Ch 50 Consolidated Regions and Musculature of Upper Limb Flashcards
Regions of the upper limb (8 items)
Pectoral Region
Shoulder
Axilla
Arm
Elbow
Forearm
Wrist
Hand
“Humerus”
shoulder
“axilla”
armpit
“brachium”
arm
“cubitis”
elbow
“antebrachium”
forearm
“carpus”
wrist
“manus”
hand
“palma”
palm
“digiti manus”
fingers
“pollex”
thumb
The upper limb is connected to the trunk by the _ _
shoulder girdle
The shoulder girdle is a C shaped ring made of 5 bones:
Manubrium
Right and Left Scapulae
Right and Left Clavicles
Pectoral region muscles:
Pectoralis major
Pectoralis minor
Serratus anterior
The 6 muscles in the shoulder group are
Deltoid
Supraspinatus
Infraspinatus
Teres minor
Subscapularis
Teres major
The 4 muscles involved with the rotator cuff are
Supraspinatus
Infraspinatus
Teres minor
Subscapularis
think SITS
The 4 muscles in the arm group are
Triceps brachii (long, lateral, medial head)
Biceps brachii (long and short head)
Coracobrachialis
Brachialis
The 4 muscles in the anterior superficial forearm group are
Pronator teres
Flexor carpi radialis
Palmaris longus
Flexor carpi ulnaris
Anterior intermediate forearm muscle: (1 item)
Flexor digitorum superficialis
The 3 muscles in the anterior deep forearm group are
Flexor pollicis longus
Flexor digitorum profundus
Pronator quadratus
The 7 muscles in the Posterior superficial forearm group are
Brachioradialis
Extensor carpi radialis longus
Extensor carpi radialis brevis
Extensor digitorum
Extensor digiti minimi
Extensor carpi ulnaris
Anconeus
The 5 muscles in the posterior deep forearm group are
Supinator
Abductor pollicis longus
Extensor pollicis brevis
Extensor pollicis longus
Extensor indicis
The 3 sub-groups of the hand muscles are
Thenar
Hypothenar
Small hand
Thenar muscles (4 items)
Abductor pollicis brevis
Flexor pollicis brevis
Opponens pollicis
Adductor pollicis
Hypothenar muscles (4 items)
Abductor digiti minimi
Flexor digiti minimi brevis
Opponens digiti minimi
Palmaris brevis
Small hand muscles (3 items)
Lumbricals 1-4
Dorsal interossei 1-4
Palmar interossei 1-4
Pectoralis major
Group
Action
Innervation
Pectoral Group
ADDuct, medially rotate, and flex arm at shoulder.
Medial pectoral nerve+
Lateral pectoral nerve
Pectoralis minor
Group
Action
Innervation
Pectoral
Depress scapula
Medial pectoral nerve
Serratus anterior
Group
Action
Innervation
Pectoral
Upward rotation of scapula
Long thoracic nerve
Deltoid
Action
Innervation
Flex, extend, medially and laterally rotate, and abduct arm at shoulder
Axillary nerve
Supraspinatus
Action
Innervation
Abduct arm at shoulder
Suprascapular nerve
Infraspinatus
Action
Innervation
Lateral rotation of arm at shoulder
Suprascapular nerve
Teres minor
Group
Action
Innervation
Shoulder
Lateral rotation of arm at shoulder
Axillary nerve
Subscapularis
Group
Action
Innervation
Shoulder
Medial rotation of arm at shoulder
Upper and lower subscapular nerves