MSK Nuggets Flashcards
What are the trunks of the brachial plexus?
Superior
Middle
Inferior
What are the cords of the brachial plexus?
Lateral
Posterior
Medial
What important nerve is formed by the lateral cord?
Musculocutaneous
Others include:
Lateral pectoral
Lateral root of median nerve
What important nerves are formed by the posterior cord?
Axillary
Radial
(others include thoracodorsal nerve, upper and lower subscapular nerve
What important nerve is formed by the medial cord?
Ulnar nerve
Others include: Medial pectoral, median root of median nerve, median curaneous nerve of arm, median cutaneous nerve of forearm
What nerve is formed by the combination of the lateral and medial cords?
Median nerve
At what anotomical landpoint does the axillary artery begin?
The lateral border of the first rib
When does the axillary artery become the brachial artery?
Lower border of teres major
What trunk is affected in erbs palsy?
Upper trunk
What are the features of erbs palsy?
Waiter’s tip appearance
Nerves affected = musculocutaneous, radial and axillary
Musculocuteneous = affects biceps, brachialis and coracobrachialis
Brachoradialis (radial nerve)
Deltoid through axillary nerve
What is damage to the lower trunk called?
Klumpkes palsy
What are the features of klumpkes palsy?
Muscles affected = intrinsic muscles of the hand and ulnar felxors of the wrist and fingers
Cause of injury = undue abduntion of the arm
What are the branches of the brachial artery?
Superior ulnar collateral artery
Radial artery (this then gives of the ulnar artery)
Deep brachial
Which veins arise from the dorsal venous arch?
Basilic cephalic
Where does the median cubital vein allow shunting or blood?
Allows the shunting of blood from the cephalic vein to the basillic vein
What are the 5 groups of axillary lymph nodes?
Anterior
Posterior
Apical
Central
Lateral
To which group of lymph nodes do the following conditions spread?
Infection on the little finger = axillary
Boil in the scapular region = axillary
Medial part of the breast = internal thoracic
Lateral part of the breast = axillary
Infection around the umbilicus = Parasternal lymph nodes drain deep structures of the anterior abdominal wall above the level of the umbilicus. Below the level of umbilicus is supplie by the superficial inguinal nodes.
What is the function of the conoid ligament?
It binds the clavicle to the coracoid process of the scapula
Where is the clavicle most likely to break?
The junction between the medial two thirds and the lateral third.
Which muscles are responsible for elevation of the scapula?
Upper fibres of trapezius
Levator scapulae
Rhomboids
What are the muscles responsible for depression of the scapula?
Latissimus dorsi
Gravity
What muscles are resonsible for protraction of the scapula?
Serratus anterior
Pectoralis major
Which muscles are responsible for retraction of the scapula?
Trapezius (middle fibres)
Rhomboids
Which muscles are repsonsible for lateral rotation?
Serratus anterior
Upper fibres of trapezius
Lower fibres of trapezius
What muscles are responsible for medial rotation: depressing the glenoid cavity
Gravity
Levator scapulae and the rhomboids
What is this ligament?
Trapezoid ligament
What is this ligament?
Acromioclavicular
What is this ligament?
Transverse humeral ligament
What is this ligament?
Coracohumeral ligament
What is this ligament?
Conoid ligament
What is this ligament?
Superior transverse scapular ligament
What ligament prevents superior dislocation of the humeral head?
Coracoacromial ligament
Which part of the shouler capsule is the weakest?
Inferior portion
Which bursa communicates with the joint cavity?
Subscapular
Which bursa articulates with the joint cavity
Subscapular
What is the role of the subacromial bursa?
Decreases friction and allows free motion of the rotator cuff relative to the coracoacromial arch and deltoid muscle
What common sporting injury damages the subacromial bursa?
Throwing
What are the actions of the subscapularis?
Internal rotation and extension of the arm
What are the actions of the supraspinatous?
Abduction of the arm
What are the actions of the infraspinatous?
External rotation of the arm
What are the actions of teres minor?
External rotation and adduction of the arm
What movements of the glenohumeral joint are generated by the rotator cuff?
Abduction and adduction
Internal and external rotation
Their main function is to maintain joint stability
What are the movements of the deltoid?
Anterior fibres = flexion and internal rotation
Middle fibres = abduction
Posterior fibres = extension and external rotation
What nerve supplies the deltoid?
Axillary nerve
What injury results in trapping and damage of the axillary nerve?
Fracture of the surgical neck of the humerus
What are the actions of the pec muscles on the shoulder?
Internal rotation
adduction
What is the nerve supply of seratus anterior?
Long thoracic nerve
What clinical sign is seen when this nerve is injured?
Winged scapula
During what procedure is the long thoracic nerve commonly injured?
Removal of axillary lymph nodes
What are the actions the trapezius has on the scapula?
Superior fibres = elevating the sacpula
Middle fibres = retracting the scapula
Inferior fibres = depressing the scapula
Which nerve supplies the trapezius muscle?
Accessory nerve (cranial nerve)
What are the actions of teres major on the shoulder?
Internal rotation
Extension
Adduction
(These are also the actions of latissimus dorsi on the shoulder joint)
What muscles are responsible for flexion of the shoulder?
Anterior deltoid
Upper part of pectoralis major
Coracobrachialis
What muscles are responsible for extension of the shoulder?
Posterior deltoid
Latissiums dorsi
Teres major
What muscles are responsible for adduction of the shoulder?
Lower part of pec major
Lat dorsi
Teres major
Which muscles are responsible for abduction of the shoulder?
Middle part of the deltoid
Supraspinatous
What muscles are responsible for medial or itnernal rotation?
Subscapularis
Latissimus dorsi
Teres major
Pectoralis major
What are the muscles responsible for lateral or external rotation?
Teres minor and infraspinatous
Posteroir deltoid
What muscles attach to the greater tubercule and the lesser tubercule o the humerus?
Greater tubercule = teres minor, infraspinatous, supraspinatous
Lesser tubercule = subscapularis
What is the highlighted part of the bone?
Trochlea
What is the highlighted part of the bone?
Capitulum
What is the highlighted part of the bone?
Coronoid fossa
What is the highlighted part of the bone?
Radial fossa
What is the highlighted part of the bone?
Olecranon fossa
What is the highlighted part of the bone?
Groove for radial nerve
What is the highlighted part of the bone?
Lesser tubercule of humerus