General Terms and Definitions for Test#3 Flashcards
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How many bones exist in the axial skeleton? Appendicular Skeleton
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80, 126
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What are the 5 bone types?
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Long, short, flat, irregular, sesamoid
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Where do sutural bones lie?
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In joints between skull bones
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What are some characteristics of Long bones?
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- Greater length, than width
- Consists of Shafts and extremities
- slightly curved for strength
- Most compact bone is in diaphysis, spongy in epiphysis
Examples: Femur, Tibia, humerous, Ulna
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Short Bone Characteritics
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- Nearly equal in length and width
- Mainly spongy bone except for surface
- Example (Carpal Bones of Wrist)
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Flat Bone Characteristics
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- Generally thin
- two nearly parrelle plates of compact bone enclosing a layer of spongy
- Extensive areas for muscle attachement
Ex. Carnial, Sternum, Ribs, scapulae
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Irregular Bone characteristics
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- Complex shapes, varies in amount of spongy and compact bone
- Ex. Vertebre, hip Bones, Clacaneous
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Sesamoid Bone Characteristics
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- Can develop in certain tendons that have considerable friction, tension, and physical stress
- Protect from excessive wear and tear
- Varies from person to person
- Not always completely ossefied
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Sutrural Bone Characteristics
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(Wormian Bones)
- Identified by location rather than shape
- In between cranial bones
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Foramen
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Opening
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Fossa
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Shallow depression
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Sulcus
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Groove
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Meatus
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Tubelike passageway or canal
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Condye
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Large round prominance at the end of a bone, typically part of a joint
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Malleolus
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Bony prominence, on each side of the ankle
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Facet
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Smooth flat articular surface
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Eminence
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Relatively small projection or bump
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Trochanter
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Very Large Projection
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Tuberosity
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Large, rounded, typically, roughened projection (usually on the shaft, perhaps the base of a bone)
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Tubercle
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Small rounded projection (found near the head of a bone)
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Parallel Arrangement of Muscles
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- Fascicles run parallel to longitudinal axis of muscle, terminate at either end of flat tension
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Fusiform Arrangement
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Similar to Parallel, muscle tapers toward tendons where diameter is less than the belly.
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Circular Arrangement
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Sphincter, “squeezer”, sphincter muscles that enclose, an orifice
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Triangular (Convergent) Arrangement
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Gives a triangular appearance, Spread over a broad area and converge, at a thick central tendon
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Unipennate Arrangement
Short in relation to total muscle length, and are arrangend on only one side of the tendon
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Bipennate Arrangement
Arranged on both sides of centrally positioned tendons which extend the entire length of the muscle
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Multipennate Arrangement
Fasicles attach obliquely from many directions to several tendons
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Explain Physiological cross section
Muscle force is propotional to the physiological cross-section
- Muscle velocity is proportional to muscle length
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Pennate Cross Section
- Considerable high power over a short range of movement
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Parallel and Fusiform Cross Section
Produce greater speed over a longer range of movement
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What is Hilton's Law?
Observation that innervates a joint also tends to innervation the muscles that move the joint and the skin that covers the attachments of those muscles
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Entrapment Neuropathy
Physical Compression or irrational major nerve trunks and peripheral nerves, producing distant nerve pain symptoms
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What are some symptoms of Entrapment Neuropathy?
Tingling and pain, often accompanies by reducing sensation or complete numbness, can have muscle weakness from muscle atrophy
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What is Venae Comitantes>
Veins that accompany their homonymous artery
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What are the 4 components of the upper limb?
Shoulder: to include the segment of the limb that overlaps the thorax back of the trunk and lower lateral neck
Arm
Forearm: elbow to wrist
Hand
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What comprises the pectoral girdle?
Clavicle and Scapula
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Where does the collar bone (clavicle) lie?
Horizontally in the superior and anterior part of the thorax, superior to the first rib and articulates with the sternum and scapula
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What is the most frequently broken bone in the upper limb?
Clavicle, breaks normally occur at the curvatures of the bone
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What are the two ends of the clavicle?
Acromial Extremity and Sternal Extremity
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Where does the scapula articulate?
Articulates with the clavicle and humerous, it articulates with other bones anteriorly but are held in place posteriorly only by the complex of the should and back musculature
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Where does the Acromioclavicular joint sit?
Lateral (acromial) end of the clavicle articulates with the acromion process of the scapula
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What are the stabilizing ligaments of the AC Joint?
AC Ligament, Coracocavicular Ligaments:
- Trapezioid Ligament
- Conioid Ligament
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Explain the characteristics of the Humerous
- Longest and largest bone of the upper limb
| - Articulates proximally with the scapula and distally at the elbow, with the radius and ulna
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What joint is the articulating point with the scapula?
Glenohumeral Joint (Glenoid Cavity of the Scapula) (Shoulder Joint)
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What muscles either insert or have their origin at the Lesser Tuberacle of the Humerous?
Subscapularis
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What muscles either insert or have their origin at the Greater Tuberacle of the Humerous?
