branch of the ulnar nerve provides sensory innervation to the skin over the palmar surface of the little finger?

_____________________________________________________________

49. What is the name of the fibrocartilaginous structure that “deepens” the glenohumeral joint?

_____________________________________________________________

50. What are the two (2) parts of the coracoclavicular ligament?

a. ______________________________________________________

b. ______________________________________________________

51. Which ligament of the shoulder does NOT cross the glenohumeral joint?

_____________________________________________________________

52. Name the bones that form the proximal row of carpal bones. 

a. ______________________________________________________

b. ______________________________________________________ 

c. ______________________________________________________ 

d. ______________________________________________________ 

53. Name the bones that form the distal row of carpal bones. 

a. ______________________________________________________

b. ______________________________________________________ 

c. ______________________________________________________

d. ______________________________________________________

54. What two (2) structures pass through the triangular interval?

a. ______________________________________________________

b. ______________________________________________________

55. What artery passes through the triangular space?

____________________________________________________________

56. What muscle forms the medial border of the ‘anatomical snuff box”?

____________________________________________________________

57. What arterial pulse can be palpated in the “anatomical snuff box”?

____________________________________________________________

58. Which of the carpal bones can be palpated in the floor of the “anatomical snuff box”?

____________________________________________________________

59. Which joint of the hand lies immediately deep to the extensor hood (extensor expansion)?

____________________________________________________________

60. What is the action of the lumbrical muscle on each of the following joints of the finger?

a. MP _______________________________________________

b. PIP _______________________________________________

c. DIP _______________________________________________ 

61. Which two heads of the triceps brachii originate from the humerus?

a. _____________________________________________________

b. _____________________________________________________ 

62. What artery gives rise to the common interosseous artery?

____________________________________________________________

63. What artery supplies the deep muscles of the posterior forearm? 

____________________________________________________________

64. What two arteries form an anastomotic connection behind the medial epicondyle?

a. _____________________________________________________

b. _____________________________________________________

65. What two arteries form an anastomotic connection in front of the medial epicondyle?

a. _____________________________________________________

b. _____________________________________________________

66. What two arteries form an anastomotic connection behind the lateral epicondyle?

a. ______________________________________________________

b. ______________________________________________________

67. What two arteries form an anastomotic connection in front of the lateral epicondyle?

a. _____________________________________________________

b. _____________________________________________________

68. Describe the fiber orientation (direction) of the interosseous membrane.

___________________________________________________________

69. What bone is found in the floor of the “anatomical snuff box”?

___________________________________________________________

70. What are the branches of the brachial artery not including its terminal branches?

a. _____________________________________________________

b. _____________________________________________________

c. _____________________________________________________ 

71. What are the major terminal branches of the profunda brachial artery?

a. _____________________________________________________

b. _____________________________________________________

c. _____________________________________________________

72. What nerve passes through the scapular notch (beneath the transverse scapular ligament)? 

____________________________________________________________ 

73. What muscle inserts on the lesser tuberosity of the humerus?

____________________________________________________________ 

74. On which bone of the forearm does the tendon of the biceps brachii insert? 

___________________________________________________________

75. On which bone of the forearm does the tendon of the brachialis insert? 

