Bones and Joints of Upper Limb Flashcards
What is the only upper limb bone that articulates with the axial skeleton
clavicle
What kind of bone is the clavicle?
long bone
Identify the following on the clavicle:
* sternal end
* shaft
* acromial end
* costal tuberosity/ tubercle
* groove for subclavius
* conoid tubercle
* trapezoid line
* impression for costoclavicular ligament
- medial end
- body
- lateral end
- attachment point of the inferior aspect of the sternal end of clavicle; aka impression of the costoclavicular ligament
Sternoclavicular joint
* joint type
* what bones articulate here
* what ligaments stabilize the joint
- synovial saddle joint
- sternal end of clavicle and manubrium of sternum
- anterior sternoclavicular ligament
- posterior sternoclavicular ligament
- interclavicular ligament
- costoclavicularligament
How can you tell the difference between the superior and inferior surface of the clavicular shaft
superior: smooth
inferior: rough (ligament attachment points)
Acromioclavicular joint
* type of joint
* what bones articulate here
* what ligaments stabilize the joint
- plane type synovial
- acromial end of clavicle and acromion
- acromioclavicular ligament, coracoclavicular ligament (conoid ligament and trapezoid ligament)
scapulothoracic joint
* type of joint
* formed by what
*permits what type of movement
- remember its a functional/ physiological joint not a bony one
- gliding of serratus anterior (lies over posterior rib cage) over subscapularis (anterior scapula)
- permits the movement of scapula over rib cage
What movements can occur at the glenohumeral joint
flexion
extension
abduction
adduction
horizontal flexion
horizontal extension
internal rotation
external rotation
circumlocution/circumduction
What stabilizes the glenohumeral joint
- glenohumeral ligaments (superior, middle, inferior)
- coracohumeral ligament
Long head of bicieps tendon can be a stabilizer of the head of the humerus in the glenoid cavity
*glenoid labrum (passive)
Define: shoulder dislocation
loss of articulation between the humeral head and glenoid fossa
Define: shoulder subluxation
partial loss of articulation
What type of shoulder dislocation is most common?
anterior
Differentiate between type 1, 2, and 3 shoulder separation
Type 1: stretch/mild tearing of acromioclavicular ligament
Type 2: complete tear of the acromioclavicular ligaments
Type 3: tear of the coracoclavicular and acromioclavicular
What is a step defect
seen after collarbone and shoulder blade separation (type 3)
What is a slap lesion
How can it occur?
superior labrum, anterior to posterior tear occurring where the biceps tendon anchors to the labrum.
Can be acute/traumatic (fall on outstretched arm, traction on arm) or chronic (due to labral degeneration through repetetitive overhead activity or aging)
can also affect biceps tendon
Identify on surface anatomy
- parts of the deltoid
- triceps brachii (long head, lateral head, medial head)
- biceps brachii
- brachialis
- brachioradialis
- lateral / medial epicondyle
- olecranon
- extensor carpi radialis longus
What do the dorsal and ventral rami of C5-T1 supply
- Dorsal rami: motor muscles of back and spine and skin of these areas
- Ventral rami: supply the 5 roots of the brachial plexus