Supraspinatis, Infraspinatus, Teres Minor
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Where is the anatomical neck of the humerous located?
Between the tuberacles of the head and the site of attachment of the articular capsule
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What muscle sits in the intertubercular sulcus?
Contains the long head of the biceps brachii muscle
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What is the surgical neck and where does it sit on the humerus?
Located distal to the tubercles, it is the point where the humerous is frequently broken
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Where does the deltoid tuberosity sit on the humerous?
In the middle shaft, site of attachment for the deltoid muscle
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What composes the medial epicondyle of the distal humerus>
The Larger of the two, the medial epicondyle is the termination of the medial supracondylar ridge
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What composes the lateral epicondyle of the distal protion of the humerus?
The anterior surface is the sharp lateral supracondylar ridge on the shaft of the bone that ends in the lateral epicondyle
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Where does the capitulium and trochlea sit?
Capitualum :
Near the lateral epicondyle
Trochlea: an indentation more medial in position
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What are the two anterior depressions in the bone that receive the parts of the radius and ulna when flexed?
Radial Fossa which lies above the capitulum
Deep coronoid dossa located above the
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Define Impact Fractures
- One fragment is driven into the spongy bone of another fragment
- Tend to be stable, can move passively with little pain
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Define Avulsion fractures
When a ligament or tendon attached to bone pulls away part of the bone (Greater tubercle of the humerus)
- Fixed with fixation back to the bone with screws
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Transverse Fx
Usually from a direct blow to the arm, deltoid often pull the fragment laterally
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Fractures at the humerus affect which nerves based on the location of the fracture?
Surgical Neck: Axillary nerve
Shaft: radial nerve
Distal End: Median Nerve
Medial Epicondyle: Ulnar Nerve
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What part of the ulna contains the olecranon?
Proximal end, which forms the promienance of the elbow
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Where is the coronoid process located?
Anterior projection at the proximal end
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What forms the trochlear notich?
The olecranon and the coronoid process
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What does the radial notch do?
Depression that receives the head of the radius
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Where is the ulnar tuberosity located?
Just inferior to the coronoid process
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Where is the styloid process located on the ulna?
Distal end attachment point for Ulnar Collateral ligament of the wrist
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What does the proximal end of radius articulate with?
The capitulum of the humerus and the radial notch of the ulnar
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Where is the constricted neck located?
Just inferior to the head
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What attachment point on the radius serves as an attachment point for the tendons of the biceps brachii muscle?
Radial Tuberosity
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What process on the lateral side and can be felt proximal to the thumb? What attached?
Styloid process for the brachioradialis muscle and the radial collateral ligament to the wrist
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What is the interosseous membrane? What is its purpose?
Broad flat, fibrous connective tissue that joins the shafts of the radius and ulna/ also attachment site for some tendons of the deep and skeletal muscles of the forearm
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What is the radioulnar articulations?
head of the radius with the ulna's radial notch
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What serves as a trochlea pully for the tendon
Dorsal tubercule of the radius, AKA Lister's Tubercle
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How many bones make up the hand?
8 carpal bones
5 Metacarpal bones
14 Phalanges
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What bones are in the proximal row (lateral to medial) of carpal bones?>
Scaphoid- Boat shaped
Lunate- Moon Shaped
Triquetrum- 3 corners
Pisiform- pea shaped
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What bones are in the distal row of carpal bones?
Trapezium-
Trapezoid
Capitate
Hamate
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What are the "Knuckle" joints called?
Metacarpophalangeal joints
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What is site where the limb joins the trunk?
Axilla
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What vein is most commonly used for normal veniupuncture?
Bracheocephalic Vein
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Name the arterial supply from the aorta to the wrist
Aorta, Vertebral, Subclavian, Axillary, Brachial, Radial/Ulnar
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What muscles make up the thoracoappendicular section?
Anteriorly:
- Pectoralis Major
- Pectroalis Minor
- Serratus Anterior
- Subclavis
Posteriorly:
- Latissimus Dorsi
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Describe a winged scapula
Its a long thoracic nerve injury which paralysis of the serratus anterior muscle
- Arm cannot be abducted beyond the horizontal position
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What are the components of the superficial back muscles?
- Trapezius
- Latissimus Dorsi
- LEvator Scapulae
- Rhomboids (Major and Minor)
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What muscles form the traingle of asculation?
Superior Horizontal Border of the Latissimus Dorsi
- Medial Border of the Scapula
- interolateral border of the trapezius
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What 4 joints are associated with the glenohumeral joint?
Glenohumeral, Acromioclavicular, Sternoclavicular, and Scapulothoracic
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How much of the humeral head articulates with the glenoid cavity?
About 1/3, held in place by tonus of the rotator cuff
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What are the muscles of the scapulohumeral section?
Deltoid, Supraspinatis, Infraspinatus, Teres Major, Teres Minor, Subscapularis
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What are the four muscles that make up the rotator cuff?