___________________________________________________________ 

76. Which two (2) carpal bones form the radiocarpal joint?

a. _____________________________________________________ 

b. _____________________________________________________

77. What spinal nerve roots contribute to form the long thoracic nerve? 

____________________________________________________________ 

78. Excluding the terminal branches, what three (3) nerves are branches of the posterior cord of the brachial plexus?

a. _____________________________________________________

b. _____________________________________________________

c. _____________________________________________________ 

79. Which of the thenar muscles is NOT innervated by the median nerve?

____________________________________________________________ 

80. The ulnar nerve passes into the forearm, passing between the two heads of origin of what muscle?

____________________________________________________________

81. The median nerve passes into the forearm, passing between the two heads of origin of what muscle?

____________________________________________________________

82. The radial nerve passes into the forearm, passing between the two heads of origin of what muscle?

____________________________________________________________

Answer Key

1. a. costocoracoid membrane

b. suspensory ligament of the axilla

2. cephalic vein

3. cephalic vein

4. a. C8

b. C6

c. C7

5. median antebrachial veins

6. median cubital (antecubital) vein

7. musculocutaneous nerve

8. inferior border of the teres major

9. medial and lateral borders of the pectoralis minor

10. a. superior thoracic artery

b. thoracoacromial artery and lateral thoracic artery

c. subscapular artery anterior humeral circumflex artery,posterior humeral circumflex artery

11. coracoid process

12. lateral lip of the intertubercular groove

13. anterior surface of the medial border of the scapula

14. lateral 1/3 of the clavicle, spine of the scapula, acromion process

15. floor of the intertubercular groove

16. lesser tuberosity of the humerus

17. deltoid tubercle of the humerus

18. subscapularis

19. serratus anterior

20. floor of the intertubercular groove

21. lateral border of the first rib

22. a. long head of the triceps

b. lateral head of the triceps

c. inferior margin of the teres minor

d. superior margin of the teres major

23. a. axillary nerve

b. posterior humeral circumflex artery

24. musculocutaneous nerve

25. radial nerve

26. radial nerve

27. a. radial artery

b. ulnar artery

28. radial tuberosity

29. coronoid process of the ulna

30. median cubital (antecubital) vein

31. a. pronator teres

b. brachioradialis

32. a. brachialis

b. supinator

33. ulnar nerve

34. a. pronator teres

b. flexor carpi radialis

c. palmaris longus

d. flexor carpi ulnaris

35. flexor digitorum superficialis

36. a. flexor digitorum profundus

b. flexor pollicis longus

c. pronator quadratus

37. flexor carpi ulnaris

38. palmaris longus

39. flexor digitorum profundus

40. a. supinator

b. brachioradialis

41. radial nerve

42. a. abductor digiti minimi

b. flexor digiti minimi

c. opponens digiti minimi

43. a. abductor pollicis brevis

b. flexor pollicis brevis

c. opponens pollicis brevis

d. adductor pollicis

44. flexor pollicis brevis

45. palmar interossei

46. dorsal interossei

47. ulnar nerve

48. superficial branch of the ulnar nerve

49. glenoid labrum

50. a. trapezoid ligament

b. conoid ligament

51. coraco-acromial ligament

52. a. scaphoid

b. lunate

c. triquetrum

d. pisiform

53. a. trapezium

b. trapezoid

c. capitate

d. hamate

54. a. profunda brachii artery

b. radial nerve

55. circumflex scapular artery

56. extensor pollicis longus

57. radial artery

58. scaphoid (navicular)

59. metacarpo-phalangeal joint (MC-P joint)

60. a. flexion

b. extension

c. extension

61. a. lateral head

b. medial head

62. ulnar artery 

63. posterior interosseous artery

64. a. superior ulnar collateral artery

b. posterior ulnar recurrent artery

65. a. inferior ulnar collateral artery

b. anterior ulnar recurrent artery

66. a. middle collateral artery

b. interosseous recurrent artery

67. a. radial collateral artery

b. radial recurrent artery

68. infero-medially from radius to ulna or supero-laterally from ulna to radius

69. scaphoid (navicular) 

70. a. profunda (deep) brachial artery

b. superficial ulnar collateral artery

c. inferior ulnar collateral artery

71. a. ascending branch

b. middle collateral artery

c. radial collateral artery 

72. suprascapular nerve

73. subscapularis

74. radius (radial tuberosity) 

75. ulna (ulnar tuberosity) 

76. a. scaphoid

b. lunate

77. C5, C6, C7 

78. a. upper subscapular nerve

b. middle subscapular nerve (thoracodorsal nerve)

c. lower subscapular nerve

79. adductor pollicis

80. flexor carpi ulnaris

81. pronator teres 

82. supinator

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