ANATOMY: Shoulder and upper arm Flashcards
what is the sister artery to the radial n.?
deep brachial a.
pectoralis minor innervation
what is this from?
medial and lateral pectoral nerves
lateral and medial cords of the brachial plexus
teres minor innervation
where does this come from off the brachial plexus?
axillary n.
terminal branch of the posterior cord
coracobrachialis innervation
where does this come from on the brachial plexus
musculocutaneus n.
a terminal branch of the lateral cord
triceps brachii innervation
where does this come from?
radial n.
comes from a terminal branch of the posterior cord
list the boundaries of the triangular space
contents?
teres major, minor, and long head of triceps
circumflex scapular a.
biceps brachii innervation
where does this come from on the brachial plexus?
musculocuteneus n.
terminal branch of the lateral cord.
what vessel and nerve runs beneath the trapezius?
accessory n.
superficial branch of the transverse cervical a.
innervation of teres minor
axillary n.
coracobrachialis
attachments, function
o: coracoid process
i: anteriomedial humerus
adduction of arm, flexes arm
innervation: pectorals major
where does this come from on the brachial plexus?
medial and lateral pectoral nerves
lateral and medial cords
supraspinatus
attachments, function
o: supraspinous fossa
a: greater tubercle (superior facet)
stabilized GHJ, ABDUCTION
serratus anterior:
attachments, function
O: ribs
I: medial border scapula (anterior)
Protracts, tilts glenoid up, hods scapula against thorax
innervation: levator scapulae
the nerve is a branch off of what?
dorsal scapular n.
C5 nerve root
latissimus dorsi
attachments, function
o: lower thoracic ad lumbar spinous processes, ilium
i: ANTERIOR inter tubercular groove humerus (middle facet)
F: Adduction arm, extension arm, medial rotation
innervation: latissimus dorsi
where does this come from?
thoracodorsal n.
from the posterior cord of the brachial plexus (middle sub scapular n.)
innervation of supraspinatus
suprascapular n.
innervation of trapezius
accessory n. (CN 11)
brachialis
attachments, function
o: anterior humerus
i: ulnar tuberosity
flexes forearm
attachments for supraspinales:
FUNCTION
supraspinous fossa —- greater tubercle humerus (superior facet)
ABDUCTION, stabilization GHJ