MUSCULOSKELETAL, SKIN, AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE- Anatomy and physiology Flashcards
Epidermis Layers
Stratum Corneum Stratum Lucidum Stratum Granulosum Stratum Spinosum Stratum Basale
In which epidermis layer i sthe Keratin?
Stratum corneum
Which kind of intercellular conections exist in Stratum spinosim?
Desmosomes
Which cells are found in Stratum basale?
Stem cell site
Epithelial cell junctions
Tight junction Adherens junction Desmosome Gap Junction Hemidesmosome
Alternative name for Tight junction
Zonula occludens
What is the function of tight junction?
Prevents paracellular movement of solutes
What composes Zonula occludens?
Claudins and occludins
Alternative name for Adherens junction
Zonula adherens
Where are located Adherens junctions?
Below tight junction
Which is the function of Zonula adherens?
Forms “belt connecting actin cytoskeletons of adjacent cells with CADherins
What are the CADherins?
Ca2+ dependent adheison proteins
Loss of E cadherin promotes…
Metastasis
Alternative name for Desmosomes
Macula adherens
Which is the structural importance of Desmosomes
Structural Support via keratin interactions
Which disease is caused by Autoantibodies against desmosomes?
Pemphigus Vilgaris
Channel proteins called connexons
Gap junction
What is the function of Gap junction?
Permit electrical and chemical communication between cells
What is the function of Hemidesmosome?
Connects keratin in basal cells to underlying basement membrane
Disease characterized by Autoantibodies against Hemidesmosome
Bullous pemphigoid
What is the function of Integrins?
Membrane proteins that maintain integrity of basolateral membrane
How do integrins maintain integrity of basolateral membrane?
By binding to collagen and laminin in basement membrane
How is knee injury presented?
With acute knee pain and signs of joint injuriry/ instability
What does Anterior drawer sign means?
ACL (Anterior Cruciate Ligament) injury
What does Posterior drawer sign means?
PCL (Posterior Cruciate Ligament) injury
Signs of Joint injury/ instability of Knee
Anterior drawer sign Posterior drawer sing Abnormal passive abduction Abnormal passive adduction McMurray test
Which kind of stress is Abnormal passive abduction?
Valgus Stress
Which kind of stress in Abnormal passive adduction
Varus Stress
How is Abnormal passive abduction translated?
As MCL (Medial collateral ligament) injury
What does Abnormal passive adduction?
LCL (Lateral collateral ligament) injury
How is McMurray test evaluated?
Pain on external rotation → Medial meniscus
Pain on internal rotation → Lateral meniscus
When is Unhappy triad presented?
Common injury in contact sports due to lateral force applied to a planted leg
In what does Unhappy triad consists?
Of damage to the ACL, MCL, and medial meniscus (attached to MCL
Which is the most common Meniscus injury?
Lateral meniscus injury is more common
Which nerve block relieve pain of delivery?
Pudendal nerve block
Where is pudendal nerve?
Ischial spine
Where is McBurney point?
2/3 of the distance between the umbilicus and the anterior superior iliac spine
Clinically how you identify the point of Lumbar puncture?
With iliac crest
Rotator cuff muscles
Supraspinatus
Infraspinatus
Teres minor
Subscapular
Who innervates Supraspinatus?
Suprascapular nerve
What is the function of Supraspinatus?
Abduct arm initially
After Supraspinatus abduct the arma, who manage the complete abduction of arm?
Deltoid
Most common rotator cuff injury
Supraspinatus
Who innervates Infraspinatus?
Suprascapular nerve
Which muscles are innervated by suprascapular nerce?
Supaspinatus
Infraspinatus
Laterally rotates arm
Infraspinatus
Muscle affected by pitching injury
Infraspinatus
Which nerve innervates Teres minor?
Axilalary nerve
What is the function of Teres minor?
