Lecture 1. The upper limb

Question 1

Segments of the upper limb

Answer 1

1. shoulder
2. arm
3. forearm
4. hand

Question 2

major joints in the upper limb

Answer 2

1. shoulder (glenohumeral)
2. elbow
3. wrist

Question 3

areas of transition and lay terms

Answer 3

1. axilla - armpit
2. cubital fossa (elbow
3. carpal tunnel - wrist

Question 4

Bones in the following
1. shoulder
2. arm
3. forarm
4. wrist
5. hand

Answer 4

1. scapula and clavicle
2. humerus
3. radius and ulna
4. carpal bones
5. metacarpals and phalanges

Question 5

Arteries in the upper limb

Answer 5

1. common carotid arteries
2. right subclavian artery
3. left subclavian artery
4. branchiocephalic trunk
5. axillary artery
6. brachial artery
7. radial artery
8. ulnar artery
9. deep palmer arch
10. superficial palmar arch
11. digital arteries
12. thoracic/descending aorta

Question 6

what is the axillary artery

Answer 6

continuation of subclavian artery at the lateral border of the first rib

Question 7

what is the brachial artery

Answer 7

continuation of axillary artery at lower margins of teres major

Question 8

main veins in the upper limb

Answer 8

1. axillary vein
2. cephalic vein
3. basilic vein
4. median cubital vein
5. dorsal venous network of hand