MSK anatomy Flashcards
What Thick connective tissue forms the roof of the carpal tunnel
Flexor Retinaculum
What 3 structures make up the carpal tunnel
9 tendons
synovial sheaths
median nerve
How many tendons are there in the carpal tunnel and give their name
9 in total
The tendon of flexor pollicis longus
Four tendons of flexor digitorum profundus
Four tendons of flexor digitorum superficialis
What is the purpose of the synovial sheath surrounding tendons of the carpal tunnel
These sheaths allow free movement of the tendons.
Name the bones in proximal row of the carpus from lateral to medial
Scaphoid
Lunate
Triquetrum
Pisiform
Name the bones in distal row of the carpus from lateral to medial
Trapezium
Trapezoid
Capitate
Hamate
How are the metacarpal numbered
Thumb is 1
Little finger is 5
How are the phalanges of the fingers named
Distal
Middle
proximal
How are the phalanges of the thumb named
Distal
Proximal
What prevents the ulna articulating with the carpal bones
Articulate disc
What joint lies between the distal row of carpal bones and proximal parts of metacarpals
Carpometacarpal joints
What joints lie between the distal parts of the metacarpals and the proximal phalanges
Metacarpophalangeal joints
What joints lie between the phalanges
Interphalangeal jounts
What are the 2 different interphalangeal joints in the fingers
Proximal interphalangeal - between proximal and middle
Distal interphalangeal - between middle and distal
What are the 3 muscles of the thenar eminence and what innervates them
Abductor Pollicis Brevis
Flexor Pollicis Brevis
Opponens Pollicis
Innervated by recurrent branch of median nerve
How do the different muscles of the thenar eminence act on the thumb and what is there insertion
APB - abduction, proximal phalanx. (lateral aspect)
FPB - flexion, proximal phalanx
OP - opposition, 1st metacarpal
What is the name of the deep fascia that surround the thigh
Fascia lata
What muscles does the anterior part of the thigh contain
Quadriceps femoris - group of four large muscles
Sartorius
Illiopsoas
Pectineus
What are the four muscles of the quadriceps femoris
Rectus femoris
Vastus lateralis
Vastus medialis
Vastus intermedius
What is the rectus femoris attached to proximally
Anterior superior iliac spine
What are the functions of the quadriceps femoris
Prime extensor of the knee
Rectus femoris also contributes to flexion at hip
Describe the position of sartorius in the anterior thigh
Lies superficially
It attaches proximally at the ASIS and inserts on the medial aspect of the proximal tibia. It crosses both the hip and knee joints.
Function of the sartorius
It flexes and laterally rotates the hip joint and can flex the knee joint.
What is the prime flexor of the hip joint
Illiopsoas
Where does pectineus attach proximally and distally
It attaches proximally at the superior pubic ramus and distally on the femur, just inferior to the lesser trochanter
Function of pectineus
Flex and adduct hip joint
What is the iliotibial band
a thickening of the lateral part of the fascia lata. It attaches to the lateral aspect of the proximal tibia and is important for stabilising the knee joint.
Give the names and functions of the muscles that make up the medial part of the thigh
Adductor brevis Adductor longus Adductor magnus Gracilis Obturator externus
Adductors of the hip
What nerve innervates the muscles of the medial thigh compartment
Obturator nerve
L2-4
What are the 2 parts of the adductor Magnus
Give their attachments
Adductor - attaches to inferior pubis ramus and linea aspera
Hamstring - attaches to ischial tuberosity and adductor tubercle
What is the adductor hiatus and what travels through it to enter the posterior thigh
The adductor hiatus is a gap formed between the distal attachments of the two parts of adductor magnus.
The femoral artery and vein travel through the adductor hiatus to enter the posterior thigh
What is the most medial muscle of the medial compartment
What does it attach to
Gracillis
It attaches to the pubic bone and the medial aspect of the tibia.
Function of the obturator externus
It stabilises and laterally rotates the hip joint.
How do the femoral artery, vein and nerve lie relative to each other in the femoral
triangle?
Nerve is most lateral
Vein is most medial
Artery lies between them
What are the 3 boundaries of the femoral triangle
lateral - formed by the medial border of sartorius
medial - formed by the lateral border of adductor longus
superior - formed by the inguinal ligament
What forms the floor of the femoral triangle
Laterally - iliopsoas
Medially - pectineus