anatomy of upper limb ! Flashcards
what is the brachial plexus?
a network of nerves in the shoulder that carry movement from spinal cord to arms and hands
what artery supplies the anterior compartment of the arm?
brachial artery
what vein supplies the anterior section of the arm?
brachial vein
what nerve supplies the muscle of the anterior compartment of the arm?
musculocutaneous nerve (large branch of brachial plexus)
what artery supplies the anterior section of the forearm?
radial and ulna
what vein supplies the anterior compartment of the forearm?
venae comitantes (veins accompanying artery e.g. radial vein accompanies radial artery)
what nerve innervates the muscle in the anterior forearm?
median (+ ulna)
what artery supplies the hand?
deep and superficial palmer arches
what nerve innervates the muscle of the hand?
most by ulnar
LOAF supplied by median nerve
Lateral two lumbricals
Opponens pollicis
Abductor pollicis brevis
Flexor pollicis brevis
what artery supplies the posterior compartment of the arm?
- profunda brachili
- ulnar collateral
what vein supplies the posterior compartment of the arm?
profunda brachii
what nerve supplies the muscles of the posterior arm?
radial nerve
what artery supplies the posterior compartment of thee forearm?
interosseous
what vein supplies the posterior compartment of the forearm?
venae comitantes
what nerve supplies the posterior compartment of the forearm?
radial nerve
what does the axillary nerve innervate?
- teres minor (lateral rotation)
- deltoid muscle (abduction of arm)
- cutaneous innervations
what muscle is labelled?
teres minor
what muscle is labelled?
deltoid
what nerve is highlighted blue?
radial nerve
what nerve is highlighted blue?
superficial branch of the radial nerve (sensory)
what nerve is highlighted blue?
posterior interosseous nerve (motor)
what does the radial nerve innervate?
entire posterior part of arm and posterior part of forearm
what muscles does the radial nerve supply?
Main branch:
- triceps brachii
- brachioradialis
- extensor carpi radialis longus
- extensor carpi radialis brevis
- supinator
Posterior interosseous nerve:
-all other muscles in posterior compartment of forearn
what is the classic sign for radial nerve injury?
wrist drop, cannot extend he wrist
what tendon is highlighted blue?
biceps brachili tendon
what artery is highlighted blue?
brachial artery
what nerve is highlighted blue?
median nerve
what artery runs along the median nerve?
brachial artery
what muscles does the median supply?
-all muscles of forearm except flexor carpi ulnaris, ulna half of flexor digitorum profundus
-in hand it supplies LOAF:
first 2 Lumbricals
Opponens pollicis
Abductor pollicis brevis
Dlexor pollicis brevis
what nerve supplies the flexor carpi ulnaris and ulnar half of flexor digitorum profundus?
ulnar nerve
what is the flexor digitorum superficialis (FDS) innervated by?
median nerve