Lecture 23 - Upper Limb 2 Flashcards
What are some general roles of fascia?
Deep fascia: surround individual muscles as well as muscle compartments
Fascial septa: separate compartments
What are the names of the fascia of the arm and forearm?
Arm: brachial fascia
Forearm: antebrachial
What are fascia made up of?
Fibrous connective tissue
What is the name of the fascia between the radius and the ulna
Interosseus membrane
What is the role of the interosseus membrane?
Separate flexor and extensor compartments
Provides muscle attachments
Holds these two bones together
Distribution of forces (ie during a fall)
What is the name of the things that form the roof of the ‘carpal tunnel’?
Flexor retinaculum
What is contained in the carpal tunnel ?
Tendons of the flexor muscles
Median nerve
Which muscles of the back are the prime movers of the shoulder girdle and shoulder joint?
Rhomboids
Levator scapulae
Trapezius
Latissimus dorsi
Which anterior muscles act on the upper limbs?
Pectoralis major
Pectoralis minor
Serratus anterior
What is the role of serratus anterior?
Holds the scapulae to the body wall
What are the shoulder/ fixator muscles?
Deltoid
Supraspinatus
Infraspinatus
Subscapularis
Which movements does pectoralis major bring about?
Powerful flexion of the shoulder
What are the muscles in the anterior compartment of the arm?
Biceps
Brachialis
Coracobrachialis
What are the muscles of the posterior compartment of the arm?
Triceps
What action do the muscles in the anterior compartment of the forearm bring about?
Flexion