MSK - Upper Limb Flashcards
Name parts of the clavicle
Sternal end - enlarged and triangular, Sternoclavicular joint
Acromial end - flat and articulates with Acromion of scapula
Superior - smooth
Inferior - rough
Name significant parts of the scapula?
Coracoid process Acromion Glenoid cavity Subscapular fossa Supraspinous fossa Infraspinous fossa Superior notch Lateral border Medial border Superior notch
Name the main parts of the humerus?
Greater tubercle Lesser tubercle Inter tubercle groove Head of humerus Surgical neck Anatomical neck Radial groove Surgical tuberosity Medial supracondylar ridge Lateral supracondylar ridge Medial epicondyle Lateral epicondyle Coronoid fossa Capitulum Trochlea Olecranon Fossa
Glenohumeral joint muscles
Rotator cuff muscles: - Supraspinatus - Infraspinatus - Teres Major - Subscapularis Deltoid Long head of biceps Brachii Long head of biceps Brachii
Glenohumeral joint blood supply?
Anterior and posterior circumflex arteries
Suprascapular arteries
What is the function of the Glenoid labrum?
Deepens the socket for the humerus, Fibrocartilage
Name the ligaments involved in the glenohumeral joint
Intra scapular:
Glenohumeral ligaments, superior, middle and inferior
Extra scapular:
Coracoacromial ligament, Acromion and coracoid process
Coracohumeral ligament, base of coracoid process and anterior part of greater tubercle
Transverse Humeral ligament, holds the tendon of long head of biceps Brachii in place during shoulder movement
Name the key parts of the ulna
Medial Trochlear notch Coronoid process Olecranon Ulnar tuberosity Radial notch Styloid process of ulna
Name the key parts of the radius
Head
Neck
Styloid process of radius
Joints in the elbow
Humero Ulnar
Radio Humeral
Radio Ulnar
Name the ligaments in the elbow
Ulnar collateral: superior, inferior, oblique
Radial collateral
Annular
Name the order of the carpal bones in the hand?
Lateral to medial:
Scaphoid, lunate, triquetrum, pisiform
Trapezium, trapezoid, capitate, hamate
Name the muscles in the pectoral region
Pectoralis major
Pectoralis minor
Subclavius
Serratus anterior
Walls of the axilla
Anterior: Pectoralis major & minor, Subclavius and clavipectoral fascia
Posterior: scapula and Subscapularis, teres major, latissimus dorsi, long head of biceps Brachii
Medial: thoracic wall and overlying Serratus anterior muscle
Lateral: inter tubercular sulcus
Floor: skin of armpit, opens laterally into arm
Contents of the axilla
Axillary artery Axillary vein Lymphatic vessels Axillary lymph nodes Axillary fat Brachial plexus
Order of brachial plexus
Roots-trunks-divisions-cord-terminal branches
Name the axillary lymph nodes
Pectoral, Subscapular, Humeral, central, apical