Case 1 - Lower Limb & Upper Limb

Question 1

what type of joint is the glenohumeral joint

Answer 1

synovial ball and socket (wide range of movement -> unstable)

Question 2

what are the joints of the upper limb for

Answer 2

dexterity and mobility

Question 3

what are the joints of the lower limb for

Answer 3

stability and locomotion

Question 4

what type of joint is the hip joint

Answer 4

synovial ball and socket (limited range of movement -> stable)

Question 5

what type of joint is the elbow joint

Answer 5

synovial hinge

Question 6

what type of joint is the knee joint

Answer 6

synovial hinge (complex – gliding, rolling and axial rotation)

Question 7

what type of joint is the wrist joint

Answer 7

Synovial Ellipsoid

Question 8

what type of joint is the ankle joint

Answer 8

Synovial Hinge

Question 9

what are the movements of the lower limb

Answer 9

eversion, inversion, plantarflexion, dorsiflexion

Question 10

what are the 3 hip bones that fuse to form the acetabulum

Answer 10

ilium, ischium, pubis

Question 11

what does the acetabulum hold

Answer 11

acetabulum receives/holds the head of the femur to form the hip joint

Question 12

anterior compartment of the upper limb are called?

Answer 12

flexors

Question 13

anterior compartment of the lower limb are?

Answer 13

extensors

Question 14

posterior compartment of the upper limb are?

Answer 14

extensors

Question 15

posterior compartment of the lower limb are?

Answer 15

flexors

Question 16

actions of anterior arm of upper limb?

Answer 16

supination of forearm, forearm flexion, arm adduction, arm flexion

Question 17

actions of anterior forearm of upper limb?

Answer 17

forearm pronation, wrist flexion, flexion of fingers

Question 18

actions of posterior arm of upper limb?

Answer 18

extension of the arm at the elbow

Question 19

actions of posterior forearm of upper limb?

Answer 19

flexion at elbow, extends wrist, abducts wrist, adducts wrist, extends and stabilises elbow joint, abducts ulna during pronation of forearm Extension of digits at the interphalangeal and metacarpophalangeal joints, extends little finger

Question 20

innervation of anterior arm of upper limb?

Answer 20

musculocutaneous nerve

Question 21

innervation of anterior forearm of upper limb?

Answer 21

mostly median nerve, except flexor carpi ulnaris and medial half of flexor digitorum profundus which are innervated by ulnar nerve

Question 22

innervation of posterior arm of upper limb?

Answer 22

radial nerve

Question 23

innervation of posterior forearm of upper limb?

Answer 23

radial nerve

Question 24

actions of anterior compartment of thigh?

Question 25

actions of medial compartment of thigh?

Question 26

actions of posterior compartment of thigh?

Question 27

actions of anterior compartment of leg?

Question 28

actions of lateral compartment of leg?

Question 29

actions of posterior compartment of leg?

Question 30

innervation of anterior compartment of thigh?

Question 31

innervation of medial compartment of thigh?

Question 32

innervation of posterior compartment of thigh?

Question 33

innervation of anterior compartment of leg?

Question 34

innervation of lateral compartment of leg?

Question 35

innervation of posterior compartment of leg?

Question 36

what is the main artery of the lower limb?

Answer 36

femoral artery

Question 37

what is the femoral artery a continuation of?

Answer 37

femoral artery is a continuation of the external iliac artery (terminal branch of the abdominal aorta). the external iliac artery becomes femoral artery when it passes under the inguinal ligament and enters the femoral triangle