Anatomy Flashcards
Memorize
All Lumbar nerves EXCEPT _____ (2) emerges lateral to the Psoas Muscles
Genitofemoral (Anterior)
Obturator (Medial)
Areas with PSEUDOSTRATIFIED epithelium
Trachea
Bronchi
Male reproductive tract
Paranasal Sinuses present at birth
Mnemonic: who is present at birth? Ofcourse, ME!
Maxillary
Ethmoid
Major blood supply of nasal cavity
Sphenopalatine artery
Epistaxis due to nosepicking
Injury to Keisselbach’s plexus
Part of Keisselbach’s plexus
GASS
Great palatine
Anterior ethmoidal
Sphenopalatine
Superior Labial
Purely serous gland
Parotid gland
Post-gustatory sweating after parotidectomy
Frey’s syndrome
Damage to these nerves causes frey’s syndrome
Auricotemporal nerve
Great auricular nerve
Danger space
Retropharyngeal space
STRAP muscles
Thyrohyoid
Omohyoid
Sternohyoid
Sternothyroid
Innervation of strap muscles
Ansa cervicalis except thyrohyoid (c1, c2)
Innervation of laryngeal muscles
Recurrent laryngeal nerves except cricothyroid (external branch of superior laryngeal nerve)
Transected in thyroidectomy. In clkse proximity to recurrent laryngeal nerve.
Ligament of Berry
Posterior thyroid ligament
TOC for thyroglossal duct cyst
Sistrunk procedure
Weakest portion of the esophagus
Killian’s triangle
Bird’s beak appearance on barium study
Achalasia
Nutcracker syndrome
Conpression of Left renal vein between SMA and Aorta
These structures is at risk for injury if there is surgical neck humeral fracture
Axillary nerve and Posterior humeral circumflex artery
Structure that transmits suprascapular nerve
Suprascapular notch
Site of fracture that commonly injures radial nerve and deep brachial artery
Humeral shaft
Fracture in children that fell on outstretched arm. Injures median nerve
Supracondylar humeral fracture
Fracture that damages ulnar nerve
Medial epicondyle humeral fracture
Dinner fork deformity
Colles fracture
Transmits axillary nerve and posterior circumflex humeral artery
Rotator Cuff Muscles
Joints: Sternoclavicular
Plane
Joints: Acromioclavicular
Plane
Elbow, Knee, Ankle
Hinge/ Ginglymus
Atlantoaxial, Radioulnar
Pivot/Trochoid
MCP/ Knuckles
Condyloid
Wrist
Ellipsoidal
Carpometacarpal of thumb
Saddle
Shoulder, hip
Ball and socket/ enarthrosis
Immovable joints
Synarthroses
Slightly moveable joints
Amphiarthroses
Freely moveable joints
Diarthroses
Rotator cuff muscles
Supraspinatus
Infraspinatus
Teres MINOR
Subscapularis
Shoulder joint is weakest _____
Inferiorly
First bone to ossify
Clavicle
Contents of Quadrangular space
Axillary Nerve
Posterior Circumflex Humeral Vessels
Contents if Triangular Space
Circumflex Scapular Vessels
Anterior compartment of the arm
Action
Flexor
Anterior compartment of the arm
INNERVATION
Musculocutaneous nerve
Main flexor of forearm
Brachialis
Main supinator of forearm
Biceps brachii
Anterior compartment of Forearm: Action
Flexors
Anterior compartment of Forearm: innervation
Median nerve except FCU and FDP which are innervated by the ulnar nerve
Posterior compartment of the arm
ACTION
Extensor
Posterior compartment of the arm
Innervation
Radial nerve
Main extensor of the arm
Triceps brachii
Common flexor tendon is found on the ____
Medial epicondyle of the humerus
Medial epicondylitis
Golfer’s elbow
Lateral epicondylitis
Tennis elbow
Contents of Cubital fossa
Medial to Lateral
Median nerve
Brachial artery
Biceps brachii tendon
Radial nerve