54 Upper Limb I Flashcards
- Draw and label correctly the clavicle and give 5 features on it
What is the clavicle an attachment for?
Clavicle: only bony attachment of the upper limb to the thorax Acromial end Sternal end Shaft Conoid tubercle Impression for costoclavicular ligament
- What does the scapula serve as a bridge to?
Draw and label the following structures on the Posterior scapula:
Acromion scapular spine supraspinous fossa infraspinous fossa Drawing
3. Draw and label the following structures on the Anterior scapula: Coracoid process suprascapular notch supraglenoid tubercle glenoid fossa infraglenoid tubercle subscapular fossa lateral border medial border
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4. Scapula: bridge between clavicle and humerus Glenoid cavity/fossa Supraglenoid and infraglenoid tubercles Suprascapular notch for suprascapular artery and nerve. The superior transverse ligament of scapula covers the notch, the artery is above, the nerve is below Neck Spine Acromion Coracoid process Superior and inferior angles Lateral and medial borders Subscapular fossa Infraspinous fossa Supraspinous fossa
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- What are the names of the 6 joint types?
Joint Types
Hinge Pivot Condyloid Saddle Ball and socket Plane
- Describe the hinge joint and its action
Hinge—uniaxial joint with concave to convex articulation. Generally restricted to flexion/extension. Example: elbow joint (humeroulnar)
- Describe the pivot joint and its actions
Pivot—uniaxial joint with rounded surface articulating with a ring that is restricted to rotation. Example: radioulnar joint
- Describe the condyloid joint and shape
Condyloid—biaxial joint with an oval surface fitting into an elliptical socket, allowing flexion/extension and adduction/abduction.
Example: radiocarpal joint
- Describe the saddle joint and actions
Saddle—biaxial joint with one concave surface and one convex surface, allowing for flexion/extension and adduction/abduction.
Example: first carpal/metacarpal joint
- Describe the Ball and socket joint and actions
Ball and socket—multiaxial joint with a rounded ball-like surface fitting into a concave cup-like socket.
Example glenohumeral joint
- Describe the Plane joint and actions
Plane—multiaxial gliding joint with flat articulating surface.
Example: intercarpal joints
Joints
12. The pectoral girdle has movement at what kind of joints; and between which 3 structures
The pectoral girdle involves movement at three synovial joints between the clavicle, scapula, and humerus.
Whereas the first 30º of elevation of the upper limb can occur without movement of the scapula,
- To be able to fully elevate one’s arm requires abduction at the glenohumeral joint and scapular rotation
the act of fully elevating the arm requires abduction at the glenohumeral joint and scapular rotation such that when the arm is fully elevated (180º of abduction or flexion) 120º occurs at the glenohumeral joint and 60º from scapular rotation.
- What kind of joint is the sternoclavicular joint? It serves as the only bony articular to?
Sternoclavicular joint: Saddle joint, but functions as a ball and socket joint. This is the only bony articulation (synovial joint) of the upper limb to the thorax
- What kind of joint is the acromioclavicular joint? Give three strengthening ligaments
Acromioclavicular joint: Plane synovial joint
Ligaments:
Acromioclavicular surrounding the joint capsule
Further strengthened by the coracoclavicular ligament and coracoacromial ligament
- 3 movements of scapula
Movements of the scapula
Elevation/Depression
Protraction/Retraction
Rotation
- Glenohumeral (shoulder) joint is what kind of joint? Give 3 movements
Glenohumeral (shoulder) joint: Ball and socket joint Movements: Medial/Lateral Rotation Abduction/Adduction Flexion/Extension
- The joint capsule is composed of stabilizing ligaments starting at?
Ligaments: the joint capsule is composed of a series of stabilizing ligaments initiating at the glenoid labrum (Latin for rim of a vessel),
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- What surrounds the glenoid cavity?
a fibrocartilaginous ring surrounding the glenoid cavity. The glenoid labrum expands the actual joint surface, yet still holds only 1/3 of the humeral head. The humeral head is therefore held in place by the tendons of the rotator cuff muscles. The joint capsule stretches medially from the margin of the glenoid fossa to the anatomical neck of the humerus. The capsule is weakest inferiorly as the coracoacromial arch and the rotator cuff muscles reinforce it anterior, posterior, and superiorly. Thus, the most common direction of humeral dislocation in inferiorly (antero-inferiorly).
- What area ligaments make up the Glenohumeral ligaments? What does it stabilize?
Glenohumeral ligaments (superior, middle, inferior): Stabilize the anterior aspect of the joint capsule
- What does the coracohumeral ligament stabilize?
Coracohumeral ligament: Stabilizes the superior aspect of the joint capsule
- What does the transverse humeral ligament stabilize?
Transverse humeral ligament: Stabilizes the long tendon of the biceps brachii between the lesser and greater tubercle of the humerus
- What does the Coracoacromial ligament help form? What does this prevent?
Coracoacromial ligament: Helps form the coraco-acromial arch which prevents superior dislocation/displacement
- Where are myofascial compartments below? What does it do?
Myofascial Compartments: below the superficial fascia, deep fascia surrounds each of the muscles, defining inter-muscular septa that divide the upper limb into distinct anterior and posterior compartments.
Each compartment has its own distinct biomechanical functionality, innervation, and blood supply. From the brachial plexus, recall the anterior and posterior Divisions are directly correlated to the anterior (flexor) and posterior (extensor) compartments.
- What divides the shoulder (axioappendicular) compartments?
Shoulder (axioappendicular) compartments are divided by the pectoral, axillary, and clavipectoral fascia