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MSK - Upper Limb 2 Flashcards

1
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What cord does the ulnar nerve arise from and what does it innervate

A
  • Medial cord
  • Flexor carpi ulnaris
  • Medial half of flexor digitorum profundus
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3 common sites of humerus where 3 nerves could be injured

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  • Radial groove = radial nerve
  • Medial epicondyle = ulnar nerve
  • Surgical neck = Axillary nerve
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Medial and lateral borders of the cubital fossa and its contents

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  • Medial = Pronator teres
  • Lateral = Brachioradialis
  • Brachial a (radial + ulnar)
  • Biceps brachii tendon
  • Median n.
  • Median cubital vein
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4
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2 processes of the unla

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  • Olecranon

- Coronoid

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5
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Action of triceps and anconeus muscles on elbow joint and their innervation

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  • Extension

- Radial nerve

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6
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What cord forms the radial nerve and what doe sit innervate

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  • Posterior cord

- All extensors at elbow + wrist joint

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What blood vessel does the radial nerve run along and what’s the segmental value of it

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  • Profunda brachii

- C5-T1

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What nerve is most likely to be damaged by a midshaft humeral fracture and what would it look like

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  • Radial nerve

- Wrist drop

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9
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Flexors and extensors at the elbow joint

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Flexors

  • Biceps brachii
  • Brachialis
  • Brachioradialis

Extensors

  • Triceps
  • Anconeus
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10
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What type of joint isthe radio-ulnar joint and what ligament supports it and how

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  • Pivot synovial joint
  • Annular ligament
  • Froms a collar and holds head of radius
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Muscles responsible for supination and pronation and their innervation

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Supination

  • Biceps brachii (musculocutaneous n.)
  • Supinator (radial n.)

Pronation

  • Pronator quadratus (median n.)
  • Pronator teres (median n.)
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12
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Most powerful supinator and pronator of the forearm

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  • Supinator = Biceps brachii

- Pronator = Pronator teres

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13
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What do the anterior muscles of the forearm do

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  • Flex wrist and digits

- Pronate forearm

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4 muscels of the superficial group of the anterior forearm and their innervation

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  • Pronator teres (median n.)
  • Flexor carpi radialis (median n.)
  • Palmaris longus (median n.)
  • Flexor carpi ulnaris (ulnar n.)
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15
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What muscles abduct and adduct the wrist

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  • Adduction = Flexor carpi ULNARIS

- Abduction = Flexor carpi RADIALIS

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16
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Action + innervation of brachioradilais

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  • Flexes elbow
  • Supination
  • Radial n. (exception to radial n. supplies extensors)
17
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Innervation and action of flexor digitorum superficialis

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  • Median n.

- Flex wrist, metacarpalphalangeal joint and interphalangeal joint

18
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Where do flexor digitorum profundus, flexor pollicus longus and pronator quadratus lie

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  • Flexor digitorum profundus = Ulna
  • Flexor pollicus longus = Radius
  • Pronator teres = Between distal parts of both bones
19
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Action + innervation of flexor digitorum profundus

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  • Flexes distal phalanges + wrist

- Ulanr n. (medial part, digits 4+5) + Median n. (lateral part, digits 2+3)

20
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Action + innervation of flexor pollicus longus

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  • Flexes thumb

- Median n.

21
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Action + innervation of pronator quadratus

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  • Pronation

- Median n.

22
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What does the medial n. supply and what 2 muscles does it not supply

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-Supplies the anterior compartment of the forearm (mostly)
Doesnt’t supply
-Flexor carpi ulnaris
-Medial half of Flexor Digitorum Profundus

23
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How does the median n. enter the hand

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Via carpal tunnel (under flexor retinaculum)

24
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Relationship between the ulnar n. + a.

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Distal = Ulnar n. is medial to ulnar artery

25
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Contents of carpal tunnel

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  • Median n.
  • Flexor digitorum superficialis (4 tendons)
  • Flexor digitorum profundus (4 tendons)
  • Flexor pollicuslongus (1 tendon)
26
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What muscle of the forearm is continuous with the palmar fascia

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Palmaris longus

27
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5 compartments of the hand

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  • Thenar
  • Hypothenar
  • Adductor
  • Central (lumbricals and long flexor tendons)
  • Interosseous
28
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3 muscles of the thenar eminence and their innervation

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  • Abductor pollicis brevis
  • Flexor pollicus brevis
  • Opponens pollicis

-Median nerve

29
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3 muscles of the hypothenar eminence

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  • Abductor digiti minimi
  • Flexor digiti minimi
  • Opponens digiti minimi

-Ulnar nerve

30
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Innervation of adductor pollicis

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-Ulnar nerve

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