Supraspinatus, Infraspinatus, Subscapularis, Teres Minor
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What muscle does not rotate the humerous of the rotator cuff muscles?
Supraspinatus
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What structure separates the coracoacromial ligament and supraspinatus?
Subacromial Bursa
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Define the axilla
The pyramidal space inferior to the glenohumeral joint and superior to the axillary fascia
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What are the four parts of the axilla?
Apex- Lies between the first rib, clavicle, and superior edge of scapularis
Base-formed by the concave skin, subcutaneous tissue,
Anterior Wall: Formed by the pectoralis Major/minor
Lateral Wall- Narrow bony wall formed by the intertubercular groove of the humerous
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What are the three divisions of the axillary artery?
1) Superior Thoracic artery
2) Thoracoacromial Artery
3) Lateral Thoracic Artery
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What nerve wraps around the surgical neck of the humerus?
Axillary Nerve
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Name the 4 Quadrangular Space borders
Superiorly: Inferior Border of the Teres Minor
Inferiorly: Superior Border of teres Minor
Medially: Long head of triceps
Laterally: Surgical neck of the humerous
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What three items can be accessed through the quadrangular space?
- Axillary Nerve
- Posterior Circumflex Humeral artery
- Posterior circumflex humeral vein'
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What muscles sit in the Anterior Compartment?
Biceps Brachii, Brachialis, Coracobrachialis
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What muscles sit in the Posterior compartment of the arm?
Triceps Brachii, Anconeus
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What nerve intervate the anterior compartment of the arm?
Musculocutaneous Nerve
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What nerve innervates the posterior compartment of the arm?
Radial Nerve
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What are the arteries of the upper limb and their branches?
Brachial Artery,
| Branches to Profunda Brachii, and Ulnar Collaterals
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What are the main superficial and deep veins of the upper limb?
Superficial: Cephalic and Basilic connected through medial cubital vein
Deep: Brachial Veins
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What is radial nerve dysfunction?
Form of peripheral neuropathy occuring when there is damage to the radial nerve resulting in a problem with movement or sensation of the back of the arm, forearm, or hand.
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What is sublixation of the radial head?
Incomplete or partial dislocation of a joint or organ, radial head sublixation occurs in 2-3 yrs of age
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What structure is affected by Golfers and Tennis Elbow?
Golfers: Medial Epicondyle
Tennis: Lateral Epicondylitis
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Describe the characteristics of the interosseous membrane?
Thin, strong fibrous membrane, that joins the radius and ulna of the forearm/ attachement site for some deep forearm muscles
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What muscles are part of the superficial anterior (Flexor) compartment?
Flexor Carpi Radialis
Palmaris Longus
Flexor Carpi Ulnaris
Flexor Digitorum superficialis
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What muscles are part of the Deep Anterior (Flexor) compartment of the forearm?
Flexor Pollicis Longus
| Flexor Digitorum Profundus
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Explain Trigger Finger
Disorder characterized by snapping, locking causing pain and dysfunction
Cause; Disparity in size between flexor and retinacular pully system
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What muscle sit in the superior posterior (extensor) compartment?
Lateral to medial:
- Brachioradialis
- Extensor Carpi Radialis Longus
- Extensor Carpi Radialis Brevis
- Extensor Digitorum
- Extensor Digiti minimi
- Extensor Carpi Ulnaris
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What are the muscles of the deep posterior (extensor) compartment?
- Abductor pollicis longus
- Extensor pollicis brevis
- Extensor pollicis longus
- Extensor Indicis
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What are the muscle pronators?
- Pronator teres
- Pronator Quadratus
- Brachioradialis
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What are the supinator muscles?
- Supinator muscle
- Biceps Brachii
- Brachioradialis
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What are the arteries of the forearm?
Brachial artery ends in the inferior part pf the cubital fossa where it divides into the ulnar artery/radial artery
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What causes carpal tunnel syndrome?
Results from any lesion that significantly reduces the size of the carpal tunnel
- Fluid retention
- Infection
- Excessive Exercise of the fingers
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What is the most sensitive nerve of the carpal tunnel structure?
Median Nerve
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What is Tinel's Sign?
- A way to detect irrated nerves
| - Done through percussion to elicit a sensation of paraesthesia
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What are the 5 intrisic muslces of the hand?
Thenar, Hypothenar, Adductor, Lumbrical, Interosseus
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What are the three muscles of the Thenar Compartment?What do they do?
Abductor Pollicis Brevis
Flexor Pollicis Brevis
Opponens Pollicis
Move the thumb
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What are the muscles of the Hypothenar Compartment? What does it move?
Abductor Digiti Minimi
Flexor digiti minimi brevis
Opponens digiti minimi
Little Finger
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What muscles sit in the interosseous area?
Four Dorsal Interosseous muscles
| Three Palmar interosseous muscles
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What muscles form the anatomical snuff box?
Abductor Pollicis Longus
Extensor Pollicis Brevis
Extensor Pollicis Longus
