MSK Upper Arm and Forearm Flashcards
Okay lets start with the muscles of the anterior compartment of the upper arm.
Can you name them?
Biceps brachii- long and short head
Brachialis
Coracobrachialis
What is the innervation for the nerves in the anterior compartment of the upper arm?
Musculocutaneous nerve
What is the overall compartment function for the anterior compartment of the upper arm?
Flexion
Time to get a bit more specific :)
Let’s start with the biceps brachii.
What is it’s action?
Flexion at the elbow joint
Supination of the forearm
What is the action of the brachialis?
Flexion at elbow joint
What is the function of the coracobrachialis?
Flexion at shoulder joint
Weak adduction at shoulder joint
Yay, pretty simple :)
Now let’s move onto the posterior compartment of the upper arm.
What muscle is found here?
Triceps brachii- long, medial and lateral head
One of the heads of the triceps is deep to the other two.
Which one?
Medial head lies deep to the lateral and long heads
Where do the heads of the triceps originate from?
Lateral- superior to radial groove of humerus
Medial- inferior to radial groove of humerus
Long- infraglenoid tubercle of scapula
The three heads of the triceps come together to form a common tendon. Where does this tendon insert?
Olecranon of ulna
What is the innervation for the posterior compartment of the upper arm?
Radial nerve
Oops let me go back for a minute
What are the nerve roots of the musculocutaneous nerve?
C5-7
What are the nerve roots for the radial nerve?
C5-T1
What is the action of the posterior compartment of the upper arm?
Extension of elbow joint
Moving onto the forearm…
How many layers of muscles are there in the anterior compartment of the forearm?
Three- superficial, intermediate and deep
Name the muscles in the superficial layer of the anterior compartment of the forearm.
Flexor carpi ulnaris
Flexor carpi radialis
Palmaris longus
Pronator teres
What is the innervation of the superficial layer of the anterior compartment of the forearm and what is the exception to this?
Supplied by median nerve except for flexor carpi ulnaris which is supplied by the ulnar nerve
What are the muscles in the intermediate layer of the anterior compartment of the forearm
Flexor digitorum superficialis
What is the innervation of the flexor digitorum superficialis, the only muscle in the intermediate layer of the anterior compartment of the forearm?
Median nerve
What are the muscles in the deep layer of the anterior compartment of the forearm?
Flexor pollicus longus
Flexor digitorum profunda
Pronator quadratus
What is the innervation for the deep layer of the anterior compartment of the forearm and what is the exception to this?
Median nerve
EXCEPT for flexor digitorum profundus- medial half (right and little finger) get innervation from the ulnar nerve and lateral half (middle and index) gets innervation from median nerve
Let’s talk about the actions of the muscles in the anterior compartment of the forearm, starting with the superficial layer.
What is the action of the flexor carpi ulnaris?
Flexion at wrist
Adduction of wrist
Let’s talk about the actions of the muscles in the anterior compartment of the forearm, starting with the superficial layer.
What is the action of the flexor carpi radialis?
Flexion at wrist
Abduction of wrist
Let’s talk about the actions of the muscles in the anterior compartment of the forearm, starting with the superficial layer.
What is the action of the palmaris longus?
Flexion at wrist
Let’s talk about the actions of the muscles in the anterior compartment of the forearm, starting with the superficial layer.
What is the action of the pronator teres?
Pronation of the forearm
Let’s talk about the actions of the muscles in the anterior compartment of the forearm, continuing with the intermediate layer.
What is the action of the flexor digitorum superficialis?
Flexion at MCP joints
Flexion at PIP joints
Flexion at wrist
Let’s talk about the actions of the muscles in the anterior compartment of the forearm, finishing with the deep layer.
What is the action of the flexor digitorum profundus?
Flexion of DIP joints
Flexion of MCP joints
Flexion of wrist
Let’s talk about the actions of the muscles in the anterior compartment of the forearm, finishing with the deep layer.
What is the action of the flexor pollicus longus?
Flexes IP joints and MCP joints of thumb
Let’s talk about the actions of the muscles in the anterior compartment of the forearm, finishing with the deep layer.
What is the action of the pronator quadratus?
Pronation of the forearm