Adduct and laterally rotate
Structure inervated by Subscapular nerve
Subscapularis
Medially rotates and adducts arm
Subscapularis
Which nerve branches innervate primarily the rotator cuff muscles
By C5-C6
Wrist bones
Scaphoid, Lunate, Triquetrum, Pisiform
Hamate, Capitate, Trapezoid, Trapezium
Bone palpated in anatomical snuff box
Scaphoid
Most commonly fractured carpal bone
Scaphoid
What other risk do Scaphoid bone has?
Is prone to avascular necrosis owing to retrograde blood supply
What could be the result of Dislocation of lunate?
May cause acute carpal tunnel syndrome
What could be the result of a fall on an outstretched hand that damages the hook of the hamate?
Can cause ulnar nerve injury
What happens in Carpal tunnel syndrome?
Entrapment of median nercie in carpal tunnel
Pathophysiology of carpal tunnel syndrome. And which are the symptoms?
Nerve compression → paresthesia, paim, and numbness in diestribution or median nerve
What is affected in Guyon canal syndrome?
Compression of the ulnar nerve at the wrist or hand
In whom is often seen Guyon canal syndrome?
In cyclists due to pressure from handlebars
How else is Erb palsy known?
Waiter’s tip
What is injure in Erb palsy?
Traction or tear of upper trunk
Which roots form Upper trunk, affected in Erb palsy?
C5-C6 roots
Cause of Erb palsy in infants
Lateral traction on neck during delivery
Cause of Waiter’s tip palsy in adults
Trauma
Which are the three possbile muscle affected by Erb palsy?
Deltoid, supraspinatus
Infraspinatus
Biceps brachii
Functional deficience in case Deltoid or supraspinatus are affected
Abduction (arm hangs by side)
When Infraspinatus is affected what do we see?
Lateral rotation (arm medially rotated)
What is seen in Biceps brachii lesion?
Flexion, supination (arm extended and pronated)
What is affected in Klumpke palsy?
Traction or tear of lower trunk
Which root of nerves form the lower trunk affected in Klumpke palsy
C8 and T1
Causes of Klumpke palsy in infants
Upward force on arm during delivery
Cause of Klumpke palsy in adults
Trauma
Muscle deficit in Klumpke palsy
Intrinsic hand muscles:
Lumbricals, interossei, thenar, hypothenar
In which palsy is seen Total claw hand?
Klumpke palsy
What is the total claw hand?
Lumbrincans normally flex MCP joins and extend DIP and PIP joints
What explains Thoracic outlet syndrome?
Compression of lower trunk and subclavian vessels
Cervical rib injury and Pancoast tumor could cause this syndrome
Thoracic outlet syndrome
Muscle affected in Thoracic outlet syndrome
Same as Klumpke palsy
What is the functional deficit seen in Thoracic outlet syndrome
Athrophy of intrinsic hand muscles; ischemia, pain, and edema due to vascular compression
Lesion of long thoraci nerve
Winged scapula
Risk of axillary node dissection after mastectomy, and stab wounds
Winged scapula
Muscle affected in Wiged scapula
Serratus anterior
What is functional deficit seen with winged sacpula?
Inability to anchor scapula to thoracic cage → cannot abduct arm above horizontal position
Which nerves could be injure in case of fractured surgical neck of humerus; anterior dislocation of humerus?
Axillary
Who forms the axillary nerves?
C5-C6
What is the clinical pressentation when axillary nerve is injured?
Flattened deltoid
Loss of arm abduction at shoulder (>15 degrees)
Loss of sensation over deltoid muscle and lateral arm
Which nerve is formed by C5-C7?
Musculocutaneous
Nerve damaged by upper trunk compression
Musculocutaenous
The clinical pressentation of this nerve injure is with loss of forearm flexion and supination, loss of sensation over lateral forearm
Musculocutaneous (C5-C7)
Nerve affected by “Saturday nerve palsy”
Radial
Who forms the radial nerve?
C5-T1
What causes nerve injury of Radial nerve?
Midshaft fracture of humerus; compression of axilla (eg. due to crutches of sleeping with arm over chair)