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Block H - Movement > Anatomy -- Upper Limb 5 > Flashcards

Anatomy -- Upper Limb 5 Flashcards

1
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What encloses the carpal tunnel?

A

Flexor retinaculum

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2
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Lateral and medial boundaries of the carpal tunnel

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Hook of hamate

Pisiform

Scaphoid

Trapezium

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3
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6 structures within the carpal tunnel

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  • Ulnar artery
  • Ulnar nerve
  • Flexor digitorum superficialis
  • Flexor digitorum profundus
  • Flexor Pollicis longus
  • Median nerve
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4
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Hand tendon than runs superficial to the carpal tunnel

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Flexor carpi radialis

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5
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Define carpal tunnel syndrome

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Compression of median nerve due to inflammation of flexor retinaculum, leading to weakness of thumb and loss of sensation around thumb

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6
Q

4 types of joints among the bones of the hand

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  • Distal interphalangeal joint (DIP)
  • Proximal interphalangeal joint (PIP)
  • Metacarpophalangyeal joint (MCP) (knuckles)
  • Carpometacarpal joints
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7
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Hand joint commonly affected by osteoarthritis

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Distal interphalangeal joint

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8
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Hand joints commonly affected by rheumatoid arthritis

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Proximal interphalangeal joint

Metacarpophalyngeal joint

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9
Q

6 movements of the fingers

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  • Adduction
  • Abduction
  • Extension (at MCP)
  • Flexion (at MCP)
  • Extension (at DIP)
  • Flexion (at DIP)
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10
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6 movements of the thumb

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  • Extension
  • Flexion
  • Adduction
  • Abduction
  • Reposition
  • Opposition
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11
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Muscles responsible for abduction of fingers

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Dorsal interossei muscles

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12
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Muscles responsible for adduction of fingers

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13
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Function of lumbrical muscle

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  • Flex MCP joint
  • Extend PIP and DIP joints
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14
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3 muscles of the hypothenar eminence

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  • Flexor digiti minimi brevis
  • Abductor digiti minimi
  • Opponens digiti minimi
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15
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5 muscles of the thenar eminence

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  • Adductor pollicis
  • Flexor pollicis brevis
  • Abductor pollicis brevis
  • Opponens pollicis
  • Abductor pollicis brevis
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16
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Define the hypothenar eminence

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Muscle bulk of little finger

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17
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Define the thenar eminence

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Muscle bulk of the thumb

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18
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Deepest muscles of the hypothenar and thenar eminences

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  • Hypothenar = opponens digiti minimi
  • Thenar = opponens pollicis and abductor pollicis brevis
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19
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2 fascial spaces and the areas to which infection can spread by them

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  • Midpalmar space –> infection of middle finger
  • Thenar space –> infection of index finger
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20
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Describe the anastomoses occuring in the palmar arch

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Anastomoses between the radial and ulnar arteries (division at the index finger)

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21
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Location of radial artery in hand

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Anatomical “snuff box”

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22
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Muscles innervated by the recurrent branch

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  • Adductor pollicis brevis
  • Flexor pollicis brevis
  • Opponens pollicis
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23
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Define ape hand and its cause

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  • Atrophy of thenar eminence and reduced ability to flex index and middle fingers
  • Due to median nerve injury at wrist
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24
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Cutaneous distribution of recurrent nerve innervation

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  • Half of palmar surface
  • Majority of thumb
  • First 2 and a half fingers
  • Tips of back of first 2 and a half fingers until the PIP
25
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Muscles of hand innervated by ulnar nerve

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Central and hypothenar muscles

26
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Cutaneous distribution of ulnar nerve innervation

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Entire front, back and side of hand occupied by pinky and half of the ring finger

27
Q

Define claw hand

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Injury of ulnar nerve at wrist –> Fingers hyperextended at MCP and flexed at IPs becuase limbrical is affected

28
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Innervation of radial nerves in hand

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Cutaneous branches only on the back of the hand on the half involving the thumb and first 2 fingers up to the DIP

29
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Origin and insertion of dorsal interossei

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Origin = metacarpal

Insertion = phalanx

30
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Main action of dorsal interossei

A

Abduction of digit

31
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Innervation of dorsal interossei

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Ulnar nerve

32
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Origin and insertion of palmar interossei

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Origin = metacarpal

Insertion = phalanx

33
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Main action of palmar interossei

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Adduction of digit

34
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Innervation of palmar interossei

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Ulnar nerve

35
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Origin and insertion of lumbrical muscle

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Origin = tendon of flexor digitorum

Insertion = tendon of extensor digitorum

36
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Main action of lumbrical muscle

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Flexion of MCP and extension of IPs

37
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Innervation of lumbrical muscle

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Median or ulnar nerve

38
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Origin and insertion of abductor pollicis brevis

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Origin = wrist

Insertion = thumb

39
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Main action of abductor pollicis brevis

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Abduction of thumb

40
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Innervation of abductor pollicis brevis

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Median nerve

41
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Origin and insertion of flexor pollicis brevis

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Origin = wrist

Insertion = thumb

42
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Main action of flexor pollicis brevis

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Flexion of thumb

43
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Innervation of flexor pollicis brevis

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Median nerve

44
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Origin and insertion of opponens pollicis

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Origin = wrist

Insertion = thumb

45
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Main action of opponens pollicis

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Opposition of thumb

46
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Innervation of opponens pollicis

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Median nerve

47
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Origin and insertion of abductor digiti minimi

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Origin = wrist

Insertion = fifth finger

48
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Main action of abductor digiti minimi

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Abduction of little finger

49
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Innervation of abductor digiti minimi

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Ulnar nerve

50
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Flexor digiti minimi origin and insertion

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Origin = wrist

Insertion = fifth finger

51
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Main action of flexor digiti minimi

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Flexion of little finger

52
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Innervation of flexor digiti minimi

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Ulnar nerve

53
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Origin and insertion of opponens digiti minimi

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Origin = wrist

Insertion = fifth finger

54
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Main action of opponens digiti minimi

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Opposition of little finger

55
Q

Innervation of opponens digiti minimi

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Ulnar nerve

56
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Myotome for abduction of arm

57
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Myotome for flexion of elbow

58
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Myotome for flexion of digits

59
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Myotome for abduction and adduction of digits

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