Chapter 4 Flashcards
The 4 LEVERS of the UPPER limb are ____, _____, _____ and _____
The pectoral Girdle
The Arm
The Forearm
The Hand
The 3 JOINTS of the UPPER limb are ____, ____ and ____
Shoulder Elbow Wrist
UPPER limb has ____ main arterial trunk to provide it with blood
One
The blood is drained through 2 sets of VEINS - _____ and ____
Superficial
Deep
UPPER limb is innervated via branches of a nerve plexus - _____ PLEXUS
Brachial
BRACHIAL PLEXUS supplies __ MAJOR ______ BRANCHES (___, _____, ________, ____ and ____ branches)
5
Terminal
Radial
Axillary
Musculocutaneous
Median
Ulnar
One region in the limb requires special attention, the ____
Axilla
The AXILLA is the space between the UPPER RIB CAGE and the ______, situated above the ___ ___
Humerus
Arm Pit
Of the 4 WALLS of the AXILLA, 3 are ______ and the other is the ______ _____
Muscular
Bicipital Groove
The BICIPITAL GROOVE is the _____ wall of the AXILLA
Lateral
The MEDIAL WALL of the AXILLA is ____ ______ covering the rib cage
Serratus Anterior
The ANTERIOR WALL of the AXILLA is the 2 ______ muscles
Pectoralis
The POSTERIOR WALL of the AXILLA is the muscular coating of the ANTERIOR SCAPULA (________), the ______ ____ and the _____ ______ muscles
Subscapularis Latssimus Dorsi Teres Major
The _____ is located just behind the clavicle, it is here where the ____ and ____ enter the AXILLA and subsequently, the UPPER LIMB
APEX Vessels Nerves
The ________ ARTERY passes UNDER the CLAVICLE and enters the APEX of the AXILLA, where it becomes the _______ ARTERY, which sends 3 branches to the main axillary walls
Subclavian Axillary
As the SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY runs through the AXILLA, it is closely related to the AXILLARY ____ and the ______ ______. These 3 structural elements are bound in life by a CONNECTIVE TISSUE SHEATH - the _____ ______
Veins Brachial Plexus Axillary Sheath
When the AXILLA ARTERY leaves the AXILLA, it becomes the _____ ARTERY
Brachial
The 3 BRANCHES OF THE AXILLARY ARTERY are _____ ______ artery, __________ artery and _______ artery
Lateral Thoracic Thoracoacromial Subscapular
The AXILLARY ARTERY also supplies the DELTOID muscle via the _____ _____ ________ ARTERY
POSTERIOR HUMERAL CIRCUMFLEX
The muscles clothing the back of the SCAPULA are serviced by the ______ ARTERY a branch of the THYROCERVICAL TRUNK
Suprascapular
The muscles clothing the back of the SCAPULA are serviced by the SUPRASCAPULAR ARTERY a branch of the _______ TRUNK
Thyrocervical
The AXILLARY ARTERY passes inferior border of the TERES MAJOR muscle at which point it becomes the ______ ARTERY
Brachial
VEINS AND LYMPH NODES This is a group of 2 or 3 VEINS that travel with the ARTERY and NERVE PLEXUS in the _____ ______. They EMPTY into the _____ VEIN
Axillary Sheath Subclavian
The MAJOR PART of the BRACHIAL PLEXUS is located in the ____, that is within the _____ SHEATH
AXILLA AXILLARY
FIVE MAJOR NERVES The 5 ROOTS are __ - __ and __. These roots have 3 TRUNKS: _____, ____ and _____
C5 C8 T1 Upper Middle Lower
EACH of the TRUNKS DIVIDE to form ____ and _____ DIVISIONS, which unite to form 3 CORDS: the ____ CORD the _____ CORD and the ______ CORD
Anterior Posterior Lateral Medial Posterior
The POSTERIOR CORD gives off 2 big terminal BRANCHES: the ______ NERVE (by far the BIGGEST) and the _____ NERVE
Radial Axillary
The LATERAL CORD forms the ________ NERVE, the MEDIAL CORD forms the ____ NERVE and they BOTH send fibres to the center of the plexus to form the ____ NERVE
Musculocutaneous Ulnar Median
MINOR NERVES NERVE ROOT C5 gives off the ____ _____ NERVE (to RHOMBOID MAJOR and MINOR), while the ____ _____ NERVE (to SERRATUS ANTERIOR) comes from ROOTS C5 - C7
Dorsal Scapular Long Thoracic
The POSTERIOR CORD provides the _____ _______ NERVE (to SUBSCAPULARIS ) and the _____ ______ NERVE (to SUBSCAPULARIS and TERES MAJOR), and the _______ NERVE (to LATISSIMUS DORSI)
Upper Subscapular Lower Subscapular Thoracodorsal