forearm and elbow Flashcards
prominent concavity at the wrist that develops when thumb is extended
anatomical snuff box
the ____ is located medially and the ____ is located laterally
ulna
radius
Proxima ulna has a pointed ______ and roughened _______ for attachment of the brachialis muscle
coronoid process
ulnar tuberosity
radius and ulna are connected by the
interosseous membrane
serves as an attachment for muscles of the forearm and compartmentalizes the forearm into anterior vs posterior
interosseous membrane
orientation of interosseous fibers
course inferomedially to attach on the ulna
dinner fork deformity
distal radial frature fragment displaces dorsally producing a characteristic “jog” in the forearm
colles fracture
distal radial fractures that displace posteriorly, usually when a person attempts to break their fall by landing on an extended hand (FOOSH)
how many carpal bones in the wrist?
8 carpal
small carpal bones that articulated with the distal radius (wrist joint)
scaphoid and lunate
the hand has __ metacarpal bones
5
the hand as ____ phalanges and what are they called?
14 proximal, middle, distal
antecubital fossa houses
brachial artery and median nerve
the _______ represents the long gateway to the palm for the 9 long flexor tendons and the median nerve
carpal tunnel
anterior forearm compartment houses
flexor/pronator muscles
posterior forearm compartment houses
extensors/supinators
superficial flexors of the forearm
pronator teres
flexor carpi radialis
palmaris longus
flexor carpi ulnaris
flexor digitorum superficialis (FDS) (kind of intermediate)
common flexor origin
the medial epicondyle of the humerus is the site of origin for superficial forearm muscles
golfer’s elbow
medial epicondylitis (flexing repetitions leads to inflammation)
deep flexors of the forearm
flexor digitorum profundus
flexor pollicis longus
protonator quadratus
deep muscles of the forearm are innervted by
AIN - anterior interosseous nerve
the flexor digitorum profundus is also innervated dually by the ulnar nerve (medial half)
flexor digitorum profundus innervation
dually innervated - the AIN and the ulnar nerve
innervation of the superficial flexors of the forearm
median nerve
except the flexor carpi ulnaris is the ulnar nerve
action of FDS
flexes the middle phalanx at the PIPJ
muscles that produce pronation of the forearm
protonator teres (superficial flexor)
protonator quadratus (deep flexor)
age group of colles fracture
older than 50 most common
protonation means
radius crosses over ulna
which muscle initiates pronation of the forearm?
protonator quadratus
innervation of protonator quardratus
median nerve