Lecture 11- Antebrachium and Elbow Flashcards
What is the Flexor Retinaculum?
A band on the palmar side of the hand near the wrist
What does the Flexor Retinaculum Form?
Forms the carpal tunnel
What is the best area for palpating the pulse of the ulnar and radial arteries?
The anatomical Snuff-Box
What is the major branch of the Ulnar Artery?
Interosseous
What nerves accompany the ulnar and radial arteries?
Ulnar and Radial Nerve
What are the 2 branches of the common interosseous artery?
Anterior Interosseous Posterior Interosseous
What is the close-packed position for the elbow joint?
Extension
What is Valgus Deformity?
Joint Faces Outward Angled Laterally
What is Varus Deformity?
Joint Faces Inward Angled Medially
What is the Carrying Angle of the Elbow
The normal angle at which the elbow hangs/swings to not hit hips
What are the two intersecting axes that define the carrying angle?
Longitudinal Axis of the Humerus Long Axis through Trochlea
What is the Normal Carrying Angle Value for Men?
5 degrees
What is the Normal Carrying Angle Value for Women?
10-15 degrees
What happens when you increase the carrying angle?
Cubitus Valgus
What happens when you decrease the carrying angle?
Cubitus Varus